Friday, May 4, 2012

Tony Awards: Once, 'Porgy' Lead Nominations

The 2012 Tony Award nominees have been announced. The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® got their start in 1947 when the Wing established an awards program to celebrate excellence in the theatre.
Named for Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer, and the dynamic wartime leader of the American Theatre Wing who had recently passed away, the Tony Awards made their official debut at a dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947.
The Award is Broadway's highest honor. Here are the nominees:

Best Play

Author: Bruce Norris
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
Author: Rick Elice
Author: David Ives

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Isabelle Stevenson Award

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

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