Sutton Foster Talks 'The Icing' of a Tony Nomination

Past Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderickannounced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City. BroadwayWorld.com will be talking to all of the nominees to hear their exciting stories of how they heard, who they told and more!

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).

This has been just great! It was a wonderful way to wake up. I actually found out by rolling over and looking at my phone because I thought for some reason that the announcements were being made at 9AM. And I woke up to my buzzing phone and so many texts. It's been such an honor- the whole awards season has been so crazy, because we only opened a month ago. Everything's happening so quickly, and I haven't had any expectations. It's so intimidating to step into such an iconic role that has been played by so many talented women. My goal was just to not mess it up too badly. This is just the icing. Kathleen [Marshall] allowed all of us to really create our own characters with their own intentions and the whole process has been a dream. I plan to have a glass of champagne with the cast, but the role is so demanding so I've gotta be smart about celebrating. I definitely wanna raise a glass tonight though!
Sutton Foster, nominee for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for Anything Goes