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 Actress in a Musical follow:
Kerry Butler, Xanadu
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Kelli O'Hara, South Pacific
Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park With George
Here is a look at the nominated actresses in their productions:
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Kerry Butler in
Xanadu
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Patti LuPone
in Gypsy
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Kelli O'Hara in
South Pacific
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Faith Prince in
A Catered Affair
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Jenna Russell in
Sunday in the Park with George
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Photos by Joan Marcus (Gypsy, South Pacific, Sunday in the Park...)‚ Paul Kolnik (Xanadu) and Jim Cox (A Catered Affair). Additional photos by Aubrey Reuben and Ernio Hernandez.
