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Kinky Boots and Matilda musicals lead Tony Awards field | Kinky Boots and Matilda musicals lead Tony Awards field |
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Musical adaptations of 2005 British film Kinky Boots and Roald Dahl's children's book Matilda lead the nominations at the 2013 Tony awards. | |
Kinky Boots, about a shoe factory that finds a new outlet making fetish footwear, has received 13 nods, including one for Cyndi Lauper's original score. | Kinky Boots, about a shoe factory that finds a new outlet making fetish footwear, has received 13 nods, including one for Cyndi Lauper's original score. |
Tim Minchin is also nominated, for his Matilda score - one of 12 nominations for the RSC production. | |
The Tonys will be presented on 9 June. | The Tonys will be presented on 9 June. |
Tom Hanks receives his first Tony nomination, for his Broadway debut, in Nora Ephron's play Lucky Guy. | |
Hanks, who starred in Ephron's films Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, received praise for his performance when it opened last month. | |
Ephron receives a posthumous best new play nomination for Lucky Guy, which she was writing when she died last year aged 71. | Ephron receives a posthumous best new play nomination for Lucky Guy, which she was writing when she died last year aged 71. |
British actor Tom Sturridge, recognised for his role in the revival of Lyle Kessler's 1983 play Orphans, is up against Hanks for the best actor award. | |
Kinky Boots stars Billy Porter, who plays drag queen Lola, and Stark Sands, who portrays factory manager Charlie Price, are up against each other in the leading actor in a musical category. | Kinky Boots stars Billy Porter, who plays drag queen Lola, and Stark Sands, who portrays factory manager Charlie Price, are up against each other in the leading actor in a musical category. |
The production is also nominated in the musical director, scenic design, costume design and choreography categories. | |
Kinky Boots's haul did not match the record number of nominations for a musical - 15 - set by The Producers in 2001 and equalled by Billy Elliot in 2009. | |
Matilda the Musical, which received rave reviews from US critics when it opened in April, also sees a best musical actor nomination for Bertie Carvel. | Matilda the Musical, which received rave reviews from US critics when it opened in April, also sees a best musical actor nomination for Bertie Carvel. |
The British star previously won an Olivier for playing tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull - one of seven Oliviers the show won last year. | The British star previously won an Olivier for playing tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull - one of seven Oliviers the show won last year. |
Pippin, a revival of a 1972 musical that tells the story of a young prince who joins a performance troupe, is close behind with 10 nods. | |
The coming-of-age story, for which Ben Vereen won a Tony in 1973, sees Patina Miller nominated for playing the same role - that of the 'Leading Player'. | |
Pippin also sees nods for Terrance Mann, who plays the title role, director Diane Paulus, and choreographer Chet Walker. | |
Kenneth Posner is nominated three times in the musical lighting design category, for his work on Pippin, Kinky Boots and Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella respectively. | |
His triple shout-out prompted laughter at the New York nomination announcement, made by former Tony winner Sutton Foster and Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson. | |
Posner is up against British Olivier winner Hugh Vanstone, shortlisted for his work on Matilda the Musical. | |
The Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's 1937 drama Golden Boy is the most shortlisted play, with nominations in eight categories. | |
They include two in the category for best performance by a play actor in a featured role, which sees Danny Burstein vie against co-star Tony Shalhoub. | |
Lucky Guy's six nominations put it on the same footing as Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang's comic spin on the work of Anton Chekov. | |
Former Frasier actor David Hyde Pierce is nominated for his work in the play, as are no less than three of his co-stars. | |
The Tonys, regarded as the highest accolades for live Broadway theatre, will be presented in June at New York's Radio City Music Hall. | |
A full list of this year's nominations can be found on the Tony awards website. | |
Before Tuesday's announcement, it was revealed that playwright and activist Larry Kramer will receive the annual Isabelle Stevenson Award at this year's ceremony. | |
The prize is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to humanitarian or charitable causes. |
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