Royal Caribbean Cruise's HAIRSPRAY to Perform on Tony Awards

[Jason]

Royal Caribbean International has announced that they will partner with the Tony Awards to include a live broadcast from the middle of the Caribbean Sea, where the line's Oasis of the Seas' cast of Hairspray will perform a show-stopping number in the ship's Opal Theater as part of the Tony Awards program. The cruise line, which has been named an official partner of the 66th Annual Tony Awards, will be part of the live broadcast airing on CBS from the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Sunday, June 10, 2012.

"We couldn't be more excited to partner with the Tony Awards to give the audience a taste of our genuine Broadway productions, which include Saturday Night Fever, as well as the Tony award-winning musicals Hairspray and Chicago: The Musical," stated Adam Goldstein, President & CEO, Royal Caribbean International. "These amazing performances, along with a host of other entertainment options including our unparalleled DreamWorks Experience, our dive and aqua shows plus ice skating performances, afford our guests an unparalleled vacation that is second to none."

"Just like the Tony Awards, Royal Caribbean is committed to bringing Broadway to new audiences around the world. We are thrilled with this new partnership, which is a natural extension of Royal Caribbean's strong commitment to engaging entertainment," said Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director, The Broadway League and Heather Hitchens, Executive Director, the American Theatre Wing.

Additional partnership components include: Royal Caribbean sponsorship of the VIP Loge in the Beacon Theatre, presence in the VIP Gifting Suite, the airing of Royal Caribbean's new global brand campaign "The Sea Is Calling. Answer It Royally." during the telecast, as well as a Royal Caribbean social media reporter that will report live from the red carpet. Guests can follow the excitement of the Tony Awards and go behind-the-scenes with the social reporter on the line's Twitter handle @RoyalCaribbean with the hash tag #BroadwayatSea or on their Facebook page www.Facebook.com/RoyalCaribbean.

The 66th Annual Tony Awards, which are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from the Beacon Theatre on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 10, 2012.

By Broadway World News Desk

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[ametrinel]

We saw Hairspray on the Oasis last year. It was much better than I had anticipated! Can't wait to see another snippet on the Tony's.

[GottaCruz]

We saw the Saturday Night Fever show several times aboard the Liberty of the Seas. The show was amazing and it was the length of a Broadway musical, not the usual 45 minute show. It was consistently great. Hoping to one day see Chicago and Hairspray. Has anyone else seen any of these shows ?

[zebra]

We saw the Saturday Night Fever show several times aboard the Liberty of the Seas. The show was amazing and it was the length of a Broadway musical, not the usual 45 minute show. It was consistently great. Hoping to one day see Chicago and Hairspray. Has anyone else seen any of these shows ?

Noooooo - I wish!!! Hopefully one of these days.

[WeCruiseToo]

We saw Chicago aboard Allure of the Seas last year and really enjoyed it. Many years ago, when we lived in Las Vegas, we saw the touring company of Chicago staring Marilu Henner. The show on the ship was a little shorter but just as good.

I think it’s great that Oasis of the Seas’ cast of Hairspray will be performing at the Tony Awards – it sort of “legitimizes” the product. We all know how fantastic shipboard entertainment can be but most people really don’t. We meet other passengers on every cruise who didn’t go to any shows and they’re amazed when we tell them how good the entertainment is. We try to see every show – and we’re rarely disappointed!