Tootsie as the 5 Best Comedy. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: A stage musical of the movie premiered at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago from September 11 to October 14, 2018 before opening on Broadway in the spring of 2019. The musical has music and lyrics by David Yazbek; Robert Horn wrote the book; Denis Jones choreographed and Scott Ellis directed. Santino Fontana starred as Michael Dorsey. He is joined by Lilli Cooper as Julie Nichols, Sarah Stiles as Sandy Lester, John Behlmann as Max Van Horn, Andy Grotelueschen as Jeff Slater, Julie Halston
Tootsie and the Manhattan social pecking order. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 89% approval rating, based on 46 reviews, with the consensus; "Tootsie doesn't squander its high-concept comedy premise with fine dialogue and sympathetic treatment of the characters". The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards; Jessica Lange was the only winner, for Best Supporting Actress. The other nominations were: Golden Globe Awards In 2011, ABC aired a primetime special, "", that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by both ABC and "People Weekly Magazine". "Tootsie" was selected