Tony Awards

In the Heights Rises Above Tony Nominees

by Gillian Reagan
May. 13th, 2008, 11:27 am
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It's a lucky number 13 nominations for In the Heights, the smash-hit musical about Washington Heights, including two nods for Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s 28-year-old creator and star, according to the New York Times. The 2007-2008 Tony Award nominations were announced today by Tony Award winners Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Other musicals competing for the top prize include Cry-Baby, Passing Strange and Xanadu. The 62nd Annual Tony Awards — hosted by Tony and Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg — will be presented on June 15 at Radio City Music Hall.  read more »

It’s Tony Time for Sir Tom … and Kiki and Herb

by John Heilpern
Jun. 5th, 2007, 2:35 pm
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The contenders: Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Langella and Christine Ebersole (bottom row); Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele (in <i>Spring Awakening</i>), Tom Stoppard.
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The contenders: Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Langella and Christine Ebersole (bottom row); Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele (in Spring Awakening), Tom Stoppard.

It’s a little bit unfortunate that the final episode of The Sopranos will air at the same time as the 61st annual Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, June 10. But I know which one I’ll be watching. Yes, siree!  read more »

Tony Award Nominations: The Chenoweth Files

May. 15th, 2007, 12:06 pm
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Spring Awakenings was this morning's big winner when the nominees for 2007 Tony Awards were announced.

Click "read more" to see the full official list, including the number of nominations each nominee actually received from the League of American Theaters and Producers.

And here's a handy round-up of early observations:

Kristin Chenoweth was robbed!

Kristin Chenoweth was robbed!

Kristin Chenoweth was robbed!

Kristin Chenoweth was robbed!  read more »