Nominations have been announced for the 2007 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. Spring Awakening is leading the pack with a total of 11 nominations, followed by Grey Gardens and The Coast of Utopia with 10 each.
The cut-off date for eligibility was May 9th. Nominations were announced by Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs at a reception sponsored by IBM on Tuesday morning, May 15th, at the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts.
The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 10th.
The list of nominations is as follows:
BEST PLAY
The Coast of Utopia, Author: Tom Stoppard
Frost/Nixon, Author: Peter Morgan
The Little Dog Laughed, Author: Douglas Carter Beane
Radio Golf, Author: August Wilson
BEST MUSICAL
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Inherit the Wind
Journey's End
Talk Radio
Translations
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Curtains, Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone
Grey Gardens, Doug Wright
Legally Blonde The Musical, Heather Hach
Spring Awakening, Steven Sater
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Curtains, Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander & 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
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
The Apple Tree
A Chorus Line
Company
110 in the Shade
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
John Doyle, Company
Scott Ellis, Curtains
Michael Greif, Grey Gardens
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening
