The nominations for the 2010 Tony Awards were unveiled on Tuesday, May 4th at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Making the announcements were Jeff Daniels of God of Carnage and Lea Michele of Glee.
Winners are set to be announced on Sunday, June 13th at 8:00 p.m. in a live televised ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on CBS TV.
Here’s a breakdown of the nominees by category. Underlined shows are available from us now. Why not pick a show… and go!
Best Play
In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl
Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts
Red by John Logan
Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies
Best Musical
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
Best Revival of a Play
Fences
Lend Me a Tenor
A View from the Bridge
The Royal Family
Best Revival of a Musical
A Little Night Music
Finian’s Rainbow
La Cage aux Folles
Ragtime
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jude Law, Hamlet
Alfred Molina, Red
Liev Schreiber, A View From the Bridge
Christopher Walken, A Behanding in Spokane
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Viola Davis, Fences
Valerie Harper, Looped
Linda Lavin, Collected Stories
Laura Linney, Time Stands Still
Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Kelsey Grammer, La Cage aux Folles
Sean Hayes, Promises, Promises
Douglas Hodge, La Cage aux Folles
Chad Kimball, Memphis
Sahr Ngaujah, Fela!
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Kate Baldwin, Finian’s Rainbow
Montego Glover, Memphis
Christiane Noll, Ragtime
Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture
Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
David Alan Grier, Race
Jon Michael Hill, Superior Donuts
Stephen Kunken, Enron
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Fences
Eddie Redmayne, Red
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Maria Dizzia, In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play
Rosemary Harris, The Royal Family
Jessica Hecht, A View From the Bridge
Scarlett Johansson, A View From the Bridge
Jan Maxwell, Lend Me a Tenor
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Kevin Chamberlin, The Addams Family
Robin De Jesus, La Cage aux Folles
Christopher Fitzgerald, Finian’s Rainbow
Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet
Bobby Steggert, Ragtime
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Barbara Cook, Sondheim on Sondheim
Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises
Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music
Karine Plantadit, Come Fly Away
Lillias White, Fela!
Best Director of a Play
Michael Grandage, Red
Sheryl Kaller, Next Fall
Kenny Leon, Fences
Gregory Mosher, A View from the Bridge
Best Director of a Musical
Christopher Ashley, Memphis
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Ragtime
Terry Johnson, La Cage aux Folles
Bill T. Jones, Fela!
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, Promises, Promises
Bill T. Jones, Fela!
Lynne Page, La Cage aux Folles
Twyla Tharp, Come Fly Away
Best Book
Joe DiPietro, Memphis
Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, Million Dollar Quartet
Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones, Fela!
Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture
Best Score
David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, Memphis
Adam Cork and Lucy Prebble, Enron
Andrew Lippa, The Addams Family
Branford Marsalis, Fences
Needless to say, when the winners are announced on June 13th, we’ll have that news here.
And that’s today’s ShowBus Buzz. We’ll be back early next week with our next blog update. Please join us then.
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