2013 Tony Award Nominations Announced

Kinky Boots , the musical scored by Cyndi Lauper, leads with 13 nominations, followed by Matilda The Musical with 12.

Kinky Boots

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Best Musical
Bring It On: The Musical
A Christmas Story, The Musical
Kinky Boots
Matilda The Musical

Best Play
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
The Testament of Mary
Lucky Guy
The Assembled Parties

Best Revival Of A Play
Golden Boy
Orphans
Trip to Bountiful
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Revival Of A Musical
Annie
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Pippin
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Play
Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy
Nathan Lane, The Nance
Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Tom Sturridge, Orphans

Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Play
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Amy Morton, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Kristine Nielsen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Holland Taylor, Ann
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In Musical
Bertie Carvel, Matilda The Musical
Santino Fontana, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Rob McClure, Chaplin
Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Stark Sands, Kinky Boots

Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Musical
Stephanie J. Block, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Carolee Carmello, Scandalous
Valisia LeKae, Motown The Musical
Patina Miller, Pippin
Laura Osnes, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Best Book Of A Musical
A Christmas Story, The Musical
Kinky Boots
Matilda The Musical
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Best Original Score Written For The Theatre
A Christmas Story, The Musical
Hands on a Hardbody*
Kinky Boots
Matilda The Musical

*co-composed by Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio!

LINK: See the full nominations list here. The ceremony is June 9 at Radio City Music Hall.

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