Twelve Tony Award nominations for Matilda The Musical on Broadway and more!
by Shell 30th Apr 2013 | 7 comments
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Matilda the Musical on Broadway has earned itself a whopping TWELVE nominations for this year’s Tony Awards!
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical – Dennis Kelly
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre – Tim Minchin (Music & Lyrics)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical – Bertie Carvel (Miss Trunchbull)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical – Gabriel Ebert (Mr Wormwood)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical – Lauren Ward (Miss Honey)
Best Direction of a Musical – Matthew Warchus
Best Choreography – Peter Darling
Best Orchestrations – Chris Nightingale
Best Scenic Design of a Musical – Rob Howell
Best Costume Design of a Musical – Rob Howell
Best Lighting Design of a Musical – Hugh Vanstone
Tony Honours for Excellence in the Theatre – The four actresses who created the title role of Matilda The Musical on Broadway: Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro.
For the full list of nominations in each category visit the Tony Awards website. The 67th Annual Tony Awards ceremony will take place on the 9th June, 2013, at Radio City Music Hall. There will be a CBS telecast and outdoor Times Square simulcast.
Congratulations to Tim and everyone at Matilda The Musical Broadway on this amazing news!
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Please note: Voting closes this Thursday 2nd May at 12pm for the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards for which Matilda The Musical received SEVEN nominations across FIVE categories. These are the only major US theatrical awards voted for completely by Broadway theatre goers and fans so if that’s you and you’d like to vote click here. More details in our original announcement here.
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As if that wasn’t enough Matilda The Musical on Broadway also received SEVEN Drama Desk Award nominations yesterday!
Outstanding Musical!
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Bertie Carvel
Outstanding Director of a Musical – Matthew Warchus
Outstanding Choreography – Peter Darling
Outstanding Lyrics – Tim Minchin
Outstanding Book of a Musical – Dennis Kelly
Outstanding Set Design – Rob Howell
The full list of categories and nominations can be found here.
The Drama Desk, an organization of theatre journalists and critics, are the only major New York theatre honours for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway compete against each other in the same category. The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be presented at the Town Hall on May 19th, 2013.
7 Comments
Maree North on 11th of June 2013
I just wanted to tell Tim how very proud I am of him … and how brilliant I think he is. I’m an Australian who has followed his career for a very long time, and just this weekend got to see him in all his glory as Judas in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar. As good as I always knew he was, his performance absolutely took my breath away and I felt SO VERY PROUD to be in that audience. I saw the original in 1972 when I was 11 yrs old – it set me on a path of a love of musicals that I am so grateful for and I have seen the best of the best – I want Tim to know that this production was right up there with the best of them and even moreso for his part in it … and Ben Forster – OMG .. just stellar performances from both of you. THANK YOU Tim … any time you make your way back home there will be a white wine waiting for you in the sun.
Irene verwey on 2nd of May 2013
Congratulations Tim!!!! You are absolutely amazing, talented and gorgeous, love all your work! X
Allison H on 1st of May 2013
This is fantastic! Many congrats for all your hard work, and many fingers crossed for winning them all!
Hilary Day on 1st of May 2013
So brilliant! Congratulations to all involved!
Pam on 30th of April 2013
:) :) :)
Sandy Brown on 30th of April 2013
Hope you win them all! Can’t wait to see it!
Leigh on 30th of April 2013
Wicked awesome!!!