andPOP » 9 to 5 http://www.andpop.com POP Culture with Substance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:02:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Billy Elliot Leads In Tony Noms http://www.andpop.com/2009/05/07/billy-elliot-leads-in-tony-noms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billy-elliot-leads-in-tony-noms http://www.andpop.com/2009/05/07/billy-elliot-leads-in-tony-noms/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 16:22:16 +0000 Ilan Mester http://www.andpop.com/?p=16695


The stage adaptation scored by Elton John of the Oscar nominated movie “Billy Elliot” danced away with 15 Tony Award nominations, leading in nods.

John and Dolly Parton compete for Best Original Score for “Billy Elliot” and “9 to 5.” The ballet-themed play will also go up against “Shrek The Musical,” “Next to Normal” and “Rock of Ages” for the Best Musical category.

Nominated stars include James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney, Geoffrey Rush, Martha Plimpton, Angela Lansbury, Jane Fonda, Hope Davis, Raúl Esparza, former “American Idol” finalist Constantine Maroulis among other performers.

“Hair” received a nod for Best Musical Revival and will compete against “Guys and Dolls,” the bilingual production of “West Side Story” and “Pal Joey” for the award.

This year, the Leading Actor in a Musical category has more names than usual due to the triple nomination for David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish who rotate playing the lead role in “Billy Elliot”.

For the complete list of nominees, visit: www.TonyAwards.com.

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