Tony Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the Tony Awards have been announced. Reuters reports that Alan Bennett's "The History Boys" received seven Tony Award nominations and "The Drowsy Chaperone" received 13 nominations. Oscar-winner Julia Roberts was not included in the Best Actress category -- her performance was not well-received by critics.
Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple," which got a lukewarm reception from critics but which has been a box office hit, made a surprisingly strong showing, taking 11 nominations, more than the widely acclaimed "Jersey Boys" about 1960s music band Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons which took eight.A complete list of the nominees can be found here on the Tony Awards website.
The nominations for best play were "The History Boys," Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," "Rabbit Hole" starring Cynthia Nixon, who is among the favorites for best actress in a play, and "Shining City," whose star Oliver Platt was nominated for best actor.
The nominations for best musical were "The Color Purple," "The Drowsy Chaperone," "Jersey Boys," and "The Wedding Singer," which was adapted from the film starring Adam Sandler.
Posted on May 19, 2006
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Spamalot Receives 14 Tony Nominations
Monty Python's Spamalot has received a total of 14 nominations for this year's Tony awards. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Light in the Piazza both have 11 Tony nominations. Nominees for Best Play include Democracy, Doubt, Gem of the Ocean and The Pillowman. Best Musical nominations went to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Light in the Piazza, Monty Python's Spamalot and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Here is complete list of this year's Tony award nominations. The BBC also has an article about the 2005 Tony Awards.Posted on May 16, 2005
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Doubt Wins Four Lucille Lortel Awards
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley has won four Lucille Lortel Awards. Doubt also won for Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Featured Actress and Outstanding Director. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee won in the Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Featured Actor categories. And Nine Parts of Desire starring and written by Heather Raffo won in the Outstanding Solo Show category. The 2005 Lucille Lortel Awards were presented on Monday, May 2nd at Dodger Stages. A full list of the winnners can be found here on BroadwayWorld.com.Posted on May 10, 2005
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