Broadway holds a special place in the History of Mehron Makeup. In a loft off Broadway in 1927 while the famous Theaters were being constructed all around him, Mehron Melik was hand producing Makeup for the performers of those stages. For over eight decades Mehron Theatrical Makeup has appeared on stages throughout the world with roots on Broadway. On June 13, 2010 at Radio City Music Hall in the heart of Manhattan, NY Broadway once again hailed the best of Broadway with the 2010 Tony Awards.
Taking the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play was Red, Author John Logan. The 2010 Tony for Best Musical went to Memphis, along with the award for Best Book of a Musical to Joe DiPietro, Best Original Score, Music by David Bryan, Lyrics by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan and Best Orchestrations to Daryl Waters and David Bryan. Fences received the 2010 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, while La Cage aux Folles took home the award for Best Revival of a Musical.
For Individual Achievements on Broadway the 2010 Tony Awards were presented to Denzel Washington for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, and Viola Davis for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, both for their roles in Fences. Douglas Hodge was the Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in La Cage aux Folles, while Catherine Zeta-Jones went home with the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for A Little Night Music.
Scarlett Johansson for her performance in A View from the Bridge was the recipient of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance Featured Actress in a Play and Eddie Rdmayne from Red, took away the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actor in a Play. On the Musical Side, Levi Kreis for Million Dollar Quartet and Katie Finneran for Promises,Promises, were awarded the Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, and Best Performance for a Leading Actress in a Musical, respectively. The Tony Awards for the 2010 Directors went to Michael Grandage, Red and Terry Johnson, La Cage aux Folles.
For over eight decades Mehron Makeup has served the needs of the Theatrical Community and has witnessed the finest in Broadway Productions. Through the Great Depression, a World War and other turmoil Mehron has witnessed the fortitude and conviction of the people who keep Broadway running through it all. Mehron Makeup salutes the 2010 Tony Award Winners along with all the people in the trenches who make Broadway the premier Theater District in the world.
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