Editing Tim Curry (section)

====Theatre====
[[File:Tim Curry 01.jpg|thumb|upright|Curry in New York City in 2005]]
Shortly after the end of ''Rocky Horror''{{'}}s run on Broadway, Curry returned to the stage with [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Travesties]]'', which ran in London and New York from 1975 to 1976. ''Travesties'' was a Broadway hit. It won two [[Tony Award]]s (Best Performance by an Actor for [[John Wood (English actor)|John Wood]] and Best Comedy), as well as the [[New York Drama Critics Circle Award]] (Best Play), and Curry's performance as the famous [[dadaist]] [[Tristan Tzara]] received good reviews.<ref name=interview>{{cite magazine |title=NEW AGAIN: TIM CURRY |magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=25 February 2015 |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-tim-curry}}</ref>

In 1980, Curry formed part of the original cast in the Broadway show ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'', playing the title character, [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]. Curry was nominated for his first [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play#1980-1989|Tony Award]] ([[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play]]) for this role but lost out to his co-star [[Ian McKellen]], who played [[Antonio Salieri]]. In 1982, Curry took the part of the Pirate King in the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane|Drury Lane]] production of [[Joe Papp]]'s version of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' opposite [[George Cole (actor)|George Cole]] and [[Pamela Stephenson]], earning enthusiastic reviews.<ref>''[[Theatre Record]]'', 19 May 1982 to 2 June 1982, p. 278</ref>

[[File:Spamalotlondon.jpg|left|upright|thumb|''Spamalot'' playing at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] in London where Curry reprised his role as King Arthur]]
In the mid-1980s, Curry performed in ''[[The Rivals]]'' and in several plays with the [[Royal National Theatre]] of Great Britain, including ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', ''[[Dalliance]]'' and ''[[Love For Love]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[London Theatre Record]]|date=March 12, 1986|page=30|title=National Theatre, Threepenny Opera}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=William Demastes|title=The Cambridge Introduction to Tom Stoppard|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2012|page=21}}</ref> From 1987 to 1988, he did the national tour of ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' in the lead role of Bill Snibson, a role originated on Broadway by [[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]].<ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/me-and-my-girl-514352 "''Me and My Girl'' Tour"], Internet Broadway Database, retrieved August 23, 2018</ref> In 1989, Curry returned once again to the New York stage in ''[[The Art of Success]]'',<ref name=ibdb>[http://iobdb.com/Production/1237 "The Art of Success"] at [[Internet Off-Broadway Database]]</ref> and in 1992 played Alan Swann in the Broadway version of ''[[My Favorite Year (musical)|My Favorite Year]]'', earning him his second Tony Award nomination, this time for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timcurry.co.uk/biography|title=Biography|website=Tim Curry|language=en-US|access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref> In 2001, Curry appeared as [[Ebenezer Scrooge|Scrooge]] in a [[A Christmas Carol (musical)|musical version]] of the [[Charles Dickens]] novella ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' that played at [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Christmas Carol Synopsis and Production|url=http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000245|work=A Christmas Carol (Broadway)at Music Theatre International (MTI)| date=16 September 2015 |access-date=3 January 2025}}</ref>

In 2004, Curry began his role of [[King Arthur]] in ''[[Spamalot]]'' in Chicago. Directed by [[Mike Nichols]], written by [[Monty Python]] member [[Eric Idle]] and based on ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', the show successfully moved to Broadway in February 2005. It sold more than $1&nbsp;million worth of tickets in its first 24 hours.<ref name=parade>{{cite magazine |title=In Step With: Tim Curry |magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |date=29 May 2005 |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_05-29-2005/in_step_with_0}}</ref> His performance brought him a third Tony nomination, again for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. Curry reprised this role at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] in London's West End, where ''Spamalot'' opened on 16 October 2006. His final performance came on 6 January 2007. Curry was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]], and also won the [[Theatregoers' Choice Award]] (getting 39% of the votes cast by over 12,000 theatregoers) as Best Actor in a Musical.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.whatsonstage.com/archive/2007-results/|title=2007 Results|website=WhatsOnStage Awards|access-date=5 February 2018|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701065328/http://awards.whatsonstage.com/archive/2007-results/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From May to August 2011, Curry was scheduled to portray the Player in a [[Trevor Nunn]] stage production of Tom Stoppard's ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]] and then in [[London]]. Curry withdrew from the production on 27 May, citing ill health.<ref name=cft>{{cite web |title=Curry Withdraws from Haymarket Production |date=31 May 2011 |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest-news/article/item116066/curry-withdraws-from-haymarket-production/| last=Amer| first=Matthew| access-date=8 October 2015| publisher=[[Society of London Theatre#Official London Theatre website and Official London Theatre Guide|Official London Theatre]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212510/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest-news/article/item116066/curry-withdraws-from-haymarket-production/|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> From 26 to 29 April 2012, he appeared in [[Eric Idle]]'s play ''[[What About Dick?]]'' at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles, California)|Orpheum Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web| title=What About Dick?, With Russell Brand, Eddie Izzard, Jane Leeves, Tracey Ullman, Offered April 26–29 in L.A.|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/what-about-dick-with-russell-brand-eddie-izzard-jane-leeves-tracey-ullman-offered-april-26-29-in-la-com-192945|publisher=[[Playbill]]|date=26 April 2012|accessdate=9 December 2020}}</ref> Curry had originally appeared at a script reading for the play back in 2007 when it was still a work in progress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Eric_Idle_Workshops_What_About_Dick_with_Izzard_Curry_20071012 |title=Eric Idle Workshops 'What About Dick?' with Izzard, Curry |website=Broadway World |date=12 October 2007 |access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref>

Curry's career in theatre was honoured on 7&nbsp;June 2015 at the [[Actors Fund]]'s 19th annual Tony Awards Viewing Party, where he was awarded an Artistic Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/06/08/after-stroke-tim-curry-surfaces-for-lifetime-achievement-awards-tonys/28692591/ |title=Tim Curry makes a rare public appearance |website= USA Today |date=8 June 2015 |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>