- Title: USA: TONY NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED IN NEW YORK.
- Date: 6th May 2002
- Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MAY 2, 2002) (REUTERS) JONATHAN LITHGOW IN "THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS" "INTO THE WOODS" "METAMORPHOSES" "THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE"
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- Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Entertainment,General
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- Story Text: The American Theater Wing announced on Monday ( May 6) contenders for U.S. theater's most prestigious prizes, the Tonys.
"Thoroughly Modern Millie", a musical adapted from the 1967 movie, led the way with 11 nominations as the American Theater Wing announced on Monday contenders for U.S. theater's most prestigious prizes, the Tonys.
Musicals corralled the most nominations with the revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" garnering 10 to match the surprising total collected by "Urinetown The Musical", a show that started in a small theater before moving up to Broadway.
"Mornings at Seven" led the way among the plays with nine nominations including three for best performance by a featured actress in a play -- Elizabeth Franz, Estelle Parsons and Frances Sternhagen.
The best performance by a leading actor features a star-studded lineup including Alan Bates for "Fortune's Fool,"
Billy Crudup ("Elephant Man"), Liam Neeson ("The Crucible"), Alan Rickman ("Private Lives") and Jeffrey Wright ("Topdog/Underdog").
Best actress in a play nominees were Kate Burton ("Hedda Gabler"), Lindsay Duncan ("Private Lives"), Laura Linney ("The Crucible"), Helen Mirren ("Dance of Death") and Mercedes Ruehl ("The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?").
Nominees for best play were Edward Albee's "The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?", "Fortune's Fool", Mike Poulton's adaptation of Turgenev's 1848 play, "Metamorphoses" by Mary Zimmerman and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Topdog/Underdog" by Suzan-Lori Parks.
Joining "Thoroughly Modern Millie" among the shows nominated for best musical were "Mamma Mia", based on the music of Abba, "Sweet Smell of Success" and "Urinetown The Musical".
Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater will be given to actress Julie Harris, who holds the record for most Tonys, with five, and producer Robert Whitehead, a four-time Tony winner.
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