Tony Awards 2013 announced today (WHERE'S BETTE MIDLER !!!)

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The 2013 Tony Award nominees were announced in NYC this morning at a press conference hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster. Topping the list with 13 nominations is the Cyndi Lauper-scored Kinky Boots. Notably shut out was Bette Midler and we've got dueling gays in the Best Leading Actor In A Play category. Via Broadway.com:

Best Musical
A Christmas Story
Bring It On
Kinky Boots
Matilda

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

Best Revival of a Play
Golden Boy
Orphans
The Trip to Bountiful
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Revival of a Musical
Annie
Cinderella
Pippin
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Best Leading Actor 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 Leading Actress 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 Leading Actor in a Musical
Bertie Carvel, Matilda
Santino Fontana, Cinderella
Rob McClure, Chaplin
Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Stark Sands, Kinky Boots

Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Carolee Carmello, Scandalous
Valisia LeKae, Motown: The Musical
Patina Miller, Pippin
Laura Osnes, Cinderella

Gay authors Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots) and Douglas Carter Beane (Cinderella) are nominated for Best Book. Hit the link for the full list.

[caeron]

Sorry, I heard the nominations were different...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/loud-desperate-need-for-approval-leads-tony-nomina,32261/

[OneFinger]

For what it's worth, here's my predictions:

Best Musical = Kinky Boots (although I'm afraid Matilda will actually take it).

Best Play = Lucky Guy

Best Revival Play = Trip to Bountiful

Best Revival Musical = The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Best Leading Actor - Play = Nathan Lane in The Nance. But, wouldn't be surprised to see Tom Hanks get it. I personally felt The Nance but a much better play.

Best Leading Actress - Play = Holland Taylor in Ann

Best Leading Actor - Musical = Stark Sands in Kinky Boots (my personal favorite - he's a real sweethear). But, I think the actual winner will be Bertie Carvell in Miltada. Also wouldn't be upset if Billy Porter in Kinky Boots got it. His performance was wonderful.

Best Leading Actress - Musical = Stephanie J. Block, The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Having just returned from NYC, I've seen many of the nominated plays. Much more exciting for me this year.