Tony Award Nominations Announced

The votes are in and the nominations have arrived, this morning at approximately 8:30 am the Tony award nominations were announced by David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez. Both Pierce and Ramirez are Tony award winners and performed together in Spamalot's original cast. For the third straight year they are held the Tony award nomination announcements have been held at the New York Public Library for the Performing arts at Lincoln Center. The show that really stood out this year was "In the Heights", which The New York Times calls, "A musical about chasing your dreams and finding your true home, with enough energy to light up the George Washington Bridge. A SINGULAR NEW SENSATION!" It really stood out because it won more nominations than any other nominees this year at 13, a close second was South Pacific with 11. The winners will be announced June 15 by Whoopi Goldberg. The nominees, according to www.tonyawards.com, are...

Best Play

August: Osage County Author: Tracy Letts Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag, Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group, The Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Rock 'n' Roll Author: Tom Stoppard Producers: Bob Boyett & Sonia Friedman Productions, Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Tulchin/Bartner, Douglas G. Smith, Dancap Productions, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company, Lincoln Center Theater, The Royal Court Theatre London

The Seafarer Author: Conor McPherson Producers: Ostar Productions, Bob Boyett, Roy Furman, Lawrence Horowitz, Jam Theatricals, Bill Rollnick/Nancy Ellison Rollnick, James D'Orta, Thomas S. Murphy, Ralph Guild/Jon Avnet, Philip Geier/Keough Partners, Eric Falkenstein/Max OnStage, The National Theatre of Great Britain