Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Tony Nominations Announced

"Billy Elliot, The Musical" received a record-tying 15 nominations for the 2009 Tony Awards Tuesday morning. In the acting categories, several former soap stars were recognized.

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jeff Daniels, "God of Carnage"
Raúl Esparza, "Speed-the-Plow"
James Gandolfini, "God of Carnage"
Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King"
Thomas Sadoski, "Reasons to Be Pretty" (ex-Jesse, ATWT)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Hope Davis, "God of Carnage"
Jane Fonda, "33 Variations"
Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"
Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart"
Harriet Walter, "Mary Stuart" (ex-Annie, DOCTORS)

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
Gavin Creel, "Hair"
Brian d’Arcy James, "Shrek The Musical"
Constantine Maroulis, "Rock of Ages" (ex-Constantine, B&B)
J. Robert Spencer, "Next to Normal"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Stockard Channing, "Pal Joey"
Sutton Foster, "Shrek The Musical"
Allison Janney, "9 to 5: The Musical" (ex-Ginger, GL)
Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
Josefina Scaglione, "West Side Story"

Complete list of nominees

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