THE
TONY AWARDS LEGACY
The Tony Awards is simply known as "The Oscars" of Broadway. Every year the Broadway season is honored and the newest shows are recognized and become what is considered the best new show of the Broadway season. The Broadway Community has embraced the Tony Awrds honorary night ever since the beginning. The very first award ceremony started in 1947, with only a mere 1,000 people attending in prestigious hotels such as The Plaza, The Waldorf Astoria and The Astor. Now, more than 5,000 anually attend the Tony Awards cermemony at Radio City Music Hall and millions more watching it across the country on CBS making this ceremony the biggest highlight for the New York Theater season.
THE NOMINEES
This years Tony Awards will air live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 15th at 8pm. NYC Pocket wishes to congratulate all the nominees for a spectacular 2007-2008 Broadway Season. Best of luck to all the nominees. The list below are this year's nominees:
Best Play
| August: Osage County |
Author: Tracy Letts |
| Rock 'n' Roll |
Author: Tom Stoppard |
| The Seafarer |
Author: Conor McPherson |
| The 39 Steps |
Author: Patrick Barlow |
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| Prediction: |
August: Osage County |
| WINNER: |
*AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY* |
Best Musicals
| Cry-Baby |
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| In The Heights |
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| Passing Strange |
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| Xanadu |
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| Prediction: |
In the Heights (or maybe Passing Strange) |
| WINNER: |
*IN THE HEIGHTS* |
Best Book of a Musical
| Cry-Baby |
Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan |
| In The Heights |
Quiara Alegría Hudes |
| Passing Strange |
Stew |
| Xanadu |
Douglas Carter Beane |
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| Prediction: |
In The Heights |
| WINNER: |
*PASSING STRANGE - STEW* |
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics Written for Theatre
| Cry-Baby |
Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger |
| In The Heights |
Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Passing Strange |
Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald Lyrics: Stew |
| The Little Mermaid |
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater |
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| Prediction: |
In The Heights |
| WINNER: |
*IN THE HEIGHTS - LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA* |
Best Revival of a Play
| Boeing-Boeing |
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| The Homecoming |
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| Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
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| Macbeth |
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| Prediction: |
It's between Boeing-Boeing or Les Liaisons Dangereuses. |
| WINNER: |
*BOEING-BOEING* |
Best Revival of a Musical
| Grease |
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| Gypsy |
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| Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
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| Sunday in the Park with George |
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| Prediction: |
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| WINNER: |
*RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S SOUTH PACIFIC* |
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
| Ben Daniels |
Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
| Laurence Fishburne |
Thurgood |
| Mark Rylance |
Boeing-Boeing |
| Rufus Sewell |
Rock 'n' Roll |
| Patrick Stewart |
Macbeth |
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| Prediction: |
It's between Patrick Stewart and Ben Daniels |
| WINNER: |
*MARK RYLANCE - BOEING-BOEING* |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
| Eve Best |
The Homecoming |
| Deanna Dunagan |
August: Osage County |
| Kate Fleetwood |
Macbeth |
| S. Epatha Merkerson |
Come Back, Little Sheba |
| Amy Morton |
August: Osage County |
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| Prediction: |
Deanna Dunagan |
| WINNER: |
*DEANNA DUNAGAN* |
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
| Daniel Evans |
Sunday in the Park with George |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda |
In The Heights |
| Stew |
Passing Strange |
| Paulo Szot |
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Tom Wopat |
A Catered Affair |
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| Prediction: |
It's between Paulo Szot or Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| WINNER: |
*PAULO SZOT* |
Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical
| Kerry Butler |
Xanadu |
| Patti LuPone |
Gypsy |
| Kelli O'Hara |
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Faith Prince |
A Catered Affair |
| Jenna Russell |
Sunday in the Park with George |
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| Prediction: |
It's between Patti LuPone or Kelli O'Hara |
| WINNER: |
*PATTI LUPONE* |
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
| Bobby Cannavale |
Mauritius |
| Raul Esparza |
The Homecoming |
| Conleth Hill |
The Seafarer |
| Jim Norton |
The Seafarer |
| David Pittu |
Is He Dead? |
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| Prediction: |
Probably Raul Esparza. I say David Pittu because that's the only show I saw in this category. |
| WINNER: |
*JIM NORTON* |
Best Performance by a Featrued Actress in a Play
| Sinead Cusack |
Rock 'N' Roll |
| Mary McCormack |
Boeing-Boeing |
| Laurie Metcalf |
November |
| Martha Plimpton |
Top Girls |
| Rondi Reed |
August: Osage County |
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| Prediction: |
Rondi Reed |
| WINNER: |
*RONDI REED* |
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
| Daniel Breaker |
Passing Strange |
| Danny Burstein |
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
| Robin De Jesus |
In The Heights |
| Christopher Fitzgerald |
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein |
| Boyd Gaines |
Gypsy |
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| Prediction: |
Danny Burstein or Christopher Fitzgerald |
| WINNER: |
*BOYD GAINES* |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
| de'Adre Aziza |
Passing Strange |
| Laura Benanti |
Gypsy |
| Andrea Martin |
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein |
| Olga Merediz |
In The Heights |
| Loretta Ables Sayre |
Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific |
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| Prediction: |
This is tough, we say Andrea Martin, Olga Merediz or Loretta Ables Sayre. |
| WINNER: |
*LAURA BENANTI* |
