Highlights from the Tony Nominated Musicals including ‘Once’ and ‘Newsies’

The Tony Award’s are almost here and with that, The Broadway League has given us a highlights from some of the nominated m usical and revivals of musicalsfor the 2011/2012 Broadway season.

Check out these videos from Once (11 nominations), Ghost (3 nominations), Newsies (8 nominations), Nice Work If you Can Get It (10 nominations), Leap of Faith (1 nomination), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (10 nominations), Jesus Christ Superstar (5 nominations), Evita (3 nominations), Follies (8 nominations), End of the Rainbow (3 nominations), Bonnie & Clyde (5 nominations), On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1 nomination) and Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (5 nominations).

For more Tony Award goodness, here are our interviews with these Tony Nominees: Clybourne Park’s Jeremy Shamos, Jesus Christ Superstar’s Josh Young and Joe Dipietro, book writer for Nice Work If You Can Get It! Read more

2011 Tony Award Nominations (with Video)

Best musical
“The Book of Mormon”
“Catch Me if You Can”
“The Scottsboro Boys”
“Sister Act”

Best play
“Good People” (David Lindsay-Abaire)
“Jerusalem” (Jez Butterworth)
“The Mother… With the Hat” (Stephen Adly Guirgis)
“War Horse” (Nick Stafford)

Best revival of a musical
“Anything Goes”
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”

Best revival of a play
“Arcadia”
“The Importance of Being Earnest”
“The Merchant of Venice”
“The Normal Heart”

Best book of a musical
“Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” (Alex Timbers)
“The Book of Mormon” (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone)
“The Scottsboro Boys” (David Thompson)
“Sister Act”(Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane)

Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater
“The Book of Mormon” (music and lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone)
“The Scottsboro Boys” (music and lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb)
“Sister Act” (Music: Alan Menken; lyrics: Glenn Slater)
“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” (music and lyrics: David Yazbek)
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