Tony Award Nominations Announced

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Tony Award Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards were announced Tuesday.

Among the nominees for leading actress in a play were Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden for "God of Carnage," Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter for "Mary Stuart," and Jane Fonda for "33 Variations."

Fonda's performance was discussed previously in this blog in March.

Leading actress in a musical nominees were Sutton Foster in "Shrek the Musical," Allison Janney in "9 to 5: The Musical," Alice Ripley in "Next to Normal," and Josefina Scaglione in "West Side Story."


Rounding out the leading actress in a musical nominations is Stockard Channing for "Pal Joey." Her work in that show was discussed in this blog in January.

For best featured actress in a play, the nominees are Hallie Foote in "Dividing the Estate," Jessica Hynes and Amanda Root in "The Norman Conquests," and Marin Ireland in "reasons to be pretty."

Finishing out those nominations is the legendary Angela Lansbury in "Blithe Spirit."

The featured actresses in a musical nominees are Jennifer Damiano for "Next to Normal," Haydn Gwynne and Carole Shelley for "Billy Elliot, The Musical", and Karen Olivo in "West Side Story."

Completing the nominations for featured musical actress is Martha Plimpton in "Pal Joey."

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Jane Fonda Could Add a Tony to Her Collection

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Jane Fonda Could Add a Tony to Her Collection

Jane Fonda has made a triumphant return to acting, but this time, she's on stage.

Fonda has made a big hit in Moises Kaufman's "33 Variations." The play opened Monday with raves for her performance.

The LA Times is predicting that she could win a Tony for this show. This would be particularly notable, as she already has Oscar awards for "Klute" and "Coming Home" and an Emmy for "The Dollmaker."

The play is about a woman trying to unlock the mystery of Beethoven's composition by the same name.

This show marks Fonda's return to the stage after a 46-year absence. She was nominated for a Tony for that performance, a two-week run in "There Was a Little Girl."

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