2008 Tony Nominations

For all those who care. Not living in New York, I have not any of these productions so I cannot guess as to who will win. As far as I know, the shows that did not get much (if any) love but deserved to include: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, NOVEMBER, THE COUNTRY GIRL, and CYRANO DE BERGERAC. Next to each of the acting nominees, I have included the on-screen appearance for which they are best known (if any).

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**Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play**
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Rufus Sewell, Rock 'n' Roll
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

**Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play**
Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth
Eve Best, The Homecoming
Amy Morton, August: Osage County
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba

**Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play**
David Pittu, Is He Dead?
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
Conleth Hill, The Seafarer
Bobby Canavale, Mauritius
Rael Esparza, The Homecoming

**Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play**
Laurie Metcalf, November
Martha Plimpton, Top Girls
Sinead Cusack, Rock 'n' Roll
Mary McCormack, Boeing-Boeing
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County

**Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical**
Stew, Passing Strange
Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair
Lin-Manuel, Miranda in the Heights
Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George
Paulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific"

**Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical **
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Kerry Butler, Xanadu
Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George
Kelli O'Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific

**Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical**
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Robin De Jeses, In the Heights
Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific"
Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein

**Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical**
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Olga Merediz, In the Heights
de'Adre Aziza, Passing Strange
Loretta Ables, Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific"
Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein

**Best Direction of a Play**
Maria Aitken, The 39 Steps
Conor McPherson, The Seafarer
Matthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County

**Best Direction of a Musical**
Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
Stew & Heigi Rodewald, Passing Strange
Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In the Heights
Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with George

**Best Book of a Musical**
Stew, Passing Strange
Douglas Carter Beane, Xanadu
Quiara Alegra Hudes, In the Heights
Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan, Cry-Baby

**Best Revival of a Play**
Macbeth
Boeing-Boeing
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereuses

**Best Revival of a Musical**
Gypsy
Grease
Sunday in the Park with George
Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific"

**Best Play**
Rock 'n' Roll
The Seafarer
The 39 Steps
August: Osage County

**Best Musical**
Xanadu
Cry-Baby
In the Heights
Passing Strange

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**LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT**
Stephen Sondheim




**Is anyone able to predict these? I cannot since I have not seen these particular productions.

Here's the tally...

13 nominations
In the Heights...Best Actor, Best Featured Actor, Best Featured Actress, Best Direction, Best Book, Best Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design (of a musical)

11 nominations
Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific"...Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Featured Actor, Best Featured Actress, Best Direction, Best Revival, Best Choreography, Best Scenic Design, Best Costumes Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design (of a musical)

9 nominations
Sunday in Park w/ George...Best Actor, Actress, Direction, Revival, Orchestrations, Scenic Design, Costumes, Lighting, Sound

7 nominations
Gypsy......Best Actress, Featured Actor, Featured Actress, Direction, Revival, Costume Design, Sound Design (of a musical)
August: Osage County...Best Actress (2), Best F. Actress, Best Direction, Best Play, Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting (of a play)

6 nominations
The 39 Steps......Best Direction, Play, Scenic Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Sound Design (of a play)
Macbeth...Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Revival, Best Scenic Design, Best Sound Design, Best Lighting Design (of a play)
Boeing-Boeing...Best Actor, Best Featured Actress, Best Direction, Best Revival, Best Costumes, Best Sound Design (of a play)

5 nominations
Les Liaisons Dangereuses...Best Actor, Best Revival, Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design (of a play)

4 nominations
The Seafarer...Best Featured Actor (2), Best Direction, Best Play (of a play)
Xanadu.........Best Actress, Best Book, Best Musical, Best Choreography (of a musical)
Rock 'n' Roll...Best Actor, Best Featured Actress, Best Play, Best Sound Design (of a play)
Cry-Baby......Best Book of a Musical, Best Musical, Best Choreography, Best Original Score

3 nominations
The Homecoming...Best Actress, Best Featured Actor, Best Revival (of a play)
A Catered Affair.....Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Orchestrations (of a musical)
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein....Best Featured Actor, Featured Actress, Scenic Design (of a Musical)

2 nominations
The Little Mermaid....Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Original Score

1 nomination
Thurgood...Best Actor in a Play
Come Back, Little Sheba...Best Actress in a Play
Grease..............................Best Revival of a Musical
Mauritius.........................Best Featured Actor in a Play
Is He Dead?......................Best Featured Actor in a Play
Top Girls..........................Best Featured Actress in a Play
Cyrano de Bergerac..........Best Costume Design of a Play
November.........................Best Featured Actress in a Play