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2003 Tony Awards

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If you're a fan of the theatre, the beginning of June is an exciting time as you anxiously await the annual television broadcast of the Tony Awards. The Tonys celebrate the best in live theatre's plays and musicals. Always a star-studded t.v. event, the Tonys also boast musical numbers from each year's nominated musicals.

This year the Tony awards will air Sunday, June 8th on CBS at 8:00 but for the first time ever, the broadcast has been expanded to 3 hours (from its regular 2 hour time slot). And what does that mean for theatre lovers? More stars...more performances...more gala!

Several musical numbers are scheduled for this year's telecast including:

Bernadette Peters (Gypsy)

Harvey Fierstein/Marissa Jaret Winokur & co. (Hairspray)

Mark Linn-Baker/Jay Goede (A Year with Frog and Toad)

Antonio Banderas/Jane Krakowski/Chita Rivera/Mary Stuart Masterson (Nine the musical)

Brian Stokes Mitchell/Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio/Ernie Sabella (Man of La Mancha)

and the companies of La Boheme and Def Poetry Jam are among those scheduled to appear.

Hosted by Hugh Jackman, and including appearances by Billy Joel, Melanie Griffith, Rosie Perez, Benjamin Bratt, Marisa Tomei, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Barbara Walters and a slew of others, this year's Tony broadcast is definitely not one to be missed.

Although a complete list of nominees may be found at the official website, the musical theatre nominations include:

Best musical:

1. Movin' Out

2. A Year with Frog and Toad

3. Hairspray

4. Amour

Best original score:

1. A Year with Frog and Toad

2. Urban Cowboy the musical

3. Hairspray

4. Amour

Best revival of a musical:

1. La Boheme

2. Gypsy

3. Man of La Mancha

4. Nine the Musical

The Def Poetry Jam is nominated for a Tony for Best Theatrical Special Event.

Best Performance by a leading actress in a musical:

1. Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray)

2. Bernadette Peters (Gypsy)

3. Melissa Errico (Amour)

4. Elizabeth Parkinson (Movin' Out)

5. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Man of La Mancha)

Best Performance by a leading actor in a musical:

1. Harvey Fierstein (Hairspray)

2. Antonio Banderas (Nine the Musical)

3. Brian Stokes Mitchell (Man of La Mancha)

4. Malcolm Gets (Amour)

5. John Selya (Movin' out)

Best choreography:

1. Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray)

2. Twyla Tharp (Movin' Out)

3. Robert Longbottom (Flower Drum Song)

4. Melinda Roy (Urban Cowboy the Musical)

Best Book of a Musical

1. Amour (Book by: Didier van Cauwelaert; English Adaptation by: Jeremy Sams

2. A Year with Frog and Toad (Book by: Willie Reale)

3. Flower Drum Song (Book by: David Hanry Hwang)

4. Hairspray (Book by: Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan)

For a full list of nominees and all sorts of relevant Tony information, check out the official Tony website at:

http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.ht...

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