Tony Award Nominees Announced
Tony Award winners, Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce, announced the nominees for the 2007-2008 Tony Awards yesterday morning.
“In the Heights” earned the most nominations with 13. This play started off Broadway and made the transition to the Richard Rodgers Theatre earlier this year. One of the nominations was for Best Musical.
The revival for South Pacific also performed strong, with 11 nominations. Sondheim and Lapine’s revival of “Sunday in the Park with George” followed up with 9 nominations. A few productions got 7 nominations, including “August: Osage County,” the revival of “Gypsy,” and “Passing Strange.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda got two nominations for his performance and score for “In the Heights.” Pop artist Stew earned four Tony nominations for “Passing Strange.”
Steven Sondheim will be recipient of a Lifetime Achievement in the Theater.
The Tony Awards started in 1947. They were named after Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, and producer. It started as a dinner. It now is presented on television. This year’s show will be presented on Sunday, June 15th, on CBS, 8/7c.
To see all of the nominees, go to the official Tony Awards website here. To purchase tickets for any of these acclaimed shows, you will want to purchase Broadway tickets online.
