This years Tony Award nominations have been announced and the Broadway production of Billy Elliott leads the pack with a total of 15 nominations. It's 3 young stars are jointly up for Best Actor whilst Sir Elton John is nominated for Best Original Music. The show is also in the running in the Best Musical category, where it is up against Shrek the Musical, Rock of Ages and Next to Normal.
In nominations for plays, Jane Fonda is nominated in the Best Actress category, whilst Geoffrey Rush and James Gandolfini are both nominated for Best Actor. 33 Variations, Dividing The Estate, Reasons To Be Pretty and and God of Carnage are the best play candidates. Angela Lansbury has also garnered her 6th Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a play, for Blithe Spirit.
The Tony Awards will be awarded at The Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday 7th June 2009. www.tonyawards.com
For a full list of nominees click here
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