Events: The Tony Awards | Neil Patrick Harris Fan

Neil to host 2010 Tonys?

By Rach | Published Wed Aug-5-09 -

According to NYDailyNews.com, Neil has been invited back to host next year’s Tony Awards, though he hasn’t accepted or declined yet.

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Neil’s night at the Tony Awards is over and while the reports start to flow in, we’ve added arrivals and show pictures to the gallery, and you can see Neil’s big closing number on YouTube – and be sure to keep an eye on our YouTube Channel as we’ll be adding more videos to our playlists as and when they become available.

And a quick update on Neil’s role in Beastly – the Hollywood Reporter has run a piece the two films Neil’s shooting this summer, and it elaborates that he’ll be playing “a blind tutor who helps and bonds with a teen (Alex Pettyfer) who is shellshocked from being turned into a hideous young man”.

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More pre-Tony interviews!

By Hilary | Published Sat Jun-6-09 -

Neil’s appearance on yesterday’s The Early Show can now be viewed here and Broadway.com also chat to him about hosting the awards.

Meanwhile, former host Hugh Jackman shares some words of advice ahead of tomorrow’s show.

Whilst visiting the CBS website to watch Neil’s interview on The Early Show, be sure to check out their “Photo Essay” charting Neil’s career post Doogie.

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TCA Nomination, interview roundup & “Beastly”

By Rach | Published Fri Jun-5-09 -

Neil has been nominated for a Television Critics Association award for Individual Achievement in Comedy. He’s up against Tina Fey, Jim Parsons, Steve Carell and Alec Baldwin. HIMYM was also nominated in the “Outstanding Achievement in Comedy”.

Neil has been hitting the interview circuit pre-Tonys – here’s a roundup of everything we’ve found since yesterday’s update!

Videos: On Good Day LA, Neil talks hosting the TONY Awards, awkward moments on live TV and bringing Broadway to a national audience. Neil’s “Top Ten List” from last night’s Letterman (“Top Ten Signs You’ve Hired A Bad Tony Awards Host”) has been uploaded on YouTube (Neil shows up at around 5.06), Neil talks to Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello in this seven minute interview,

Articles: Neil talks to the Wall Street Journal and ETonline about the Tonys and his work on HIMYM, while the Herald-Dispatch blog recaps the media conference call in full. Playbill, the Northwest Herald and the Boston Herald also run articles from that call.

He was also due to appear on CBS’s Early Show this morning, as well as the Morning Mash Up, 6am-12noon EST on Sirius XM (whatever that is!), along with the already announced appearance on The View.

Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch will be liveblogging from the Tonys, so if you can’t watch it live, you can still keep up to date!

Finally, one of those articles revealed that as well as The Best and the Brightest, Neil will be shooting a second movie this hiatus. He’ll be headed to Montreal to shoot “Beastly”, starring Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen and Alex Pettyfer, – “a modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.” Daniel Barnz (Phoebe in Wonderland) will direct his own screenplay, based on Alex Flinn‘s novel. The movie is a joint production between Storefront Films and CBS films (which may have led to Neil’s involvement). CBS films are listed as the distributors, for a theatrical release of 2010.

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Neil to read the Top 10 list on tonight’s Letterman.

By Hilary | Published Thu Jun-4-09 -

Neil will be reading the Top 10 List on tonight’s Late Show with David Letterman.

Meanwhile the build-up to the Tony Awards continues and Boston.com and TV Guide chat to Neil about presenting the show and more, including his thoughts on A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas and a possible sequel to Dr Horrible.

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Neil talks to eonline

By Rach | Published Wed Jun-3-09 -

Brief interview with Neil about this Sunday’s Tony Awards ceremony is now online here. And don’t forget he’ll be appearing on The View on Friday.

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TonyAwards.com interview

By Rach | Published Sat May-30-09 -

TonyAwards.com recently published an interview with Neil. He talks about being given the job (and having to keep it a secret), how he’s preparing for the big night and his desire to get back on stage, amongst other things. Neil will also be a guest on The View next Friday, June 5th, ahead of the Tony Awards at the weekend.

In an interview conducted as Neil gave out chocolate for the Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act, OK! talk to Neil about the Cirque du Soleil and his trapeze lessons.

Backstage.com talks to Liz Beckham, who plays a secret role in Accomplice: Hollywood, about the experience of getting the part and auditioning in front of Neil.

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Quickfire news

By Rach | Published Thu May-21-09 -

If you’re on Twitter, follow TheTonyAwards (and you can follow us, too!) They’re currently tweeting from an exclusive Tony Awards luncheon with comments from the celebs in attendance. This just in from Neil: “NPH, here. What have I gotten myself into, hosting the Tonys? Cross your fingers for me… Hoping to provide some great good times.”

Neil has donated a tie to an online charity auction for Career Gear. The auction will begin June 5 at 12:01 a.m. and will close on June 14 at 11:59 p.m.

The NY Post has an article on Neil at CBS’s upfront presentation yesterday, which gives a little more detail than this morning’s.

Finally, a Neil has done quick Q&A with the Sudbury Star.

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Neil to host Tony Awards.

By Rach | Published Thu May-14-09 -

Neil will be hosting the 63rd Annual Tony Awards. They’re due to be held on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, New York. The event will be broadcast live on CBS, beginning at 8pm ET. In a statement, he said: “The discipline of live theatre – doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week – never ceases to amaze me. I’m truly honored to have been chosen as the Master of Ceremonies for this year’s Tony Awards, and I hope to help provide a first-class evening for all.”

Neil will be appearing on the Rachael Ray show tomorrow (May 15th). To find out when and where the Rachael Ray Show airs in your area, click here.