'Matilda' and 'Kinky Boots' sweep Tony nominations

It's that time of year again, my friends! The Tony Award nominations were announced this morning! As a lover of Broadway, I take this as an opportunity to see what musicals that I should be listening to. I mean, I'm nowhere near New York and I don't think I'll be visiting any time soon, so I really must live vicariously through Official Cast Recordings and the stories of my Twitter followers that jet set to the Great White Way.

This year, four musicals rose to the top to be considered the best of the season: Bring It On, Matilda, A Christmas Story, and Kinky Boots. One striking thing about all four of these titles is that the stories originally appeared on the silver screen at some point in the last thirty years (Kinky Boots most recently in 2005). Furthermore, with the exception of Bring It On and Kinky Boots (which is based on a true story), the movies that came before were adapted from books. Even in Broadway it's a great year for bibliophiles.

Epic Giveaway: Elegantly Wasted Prize Pack!

To celebrate the title release and website debut of C. Elizabeth Vescio's next book in the Wasted series, she's given me some awesome EW swag to give away to one lucky winner! If you're unfamiliar with Elegantly Wasted and the world of Francesca "Frankie" Fairholm, check out my review of the first book.

In order to win, just follow the prompts through Rafflecopter. It's really as easy as that. The entry period will last for a week and you have the option to tweet about the giveaway every day for more entries. Your prize is:

• 1 signed copy of Elegantly Wasted
• 3 character cards featuring the ladies of Elegance Inc.
• 4 EW Buttons!

Hit the jump to enter!

Flashback Friday: Five Favorite Teen Shows of the '90s

Flashback Friday is a series where I get in the wayback machine and revisit some of my favorite things from years past. It can be anything really, random stuff from teh intarwebz, books, movies, games, et cetera. 

I was browsing through the murky waters of the Internet this week and found what I thought would be the perfect topic for the next installment of Flashback Friday. I've been pretty honest about my addiction to television and how it spans over twenty years. While I was born in the 1980s and love products of the decade, it was the 1990s that are full of memories for me. A vast majority of these memories center around favorite television programs. As Buzzfeed is quite adept at making lists of things that people care about, I decided to use their list of The 33 Best Forgotten Teen Shows Of The '90s as inspiration for today's post.