By Matthew Blank
02 May 2008
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| Photo by Aubrey Reuben |
The nominations were announced April 28 by Tony Award winners Bebe Neuwirth and Len Cariou at the New York Friars Club. A Catered Affair, the new musical penned by composer John Bucchino and librettist Harvey Fierstein (who co-stars), earned 12 nominations, the most of any show of the 2007-2008 season.
Others showered with multiple nominations include the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical Adding Machine, garnering nine nominations, with both the revival of South Pacific and the new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein nabbing eight a piece. Four shows received seven nominations each: August: Osage County, Passing Strange, Sunday in the Park with George and The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island.
Click here for a full list of nominees.
Below are photos of some of those in attendance at the West 73rd Street restaurant: |  |
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Matthew Morrison and Kelli O'Hara | Linda Lavin and Michael McKean |
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Danny Burstein | Tom Wopat |
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Zoe Kazan | Laura Benanti |
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Susan Stroman | Leslie Kritzer |
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Faith Prince | Cheyenne Jackson and Douglas Carter Beane |
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Boyd Gaines | Daniel Breaker |
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Christopher Fitzgerald, Shuler Hensley and Andrea Martin |
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Rob Ashford, Sierra Boggess and Harvey Fierstein |
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From left: Jeff Perry, Deanna Dunagan, Amy Morton and Rondi Reed |
Above photos by Aubrey Reuben
