In the tradition, the Tony Award Nominees were hosted at the Empire State Building on a beautiful June 3rd afternoon, all looking casual and ready for the big night on June 8th.
Theater Pizzazz’ Magda Katz was on the scene to record the event which included:
· Adriane Lenox (After Midnight, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical)
· Andy Karl (Rocky, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical)
· Anika Larsen (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical)
· Anika Noni Rose (A Raisin in the Sun, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play)
· Brian J. Smith (The Glass Menagerie, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play)
· Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical)
· Celia Keenan-Bolger (The Glass Menagerie, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play)
· James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical)
· Jarrod Spector (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical)
· Jefferson Mays (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical)
· Jessie Mueller (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical)
· Kelli O’Hara (The Bridges of Madison County, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical)
· Lauren Worsham (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical)
· Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical)
· Mary Bridget Davies (A Night with Janis Joplin, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical)
· Nick Cordero (Bullets Over Broadway, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical)
· Reed Birney (Casa Valentina, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play)
· Samuel Barnett (Twelfth Night, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play)
· Sutton Foster (Violet, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical)