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2007 TONY AWARD(R) NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
"Spring Awakening," "The Coast Of Utopia," "Grey Gardens," "Curtains," "Legally Blonde The Musical," "Mary Poppins," "Coram Boy," "Journey's End," And "110 In The Shade" Are Among Multiple Nominees
"The American Theatre Wing's 61st Annual Tony Awards(R)" To Be Broadcast In A Three-Hour Ceremony Live From Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 10 On The CBS Television Network
Nominees in 25 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 61st Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards� were announced today at a news conference held at The New York Public Library for Performing Arts. The event was broadcast live on CBS's "The Early Show," with anchor Harry Smith serving as the Master of Ceremonies. The announcements were made by Broadway stars Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs.
THE 61st ANNUAL TONY AWARDS� will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 10 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 23 theater professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2007 Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. This year marks the 10th anniversary that the Tonys are being held at the historic Radio City Music Hall.
Among the multiple nominees which received Tony Award nominations are: "Spring Awakening" (11), "The Coast of Utopia" (10), "Grey Gardens" (10)," Curtains" (8), "Legally Blonde The Musical" (7), "Mary Poppins" (7), "Coram Boy" (6), "Journey's End" (6), "110 in the Shade" (5), "Inherit the Wind" (4), "LoveMusik" (4) and "Radio Golf." Other multiple nominees include: "Company," "Frost/Nixon," "A Chorus Line," "Heartbreak House," "The Little Dog Laughed" and "Talk Radio."
It was also announced that the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award will be given to Alliance Theatre of Atlanta. This award is given to a regional theater company that has displayed a continuous level of artistic achievement contributing to the growth of theater nationally.
Legitimate theatrical productions opening in any of the 39 eligible Broadway theaters during the current season may be considered for Tony nominations. The 2006/2007 eligibility season began May 11, 2006 and ended May 9, 2007. The Tony Awards will be voted in 25 categories by 785 members of the theatrical community. Ballots will be mailed at the end of this week.
The nominees are:
BEST PLAY (Award to Author; Award to Producer)
THE COAST OF UTOPIA Author: Tom Stoppard
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Andr� Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett
FROST/NIXON Author: Peter Morgan
Producers: Arielle Tepper Madover, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert Fox, Act Productions, David Binder, Debra Black, Annette Niemtzow/Harlene Freezer, The Weinstein Company, The Donmar Warehouse
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED Author: Douglas Carter Beane
Producers: Roy Gabay, Susan Dietz, Morris Berchard, Steve Bozeman, Ted Snowdon, Jerry Frankel/Doug Nevin, Jennifer Manocherian/Ina Meibach, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard
RADIO GOLF Author: August Wilson
Producers: Jujamcyn Theaters, Margo Lion, Jeffrey Richards/Jerry Frankel, Tamara Tunie/Wendell Pierce, Fran Kirmser, Bunting Management Group, George Frontiere and Open Pictures, Lauren Doll/Steven Greil & The August Wilson Group, Jack Viertel, Gordon Davidson
BEST MUSICAL (Award to Producer)
CURTAINS Producers: Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Berg�re, Ted Hartley, Center Theatre Group
GREY GARDENS Producers: East of Doheny, Staunch Entertainment, Randall Wreghitt/Mort Swinsky, Michael Alden, Edwin W. Schloss, Playwrights Horizons
MARY POPPINS Producers: Disney, Cameron Mackintosh
SPRING AWAKENING Producers: Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Atlantic Theater Company, Jeffrey Sine, Freddy DeMann, Max Cooper, Mort Swinsky/Cindy and Jay Gutterman/Joe McGinnis/Judith Ann Abrams, ZenDog Productions/CarJac Productions, Aron Bergson Productions/Jennifer Manocherian/Ted Snowdon, Harold Thau/Terry Schnuck/Cold Spring Productions, Amanda Dubois/Elizabeth Eynon Wetherell, Jennifer Maloney/Tamara Tunie/Joe Cilibrasi/StyleFour Productions
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
CURTAINS Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone
GREY GARDENS Doug Wright
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Heather Hach
SPRING AWAKENING Steven Sater
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
CURTAINS Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander & Rupert Holmes
GREY GARDENS Music: Scott Frankel
Lyrics: Michael Korie
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL Music & Lyrics: Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin
SPRING AWAKENING Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Steven Sater
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
INHERIT THE WIND Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Lawrence Horowitz, Jon Avnet/Ralph Guild, Roy Furman, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Bill Rollnick/Nancy Ellison Rollnick, Stephanie P. McClelland
JOURNEY'S END Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie P. McClelland, Bill Rollnick, James D'Orta, Philip Geier
TALK RADIO Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Francis Finlay, Ronald Frankel, James Fuld, Jr., Steve Green, Judith Hansen, Patty Ann Lacerte, James Riley, Mary Lu Roffe/Mort Swinsky, Sheldon Stein, Terri & Timothy Childs/Stylefour Productions, Irving Welzer/Herb Blodgett
TRANSLATIONS Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, McCarter Theatre Center, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Emily Mann, Jeffrey Woodward
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
THE APPLE TREE Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy
A CHORUS LINE Producer: Vienna Waits Productions
COMPANY Producers: Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Darren Bagert, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
110 IN THE SHADE Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
JAY JOHNSON: THE TWO AND ONLY! Producers: Roger Alan Gindi, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Dan Whitten, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Ken Grossman, Bob & Rhonda Silver, Michael A. Jenkins/Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc., Wetrock Entertainment
KIKI & HERB ALIVE ON BROADWAY Producers: David J. Foster, Jared Geller, Ruth Hendel, Jonathan Reinis, Inc., Billy Zavelson, Jamie Cesa, Anne Strickland Squadron, Jennifer Manocherian, Gary Allen, Melvin Honowitz
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Boyd Gaines JOURNEY'S END
Frank Langella FROST/NIXON
Br�an F. O'Byrne THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Christopher Plummer INHERIT THE WIND
Liev Schreiber TALK RADIO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Eve Best A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
Swoosie Kurtz HEARTBREAK HOUSE
Angela Lansbury DEUCE
Vanessa THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Julie White THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Cerveris LOVEMUSIK
Ra�l Esparza COMPANY
Jonathan Groff SPRING AWAKENING
Gavin Lee MARY POPPINS
David Hyde Pierce CURTAINS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Bell Bundy LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Christine Ebersole GREY GARDENS
Audra McDonald 110 IN THE SHADE
Debra Monk CURTAINS
Donna Murphy LOVEMUSIK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Anthony Chisholm RADIO GOLF
Billy Crudup THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Ethan Hawke THE COAST OF UTOPIA
John Earl Jelks RADIO GOLF
Stark Sands JOURNEY'S END
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jennifer Ehle THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Xanthe Elbrick CORAM BOY
Dana Ivey BUTLEY
Jan Maxwell CORAM BOY
Martha Plimpton THE COAST OF UTOPIA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Brooks Ashmanskas MARTIN SHORT: FAME BECOMES ME
Christian Borle LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
John Cullum 110 IN THE SHADE
John Gallagher, Jr. SPRING AWAKENING
David Pittu LOVEMUSIK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Charlotte d'Amboise A CHORUS LINE
Rebecca Luker MARY POPPINS
Orfeh LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Mary Louise Wilson GREY GARDENS
Karen Ziemba CURTAINS
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Jonathan Fensom JOURNEY'S END
David Gallo RADIO GOLF
Ti Green and Melly Still CORAM BOY
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Bob Crowley MARY POPPINS
Christine Jones SPRING AWAKENING
Anna Louizos HIGH FIDELITY
Allen Moyer GREY GARDENS
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Ti Green and Melly Still CORAM BOY
Jane Greenwood HEARTBREAK HOUSE
Santo Loquasto INHERIT THE WIND
Catherine Zuber THE COAST OF UTOPIA
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregg Barnes LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Bob Crowley MARY POPPINS
Susan Hilferty SPRING AWAKENING
William Ivey Long GREY GARDENS
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paule Constable CORAM BOY
Brian MacDevitt INHERIT THE WIND
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz, THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Jason Taylor JOURNEY'S END
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams SPRING AWAKENING
Christopher Akerlind 110 IN THE SHADE
Howard Harrison MARY POPPINS
Peter Kaczorowski GREY GARDENS
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Michael Grandage FROST/NIXON
David Grindley JOURNEY'S END
Jack O'Brien THE COAST OF UTOPIA
Melly Still CORAM BOY
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
John Doyle COMPANY
Scott Ellis CURTAINS
Michael Greif GREY GARDENS
Michael Mayer SPRING AWAKENING
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Rob Ashford CURTAINS
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear MARY POPPINS
Bill T. Jones SPRING AWAKENING
Jerry Mitchell LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Bruce Coughlin GREY GARDENS
Duncan Sheik SPRING AWAKENING
Jonathan Tunick LOVEMUSIK
Jonathan Tunick 110 IN THE SHADE
The Tonys were founded in memorial to Antoinette ("Tony") Perry, the American Theatre Wing's World War II chairperson. The winners are selected by the governing board of Actors Equity, The Dramatists Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, the United Scenic Artists, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, the Casting Society of America, the American Theatre Wing and members of the League of American Theatres and Producers, as well as journalists.
THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING'S 61st ANNUAL TONY AWARDS(R) are a presentation of Tony Award Productions, which is a joint venture of the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. Emmy Award winners Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment will return as executive producers. Weiss will also serve as director for the eighth consecutive year. Elizabeth Ireland McCann returns as managing producer and Joey Parnes will serve as coordinating producer for Tony Award Productions.
RATING: To Be Announced
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