Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the
American Theatre Wing's 62nd Annual
Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards® were announced on Tuesday by Tony Award Winners
Sara Ramirez and
David Hyde Pierce at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 23 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2008 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the
American Theatre Wing.
On Wednesday, May 14th the Tony Nominees met the press at the Hilton Hotel.
Marking 62 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS, Sunday, June 15th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay).
Photos By Walter McBride/ Retna Ltd.
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Atmosphere at the 2008 Tony Awards - Meet The Nominees Press Reception at the Hilton Hotel
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Patti LuPone
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Patti LuPone
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Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone, and Boyd Gaines
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Maria Aitken
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Laura Benanti
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Laura Benanti
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Laura Benanti
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Laura Benanti
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Boyd Gaines
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Boyd Gaines
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Rob Ashford
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Douglas Carter Beane
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Ken Billington
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De'Adre Aziza
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De'Adre Aziza
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Daniel Breaker
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Daniel Breaker
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Daniel Breaker
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Daniel Breaker
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Daniel Breaker and De'Adre Aziza
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Danny Burstein
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Danny Burstein
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Danny Burstein
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Ben Daniels
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Ben Daniels
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Deanna Dunagan
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Jenna Russell
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Jenna Russell
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Daniel Evans
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Daniel Evans
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Daniel Evans
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Jenna Russell and Daniel Evans
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Ken Billington, Jenna Russell, and Daniel Evans
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Daniel Evans and Richie Ridge
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Bradshaw Smith, Daniel Evans and Richie Ridge
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Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne
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Laurence Fishburne
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Kate Fleetwood
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Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood
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Gregory Gale
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Conleth Hill
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Jim Norton
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Jim Norton and Conleth Hill
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Kevin McCollum
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Jeffrey Seller
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Jill Furman
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Kevin McCollum, Jill Furman, and Jeffrey Seller
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Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Robin De Jesus with the creative team of In The Heights
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Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Robin De Jesus with the creative team of In The Heights
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Robin De Jesus
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Robin De Jesus
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Olga Merediz
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Olga Merediz
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Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Robin De Jesus
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Andrea Martin
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Andrea Martin
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Mary McCormack
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Mary McCormack
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Mark Rylance
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Mary McCormack and Mark Rylance
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Mary McCormack and Mark Rylance
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S. Epatha Merkerson
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Laurie Metcalf
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Laurie Metcalf and Anna D. Shapiro
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Martha Plimpton
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Martha Plimpton
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Martha Plimpton
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Patrick Stewart
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David Pittu
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David Pittu
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David Pittu
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David Pittu
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Martha Plimpton
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Martha Plimpton
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Tom Wopat
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Faith Prince
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Faith Prince
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Faith Prince
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Faith Prince
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David Javerbaum
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Adam Schlesinger
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Adam Schlesinger and David Javerbaum
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Rufus Sewell
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Rufus Sewell
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Rufus Sewell
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Heidi Rodewald
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Stew
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Stew
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Loretta Ables Sayre
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Loretta Ables Sayre
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Paulo Szot
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Paulo Szot
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Paulo Szot
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Paulo Szot
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Paulo Szot
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Paulo Szot and Richie Ridge
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Loretta Ables Sayre, Danny Burstein, Kelli O'Hara, and Paulo Szot
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Loretta Ables Sayre, Danny Burstein, Kelli O'Hara, and Paulo Szot
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Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot
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Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot
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Kelli O'Hara
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Kelli O'Hara
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Kelli O'Hara
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Kelli O'Hara
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Kelli O'Hara
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Kelli O'Hara