Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Edie Falco!

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The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Yesterday, the proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to speak with all of the proud nominees. In anticipation of Tony night on June 12, 2011, BroadwayWorld will be bringing you new clips of the stars in conversation each week so be sure to check back!

Below, we bring you Edie Falco, Best Featured Actress in a Play nominee for The House of Blue Leaves.

Falco has also starred on Broadway in 'night, Mother, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Side Man. Also a star of the screen, Falco is perhaps best known known for her role in Oz as Diane Wittlesey and as Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos.  She currently stars as the titular character on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie.

For a complete list of the nominees, CLICK HERE!

To read the nominees first reactions to their good news, CLICK HERE!

The American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards, which are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will air on CBS on Sunday, June 12th from 8:00 - 11:00 PM (ET/PT time delay).

THE 65th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS take place at the Beacon Theatre. The awards will be followed by the invite-only Tony Gala which will take place at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.