2010 Tony Awards: Catherine Zeta-Jones Wins 'Best Leading Actress in a Musical'

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were announced on May 4, 2010 by Broadway Star Lea Michele and Tony Award Nominee Jeff Daniels.

The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.

To view the complete list of 2010 Tony Award winners, click here.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates
Catherine Zeta-Jones
2010 Tony Award Winner
'Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical'

Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Desiree Armfeldt" in A Little Night Music) Catherine Zeta-Jones makes her Broadway debut in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Zeta-Jones won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the notorious Velma Kelly in the screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago. The film won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Picture; Zeta-Jones was nominated for a Golden Globe and took home the 2002 Critics’ Choice Award, the 2002 Screen Actors Guild Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Upcoming, she will be seen opposite Justin Bartha in The Rebound, playing a newly divorced mother who captures the eye of her neighbor, a much younger man. Zeta-Jones recently starred with Aaron Eckhart in Warner Bros.’ hit romantic comedy No Reservations. She has worked opposite Hollywood’s leading men, including Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal, George Clooney in the Coen Brothers’ dark comedy Intolerable Cruelty as well as captivating audiences with screen legend Sean Connery in the romantic thriller Entrapment. She earned a Golden Globe nomination and the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, for her portrayal of the wife of a drug-runner in Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic. She first captured international recognition in the action adventure film, The Mask of Zorro, opposite Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins. Born in Wales, Zeta-Jones began her career on the stage in LonDon Starring in 42nd Street and following that was cast in the popular television series, The Darling Buds of May, based on the novels of H.E. Bates.

'Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical'
2010 Tony Award Nominees

Kate Baldwin ("Sharon McLonergan" in Finian's Rainbow)
Broadway: The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie (original cast), Wonderful Town (Helen). Tour: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Betty Haynes). NY: Opening Doors at Zankel Hall, four Encores! Regional: The Women (Mary Haines) at San Diego’s Old Globe, South Pacific (Nellie-Hayes nom.) at Arena Stage, She Loves Me (Amalia-IRNE nom) at Huntington Theatre and Williamstown Theatre Festival, Henry V (Katharine) at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. Concerts: Chicago Humanities Festival, NSO, PSO and the American Songbook Series. TV: Law & Order: SVU  (guest star). PBS: Live from Lincoln Center: Stephen Sondheim’s Passion. Recording: Let’s See What Happens (PS Classics). Graduate: Northwestern University. www.kate-baldwin.com

Montego Glover ("Felicia" in Memphis)
Montego originated the role of Felicia at the La Jolla Playhouse (IRNE Award Nomination, San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award Nomination) and reprised the role at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Ms. Glover made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple (Celie and Nettie). Other roles include Ragtime (Sarah), Dreamgirls (Lorrell), Aida  (Aida, IRNE Award) and Once on This Island (TiMoune, Helen Hayes Award Nomination).

Christiane Noll ("Mother" in Ragtime)
Broadway/Tour: Urinetown, Mambo Kings, It Ain't Nothin But The Blues, Jekyll & Hyde, Grease, Miss Saigon, City of Angels, South Pacific. Film: The King & I (Singing Anna). Other: Ragtime (Kennedy Center), Frankenstein-The Musical, Ace, Witches of Eastwick (Signature Theatre), New Moon (Encores!), Lizzie Borden (Goodspeed Opera), The Student Prince (Paper Mill Playhouse), Lincoln Center "American Songbook Series." Symphony Soloist with Marvin Hamlisch – The Dallas Symphony and National Symphony; Don Pippin – The Palm Beach Pops, Jerusalem Symphony and St. Louis Symphony and Peter Nero and The Philadephia Pops. Opera debut: Washington National Opera, opposite Placido Domingo. www.christianenoll.com

Sherie Rene Scott (Performer in Everyday Rapture)
Sherie Rene Scott is honored to be working with Roundabout for the first time, after appearing at Second Stage Theatre in Everyday Rapture, which she co-wrote with Dick Scanlan (Lortel nominations, Best Musical and Best Actress). She has created roles for the original Broadway productions of The Little Mermaid (OCC nomination), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations; Drama League honor), Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (Derwent Award, Drama League honor), Tommy and the original production of The Last Five Years (Drama Desk nomination, Drama League honor). Also appeared in Landscape of the Body (Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Drama League honor), Rent, Debbie Does Dallas, Randy Newman's Faust, Kander & Ebb's Over and Over (Helen Hayes nomination). She is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse. With husband Kurt Deutsch she co-founded Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records (www.sh-kboom.com) which has produced more than 70 albums, including the cast album of Everyday Rapture. Sh-K-Boom has received a Grammy Award, seven Grammy nominations and Drama Desk and New York Musical Theatre Festival awards for dedication to the preservation of musical theatre through cast recordings.