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2007 Tony Awards
Follow the 2007 Tony awards. Check out the list of nominations for the 61st annual Tony awards and share your opinions.
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The musical "Spring Awakening" keeps the original play's setting in 1890s Germany and adds layers of timeless youthful rebellion and contemporary rock music."Spring Awakening," winner of eight Tony Awards including best musical, is coming to Sacramento and you can consider it a test.
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When a show’s cult status precedes it, some viewers will naturally fight for a place on an already overcrowded bandwagon. Others may view it all skeptically. “Spring Awakening” cleaned up at the Tony Awards two years ago on its way to becoming a commercial hit. The party line is that it taps into universal human experience with its depiction of hormone-crazed teens trying to make sense out of life. And what better way to express all that...
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A complete list of nominations for the 61st annual Tony awards, compiled by AP:
Play (and playwrights): "The Coast of Utopia" (Tom Stoppard), "Frost/Nixon" (Peter Morgan), "The Little Dog Laughed" (Douglas Carter Beane), "Radio Golf" (August Wilson).
Musical: "Curtains," "Grey Gardens," "Mary Poppins," "Spring Awakening."
Book-Musical: "Curtains" (Rupert Holmes and Peter Stone), "Grey Gardens" (Doug Wright), "Legally Blonde The Musical" (Heather Hach), "Spring Awakening" (Steven Sater).
Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics): "Curtains" (Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander and Rupert Holmes), "Grey Gardens" (Music: Scott Frankel, Lyrics: Michael Korie), "Legally Blonde The Musical" (Music & Lyrics: Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin), "Spring Awakening" (Music: Duncan Sheik, Lyrics: Steven Sater).
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Revival-Play: "Inherit the Wind," "Journey's End," "Talk Radio," "Translations."
Revival-Musical: "The Apple Tree," "A Chorus Line," "Company," "110 in the Shade."
Special Theatrical Event: "Jay Johnson: The Two and Only," "Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway."
Actor-Play: Boyd Gaines, "Journey's End"; Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"; Brian F. O'Byrne, "The Coast of Utopia"; Christopher Plummer, "Inherit the Wind"; Liev Schreiber, "Talk Radio."
Actress-Play: Eve Best, "A Moon for the Misbegotten"; Swoosie Kurtz, "Heartbreak House"; Angela Lansbury, "Deuce"; Vanessa Redgrave, "The Year of Magical Thinking"; Julie White, "The Little Dog Laughed."
Actor-Musical: Michael Cerveris, "LoveMusik"; Raul Esparza, "Company"; Jonathan Groff, "Spring Awakening"; Gavin Lee, "Mary Poppins"; David Hyde Pierce, "Curtains."
Actress-Musical: Laura Bell Bundy, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; Christine Ebersole, "Grey Gardens"; Audra McDonald, "110 in the Shade"; Debra Monk, "Curtains"; Donna Murphy, "LoveMusik."
Featured Actor-Play: Anthony Chisholm, "Radio Golf"; Billy Crudup, "The Coast of Utopia"; Ethan Hawke, "The Coast of Utopia"; John Earl Jelks, "Radio Golf"; Stark Sands, "Journey's End."
Featured Actress-Play: Jennifer Ehle, "The Coast of Utopia"; Xanthe Elbrick, "Coram Boy"; Dana Ivey, "Butley"; Jan Maxwell, "Coram Boy"; Martha Plimpton, "The Coast of Utopia."
Featured Actor-Musical: Brooks Ashmanskas, "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me"; Christian Borle, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; John Cullum, "110 in the Shade"; John Gallagher Jr., "Spring Awakening"; David Pittu, "LoveMusik."
Featured Actress-Musical: Charlotte d'Amboise, "A Chorus Line"; Rebecca Luker, "Mary Poppins"; Orfeh, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; Mary Louise Wilson, "Grey Gardens"; Karen Ziemba, "Curtains."
Direction-Play: Michael Grandage, "Frost/Nixon"; David Grindley, "Journey's End"; Jack O'Brien, "The Coast of Utopia"; Melly Still, "Coram Boy."
Direction-Musical: John Doyle, "Company"; Scott Ellis, "Curtains"; Michael Greif, "Grey Gardens"; Michael Mayer, "Spring Awakening."
Choreography: Rob Ashford, "Curtains"; Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, "Mary Poppins"; Bill T. Jones, "Spring Awakening"; Jerry Mitchell, "Legally Blonde The Musical."
Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin, "Grey Gardens"; Duncan Sheik, "Spring Awakening"; Jonathan Tunick, "LoveMusik"; Jonathan Tunick, "110 in the Shade,"
Scenic Design-Play: Bob Crowley and Scott Pask, "The Coast of Utopia"; Jonathan Fensom, "Journey's End"; David Gallo, "Radio Golf"; Ti Green and Melly Still, "Coram Boy."
Scenic Design-Musical: Bob Crowley, "Mary Poppins"; Christine Jones, "Spring Awakening"; Anna Louizos, "High Fidelity"; Allen Moyer, "Grey Gardens."
Costume Design-Play: Ti Green and Melly Still, "Coram Boy"; Jane Greenwood, "Heartbreak House"; Santo Loquasto, "Inherit the Wind"; Catherine Zuber, "The Coast of Utopia."
Costume Design-Musical: Gregg Barnes, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; Bob Crowley, "Mary Poppins"; Susan Hilferty, "Spring Awakening"; William Ivey Long, "Grey Gardens."
Lighting Design-Play: Paule Constable, "Coram Boy"; Brian MacDevitt, "Inherit the Wind"; Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz, "The Coast of Utopia"; Jason Taylor, "Journey's End."
Lighting Design-Musical: Kevin Adams, "Spring Awakening"; Christopher Akerlind, "110 in the Shade"; Howard Harrison, "Mary Poppins" Peter Kaczorowski, "Grey Gardens."
Source: http://www.iht.com
Play (and playwrights): "The Coast of Utopia" (Tom Stoppard), "Frost/Nixon" (Peter Morgan), "The Little Dog Laughed" (Douglas Carter Beane), "Radio Golf" (August Wilson).
Musical: "Curtains," "Grey Gardens," "Mary Poppins," "Spring Awakening."
Book-Musical: "Curtains" (Rupert Holmes and Peter Stone), "Grey Gardens" (Doug Wright), "Legally Blonde The Musical" (Heather Hach), "Spring Awakening" (Steven Sater).
Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics): "Curtains" (Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander and Rupert Holmes), "Grey Gardens" (Music: Scott Frankel, Lyrics: Michael Korie), "Legally Blonde The Musical" (Music & Lyrics: Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin), "Spring Awakening" (Music: Duncan Sheik, Lyrics: Steven Sater).
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Revival-Play: "Inherit the Wind," "Journey's End," "Talk Radio," "Translations."
Revival-Musical: "The Apple Tree," "A Chorus Line," "Company," "110 in the Shade."
Special Theatrical Event: "Jay Johnson: The Two and Only," "Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway."
Actor-Play: Boyd Gaines, "Journey's End"; Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"; Brian F. O'Byrne, "The Coast of Utopia"; Christopher Plummer, "Inherit the Wind"; Liev Schreiber, "Talk Radio."
Actress-Play: Eve Best, "A Moon for the Misbegotten"; Swoosie Kurtz, "Heartbreak House"; Angela Lansbury, "Deuce"; Vanessa Redgrave, "The Year of Magical Thinking"; Julie White, "The Little Dog Laughed."
Actor-Musical: Michael Cerveris, "LoveMusik"; Raul Esparza, "Company"; Jonathan Groff, "Spring Awakening"; Gavin Lee, "Mary Poppins"; David Hyde Pierce, "Curtains."
Actress-Musical: Laura Bell Bundy, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; Christine Ebersole, "Grey Gardens"; Audra McDonald, "110 in the Shade"; Debra Monk, "Curtains"; Donna Murphy, "LoveMusik."
Featured Actor-Play: Anthony Chisholm, "Radio Golf"; Billy Crudup, "The Coast of Utopia"; Ethan Hawke, "The Coast of Utopia"; John Earl Jelks, "Radio Golf"; Stark Sands, "Journey's End."
Featured Actress-Play: Jennifer Ehle, "The Coast of Utopia"; Xanthe Elbrick, "Coram Boy"; Dana Ivey, "Butley"; Jan Maxwell, "Coram Boy"; Martha Plimpton, "The Coast of Utopia."
Featured Actor-Musical: Brooks Ashmanskas, "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me"; Christian Borle, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; John Cullum, "110 in the Shade"; John Gallagher Jr., "Spring Awakening"; David Pittu, "LoveMusik."
Featured Actress-Musical: Charlotte d'Amboise, "A Chorus Line"; Rebecca Luker, "Mary Poppins"; Orfeh, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; Mary Louise Wilson, "Grey Gardens"; Karen Ziemba, "Curtains."
Direction-Play: Michael Grandage, "Frost/Nixon"; David Grindley, "Journey's End"; Jack O'Brien, "The Coast of Utopia"; Melly Still, "Coram Boy."
Direction-Musical: John Doyle, "Company"; Scott Ellis, "Curtains"; Michael Greif, "Grey Gardens"; Michael Mayer, "Spring Awakening."
Choreography: Rob Ashford, "Curtains"; Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, "Mary Poppins"; Bill T. Jones, "Spring Awakening"; Jerry Mitchell, "Legally Blonde The Musical."
Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin, "Grey Gardens"; Duncan Sheik, "Spring Awakening"; Jonathan Tunick, "LoveMusik"; Jonathan Tunick, "110 in the Shade,"
Scenic Design-Play: Bob Crowley and Scott Pask, "The Coast of Utopia"; Jonathan Fensom, "Journey's End"; David Gallo, "Radio Golf"; Ti Green and Melly Still, "Coram Boy."
Scenic Design-Musical: Bob Crowley, "Mary Poppins"; Christine Jones, "Spring Awakening"; Anna Louizos, "High Fidelity"; Allen Moyer, "Grey Gardens."
Costume Design-Play: Ti Green and Melly Still, "Coram Boy"; Jane Greenwood, "Heartbreak House"; Santo Loquasto, "Inherit the Wind"; Catherine Zuber, "The Coast of Utopia."
Costume Design-Musical: Gregg Barnes, "Legally Blonde The Musical"; Bob Crowley, "Mary Poppins"; Susan Hilferty, "Spring Awakening"; William Ivey Long, "Grey Gardens."
Lighting Design-Play: Paule Constable, "Coram Boy"; Brian MacDevitt, "Inherit the Wind"; Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz, "The Coast of Utopia"; Jason Taylor, "Journey's End."
Lighting Design-Musical: Kevin Adams, "Spring Awakening"; Christopher Akerlind, "110 in the Shade"; Howard Harrison, "Mary Poppins" Peter Kaczorowski, "Grey Gardens."
Source: http://www.iht.com
