Whoopi Goldberg will host this season's Tony Awards ceremony June 15. CBS-TV will broadcast the event live from Radio City Music Hall, 8-11 PM (ET). (Click here for a full list of nominations.)
The nominees for Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play follow:
Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Rufus Sewell, Rock 'n' Roll
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Here is a look at the nominated actors in their productions:
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Ben Daniels in
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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Laurence Fishburne in
Thurgood
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Mark Rylance in
Boeing-Boeing
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Rufus Sewell in
Rock 'n' Roll
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Patrick Stewart in
Macbeth
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Photos by Joan Marcus (Les Liasions..., Boeing-Boeing, Rock 'n' Roll)‚ Carol Rosegg (Thurgood) and Manuel Harlan (Macbeth). Additional photos by Aubrey Reuben and Ernio Hernandez.
