NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� “Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Ana茂s Mitchell’s Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” built around songs by the Temptations, which received a dozen nominations.
The musical “Hadestown,” which intertwines the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, elbowed aside more familiar names, including stage adaptations of “Tootsie” and “Beetlejuice,” which both also got best musical nods. The heartwarming “The Prom” rounds out the best new musical category.
The best play nominees are the Northern Irish drama “The Ferryman” from Jez Butterworth, the Rupert Murdoch play “Ink,” Taylor Mac’s Broadway debut “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus,” Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “Choir Boy” and Heidi Schreck’s play “What the Constitution Means to Me,” a personal tour of the landmark document at the heart of so many American divisions.
Theater veterans were surprised to see Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a play about Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign and the stage adaptation of the media satire film “Network” not getting best play nods, though they did earn recognition in other categories.
The nomination for “Tootsie” means a step closer for composer and lyricist David Yazbek to get back-to-back wins. His show “The Band’s Visit” won best new musical last year.
Laurie Metcalf got an acting nod for “Hillary and Clinton” and if she wins the Tony this year, she will make history as the first person to win acting Tonys three years consecutively. (She won in 2018’s “Three Tall Women” and “A Doll’s House, Part 2” in 2017).
A sweet “Kiss Me, Kate” and a dark “Oklahoma!” make up the best musical revival category; they are the only eligible nominees. The best play revival nominees are “Arthur Miller’s All My Sons,” ”The Boys in the Band,” ”Burn This,” ”Torch Song” and “The Waverly Gallery.”
Ali Stroker, the first actress who needs a wheelchair for mobility known to have appeared on a Broadway stage, earned a Tony nomination for “Oklahoma!”
The category of best actor in a play includes Paddy Considine from “The Ferryman,” Bryan Cranston in “Network,” Jeff Daniels in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Adam Driver from “Burn This” and Jeremy Pope in “Choir Boy.” Pope is also up for a featured role in “Ain’t Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations.”
The category of best actress in a play includes Annette Bening in “Arthur Miller’s All My Sons,” Laura Donnelly in “The Ferryman,” Elaine May in “The Waverly Gallery,” Janet McTeer in “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” Metcalf in “Hillary and Clinton” and Heidi Schreck from “What the Constitution Means to Me.”
Those nominated for best actor in a musical are Brooks Ashmanskas from “The Prom,” Derrick Baskin and “Ain’t Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations,” Alex Brightman from “Beetlejuice,” Damon Daunno in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!” and Santino Fontana in “Tootsie.”
The best leading actress in a musical are Stephanie J. Block in “The Cher Show,” Caitlin Kinnunen and Beth Leavel both in “The Prom,” Eva Noblezada in “Hadestown” and Kelli O’Hara in “Kiss Me, Kate.”
Hollywood A-listers Cranston, Driver, May and Daniels made the cut but some of their starry colleagues did not, including Kerry Washington, Armie Hammer, Ethan Hawke, Joan Allen, Michael Cera, Lucas Hedges and Keri Russell.
The awards will be presented June 9 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, airing on CBS. James Corden, the host of CBS’ “The Late Late Show” and a Tony winner himself, will host.
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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Select nominations for the 2019 Tony Awards, announced Tuesday.
Best Musical: 鈥淎in鈥檛 Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations,鈥� 鈥滲eetlejuice,鈥� 鈥滺adestown,鈥� 鈥漈he Prom,鈥� 鈥漈ootsie鈥�
Best Play: 鈥淐hoir Boy,鈥� 鈥漈he Ferryman,鈥� 鈥滸ary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus,鈥� 鈥滻nk,鈥� 鈥漌hat the Constitution Means to Me鈥�
Best Book of a Musical: 鈥淎in鈥檛 Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations,鈥� 鈥滲eetlejuice,鈥� 鈥滺adestown,鈥� 鈥漈he Prom,鈥� 鈥漈ootsie鈥�
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater: 鈥淏e More Chill,鈥� 鈥滲eetlejuice,鈥� 鈥滺adestown,鈥� 鈥漈he Prom,鈥� 鈥漈o Kill a Mockingbird,鈥� 鈥漈ootsie鈥�
Best Revival of a Play: 鈥淎rthur Miller鈥檚 All My Sons,鈥� 鈥漈he Boys in the Band,鈥� 鈥滲urn This,鈥� 鈥漈orch Song,鈥� 鈥漈he Waverly Gallery鈥�
Best Revival of a Musical: 鈥淜iss Me, Kate,鈥� 鈥漅odgers & Hammerstein鈥檚 Oklahoma!鈥�
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Paddy Considine, 鈥淭he Ferryman鈥�; Bryan Cranston, 鈥淣etwork鈥�; Jeff Daniels, 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥�; Adam Driver, 鈥淏urn This鈥�; Jeremy Pope, 鈥淐hoir Boy鈥�
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Annette Bening, 鈥淎rthur Miller鈥檚 All My Sons鈥�; Laura Donnelly, 鈥淭he Ferryman鈥�; Elaine May, 鈥淭he Waverly Gallery鈥�; Janet McTeer, 鈥淏ernhardt/Hamlet鈥�; Laurie Metcalf, 鈥淗illary and Clinton鈥�; Heidi Schreck, 鈥淲hat the Constitution Means to Me鈥�
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Brooks Ashmanskas, 鈥淭he Prom鈥�; Derrick Baskin, 鈥淎in鈥檛 Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations鈥�; Alex Brightman, 鈥淏eetlejuice鈥�; Damon Daunno, 鈥淩odgers & Hammerstein鈥檚 Oklahoma!鈥�; Santino Fontana, 鈥淭ootsie鈥�
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Stephanie J. Block, 鈥淭he Cher Show鈥�; Caitlin Kinnunen, 鈥淭he Prom鈥�; Beth Leavel, 鈥淭he Prom鈥�; Eva Noblezada, 鈥淗adestown鈥�; Kelli O鈥橦ara, 鈥淜iss Me, Kate鈥�
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Bertie Carvel, 鈥淚nk鈥�; Robin De Jes煤s, 鈥淭he Boys in the Band鈥�; Gideon Glick, 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥�; Brandon Uranowitz, 鈥淏urn This鈥�; Benjamin Walker, 鈥淎rthur Miller鈥檚 All My Sons鈥�
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Fionnula Flanagan, 鈥淭he Ferryman鈥�; Celia Keenan-Bolger, 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥濃��; Kristine Nielsen, 鈥淕ary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus鈥�; Julie White, 鈥淕ary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus鈥�; Ruth Wilson, 鈥淜ing Lear鈥�
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Andr茅 De Shields, 鈥淗adestown鈥�; Andy Grotelueschen, 鈥淭ootsie鈥�; Patrick Page, 鈥淗adestown鈥�; Jeremy Pope, 鈥淎in鈥檛 Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations鈥�; Ephraim Sykes, 鈥淎in鈥檛 Too Proud 鈥� The Life and Times of the Temptations鈥�
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Lilli Cooper, 鈥淭ootsie鈥�; Amber Gray, 鈥淗adestown鈥�; Sarah Stiles, 鈥淭ootsie鈥�; Ali Stroker, 鈥淩odgers & Hammerstein鈥檚 Oklahoma!鈥� Mary Testa, 鈥淩odgers & Hammerstein鈥檚 Oklahoma!鈥�
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