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The Tonys celebrate the best of the best on CBS
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Broadway is having a moment.While New York’s beloved theater district has always been popular, it’s been particularly successful this past season, and the city’s performers are ready to celebrate.
Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”) takes the stage of New York’s iconic Radio City Music Hall to host the 71st Annual Tony Awards, airing Sunday, June 11, on CBS. Founded in 1947, the awards recognize outstanding achieve- ment in a number of categories, includ- ing acting, writing and choreography, as well as more technical aspects of theater production such as costume and lighting design.
A Tony, Oscar and Golden Globe win- ner himself, Spacey is a natural choice to host what is considered by many
to be the preeminent theater awards ceremony in the world. Still, he had no trouble making light of the gig when it was announced.
“I was their second choice for ‘Usual Suspects,’ fourth choice for ‘American Beauty’ and 15th choice to host this year’s Tony Awards. I think my career is definitely going in the right direction,” Spacey quipped. “Maybe I can get shortlisted to host the Oscars if every- one else turns it down.”
The actor is currently the star and executive producer of the Netflix series “House of Cards.” His role as Frank Underwood has netted him a Golden Globe and back-to-back SAG Awards.
Before landing roles in critically lauded films such as “The Usual Suspects” (1995) and “American Beauty” (1999) — both of which earned him Oscars
— Spacey began his career in theater. He gained the attention of critics when he starred in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” in the 1980s, and went on to win a Tony Award for his portrayal of Uncle Louiein“LostinYonkers”in1991.A champion of the theater, Spacey served as the artistic director of the Old Vic in London from 2004 to 2015, and he has also launched a namesake foundation to support young actors, writers, direc- tors and producers.
He takes the helm of the theater com- munity’s biggest night to celebrate the successesofhispeersonBroadway.This year’s Tony contenders face some fierce competition with 13 new musicals in contention for awards. Selected by an independent committee of theater professionals, the nominations were an- nounced by actor Chris Jackson (“Bull”) and actress Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”) in May.
“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of1812,”amusicaladaptationofLeo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” leads the list of nominees with an astounding 12 nominations. Stars Denée Benton (“Un- REAL”),whoplaysNatasha,andJosh Groban (“Life in Pieces”), who plays Pierre, are up for Tonys, which is par- ticularly impressive given the fact that the production marks both performers’ Broadway debuts.The show has also been nominated for the coveted Best Musical award, but it faces stiff compe- tition from the Canadian show “Come From Away,” the teen-centered “Dear Evan Hansen” and the movie-inspired musical comedy “Groundhog Day.”
Benton finds herself in good com- pany in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category alongside Bette Midler for “Hello Dolly,” Patti LuPone for “War Paint,” Christine Ebersole for “War Paint” and Eva Noblezada for
“Miss Saigon.” Groban’s fellow Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical nominees include Christian Borle for “Fal- settos,” Andy Karl
for “Groundhog Day,” David Hyde Pierce for “Hello Dolly” and Ben Platt for “Dear Evan Hansen.”
Their non-mu-
sical counterparts
are equally remarkable. The nominees for Best
Playare“ADoll’sHouse,Part2,”“Inde- cent,” “Oslo” and “Sweat.” American Theater Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Kline is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his work in “Present Laughter,” an honor shared by Denis Arndt for “Heisenberg,” Chris Cooper for “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Corey Hawkins for “Six Degrees of Separation”andJeffersonMaysfor “Oslo.” Legendary actress Sally Field leads the list of nominees for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her role in “The Glass Menagerie.” Her fellow nominees are Cate Blanchett for “The Present,” Jen- nifer Ehle for “Oslo,” Laura Linney for “Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes” and LaurieMetcalffor“ADoll’sHouse,Part 2.”
Fans can access the full list of nominees at www.tonyawards.com, but there are a few other notable awards slated to be given out this year. Two-time Tony winner James Earl Jones (“The Great White Hope,” 1970) is set to be honored with this year’s Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in theTheater.Widelyknownforhisvoice work as Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise and Mufasa from Disney’s “The Lion King,” Jones is highly re- gardedforhisworkonstage.Theactor made his Broadway debut in 1957, and has starred in such shows as “Fences,” “Driving Miss Daisy” and “The Gin Game.”
Also, director, actress and choreog- rapher Baayork Lee is set to receive the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award, which is presented to a member of the theater community who contributes to humani- tarian, social service or charitable orga- nizations. Lee is being recognized for her work with the National Asian Artists Project, which promotes the work of theater artists of Asian descent.
Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin are set to receive a special Tony Award for out- standing sound design for their work on “The Encounter,” a show about a Na- tional Geographic photographer who finds himself lost in Brazil.
The work of such artists has made live theater as popular as ever, and CBS
is likely hoping to build on the suc- cess of last year’s Tony’s broad-
cast, which attracted its largest audience in 15 years. Enjoy a taste of Broadway as Kevin
Spacey hosts the 71st An- nual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 11, on CBS.
Kevin Spacey is set to host the 71st Annual Tony Awards
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