But the musical, with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie, actually starts in the 1930s with their careers firmly established on Fifth Avenue, their competing salons bustling with society women.
Just as Arden and Rubinstein themselves would have wanted!Īrden, arriving from Canada, and Rubinstein, from Poland by way of Australia, set up their companies in New York in the 1910s. While War Paint didn’t make the Best Musical cut, its two main stars ( Christine Ebersole as Arden, Patti Lupone as Rubinstein) are competing for Best Performance By An Actress In A Musical. The new musical War Paint is this year’s musical representative of New York City history, replaying the story of Fifth Avenue’s most famous retail rivalry between cosmetics icons Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein.  The Best Musical category is an especially diverse cross-section of subjects in terms of time and place - one contemporary tale ( Dear Evan Hansen), one from recent history ( Come From Away, set right after September 11, 2001), a European historical fable ( Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, based on Tolstoy) and, of course, a musical that is literally about not having any history ( Groundhog Day, based on the movie). The musical categories for the 71st Annual Tony Awards, announced on Tuesday, are a bit more competitive this year than last, when Hamilton took home eleven awards.
Or rather, historical figures, even those with seemingly little contemporary vigor, had the ability to inspire a new generation, if reinterpreted by the right talents. But last year, with Hamilton: The Musical, the stage phenomenon which won the Tony Award for Best Musical (and a million other awards), history became a rock star. History has always been a critical component of theater, especially in musicals, where period sets and costumes assist in creating other worlds on stage quite unlike our normal one.
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