2010 Tony Awards: Levi Kreis Wins 'Featured Actor 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
Levi Kreis
2010 Tony Award Winner
'Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical'

Levi Kreis ("Jerry Lee Lewis" in Million Dollar Quartet) Levi Kreis is thrilled to be bringing his portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis to Broadway after originating the role in Chicago. Levi received a Jeff Award nomination for “Best Supporting Actor” in Million Dollar Quartet. Levi’s junior album Where I Belong was released on May 5, 2009 and welcomed worldwide. Where I Belong has brought international radio attention, television appearances, headlining performances, and enthusiastic reviews for what is Levi’s most congruent album to date. Where I Belong infuses down home southern soul with his pop sensibilities. Levi was voted #1 video of 2009 on MTV's Logo Network. After a 16 week #1 stretch for “Hardly A Hero,” it was included on the recently released Kiss The Bride movie soundtrack. Levi released his debut album One of the Ones in 2005 following an appearance on NBC’s hit reality show “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump. Songs from his debut CD have been featured on “The Apprentice,” “Days of Our Lives,” and “The Young and The Restless.” His sophomore CD released in 2006, The Gospel According To Levi, garnered more television and film placement and a music video for the single “We’re Okay” which held the #1 position for nine weeks on MTV’s Logo network. With over 300 appearances in 2006-07, Levi has shared the stage with Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dog, Farrel, Collective Soul and opened for Cyndi Lauper at Wrigley Field. Levi’s 1997 move to Los Angeles found him cast as “Roger” in a National Tour of Rent where he unexpectedly discovered his love for acting. Levi was cast as one of the musical leads in the award-winning independent film Don’t Let Go. After completing a few short films, Levi was invited to work with Bill Paxton and Matthew McConaughey in Paxton’s directorial debut Frailty where Levi played the emotional role of ‘Adam Meiks.’ 2009-2010 brings a new music video for Levi’s second single “Nothing At All,” a song recently featured on FX’s hit series “Sons of Anarchy,” a remix CD of his first hit single “Gonna Be Alright,” and much more. Visit: http://www.levikreis.com

'Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical'
2010 Tony Award Nominees

Kevin Chamberlin ("Uncle Fester" in The Addams Family)
B’way: The Ritz, Chicago, Dirty Blonde (Tony, Drama Desk nom.), Seussical  (Tony, Drama Desk nom.), Triumph of Love, My Favorite Year, Abe Lincoln in Illinois. City Center’s Encores!: Stairway to Paradise, Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, One Touch of Venus. Off-B’way: Wonder of the World (MTC), As Thousands Cheer, Smoke on the Mountain, Juno. In LA: Reprise’s  Merrily We Roll Along, Assassins,  Company, Applause and most recently directed Working and Baby. Film: Taking Woodstock, Road to Perdition, Lucky Number Slevin, Die Hard: With A Vengeance, Suspect Zero, In and Out, Christmas with the Kranks, Trick.  TV: “Heroes,” “Better Off Ted,” “Nip/Tuck,” “State of Mind,” “Without a Trace,” “Frasier,” “Crossing Jordan,” “CSI: NY.”

Robin De Jesús ("Jacob" in La Cage aux Folles)
Robin de Jesús hails from Broadway's In the Heights where his work earned him a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk for Best Ensemble. Broadway/NY credits include Rent; Lonnie/Jake; Kingdom; Kander, Ebb and Stein's All About Us; Stephen Schwartz' Captain Louie; Zorba; Mask. Regional: Godspell, Nilo Cruz's A VERY OLD Man With Enormous Wings and countless readings. Also the Public, the York, NYTW, NAMT, Barrow Group, McCarter, Paper Mill, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. Film and TV: Camp, Pet the Goat, Fat Girls, "How to Make it in America" and coming soon, Elliot Loves. Proud member of Actors' Equity.

Christopher Fitzgerald ("Og" in Finian's Rainbow)
Broadway:  Young Frankenstein (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Wicked, Amour (Drama Desk nomination).  Off-Broadway:  Gutenberg!  The Musical! (Actor’s Playhouse), Stairway to Paradise, Babes in Arms and Broadway Bash (Encores!), Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Lincoln Center), Fully Committed (Cherry Lane), Saturday Night (Second Stage, Drama Desk nomination), Wise Guys (NYTW), Corpus Christi (Manhattan Theatre Club) and The Cripple of Inishmaan (Public).  Regional:  The Beauty Queen of Lennane (Steppenwolf, Joseph Jefferson nomination), Springtime for Henry (Huntington Theater, IRNE Award), Ahmanson Theater, ACT and 10 seasons with The Williamstown Theater Festival.  TV:  Twins, The Electric Company.  Film:  Dedication, Brooks Project.

Bobby Steggert ("Mother's Younger Brother" in Ragtime)
Bobby Steggert reprised the role he originated in the acclaimed Kennedy Center production of Ragtime. He appeared alongside Audra McDonald in the Broadway revival of 110 in the Shade, for which he received an Outer Critics Circle nomination. He also received Drama Desk and Drama League nominations for his performance in The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island at the Vineyard Theater. Other notable New York credits include Mordred in Camelot (NY Philharmonic, Live @ Lincoln Center), Master Harold…and the boys (Broadway), columbinus  (New York Theater Workshop, Drama League nomination for ensemble), The Music Teacher (The New Group), Yank! (Gallery Players, NY Innovative Theater Nomination for Lead Actor) and the workshop of a revised Side Show directed by Bill Condon. Regional appearances include The Kennedy Center, L.A. Theaterworks, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Milwaukee Rep, Pioneer Theater, Olney Theater and Walnut Street Theater. Film/TV: The Namesake, Game Six, Night Swimming, Kinsey, For Richer or Poorer and a year as Sam Grey on "All My Children." He is a graduate of NYU and studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.