2013 Tony Nominees Guide: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
By: BWW Special Coverage Jun. 05, 2013
THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The show returns to Radio City Music Hall after two years at the Beacon Theatre. Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris returns as host. Click here for the complete list of nominees.
The big night is coming up quickly, and BroadwayWorld wants you to be the most knowledgeable person at your Tonys party on June 9. Brush up on your trivia for the nominess for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical below!
Show: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Role: Miss Alice Nutting / Edwin Drood
Biography: Block most recently starred as Reno Sweeney in Roundabout's Anything Goes. She starred in the premiere of Lynn Nottage's play By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Drama Desk nom) at Second Stage. She is best known for her portrayal as Elphaba in the Broadway company of Wicked and for creating the roles of Judy Bernly in 9 To 5: The Musical (Drama Desk nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), Grace O'Malley in The Pirate Queen and Liza Minnelli in The Boy From Oz(opposite Hugh Jackman). Stephanie also originated the starring role of Elphaba in the First National Touring Company of Wicked for which she won the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
Find her on twitter: @StephanieJBlock
Show: Scandalous
Role: Aimee Semple McPherson
Biography: Carolee Carmello most recently starred as Mother Superior in Sister Act, The Musical on Broadway. She also performed leading roles on Broadway in City of Angels, Falsettos,Parade (for which she received a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award), 1776,The Scarlet Pimpernel, Kiss Me Kate,Urinetown, Lestat (Tony nomination, Drama Desk nomination), Mamma Mia! and The Addams Family (Drama Desk nomination and Outer Critics Circle nomination). Her Off-Broadway credits include: john and jen, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Das Barbecü, Hello Again (Obie Award), A Class Act, The Vagina Monologues and Elegies.
Find her on Twitter: @CaroleeCarmello
Show: Motown
Role: Diana Ross
Biography: Lekae Winner of a 2013 Theatre World Award. Nominated for 2013 Tony, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she has been blessed to grace the Broadway stage in numerous productions such as The Book of Mormon, The Threepenny Opera, 110 in the Shade andRagtime. Other New York credits include the John Denver musical, Almost Heaven, as well as many readings and workshops. Her portrayal of "Sarah" in the Drury Lane production of Ragtime garnered her a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award and a Black Theatre Alliance nomination.
Find her on Twitter: @ValisiaLeKae
Show: Pippin
Role: Leading Player
Biography: Miller's credits include: Broadway: Sister Act (Tony, DD, Drama League & OCC Award nominations). Off-Broadway: Ragtime, Lost in the Stars, Hair, Romantic Poetry. Regional: Pippin(A.R.T.), First You Dream (Kennedy Center), Sister Act (ALLIANCE THEATRE, Pasadena Playhouse), Being Alive (Philadelphia Theater Company). West End: Sister Act (Olivier Award nomination). She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
Find her on Twitter: @patinamiller
Show: Cinderella
Role: Cinderella
Biography: After landing her first Broadway role playing Sandy in Grease on reality casting show You're The One That I Want!, Laura Osnes quickly became a Broadway favorite in her own right. She went on to take over the role of Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and star as Hope Harcourt in the Tony-winning revival of Anything Goes, the title characters in Bonnie and Clyde and Cinderella.
Find her on Twitter: @LauraOsnes
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