Huntington Friends and Family do well in Tony Nominations

Contributed by Todd Williams

Awards season continues with yesterday's announcement of the Tony Awards. Congrats to everyone - we're especially proud this year of Kenny Leon (Fences), and Alexander Dodge (Present Laughter). Here's the short list of our friends and family who received nominations:

[Name, Name of Broadway Play for nomination, (Name of Huntington Production of which you may remember them for)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Viola Davis, Fences, (Seven Guitars)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kate Baldwin, Finian’s Rainbow, (She Loves Me)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Stephen McKinley Henderson, Fences, (Jitney)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Christopher Fitzgerald, Finian's Rainbow, (Springtime for Henry)

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Kenny Leon, Fences, (Fences, Stick Fly)

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Ragtime, (Ain’t Misbehavin’)

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Daryl Waters, Memphis, (A Civil War Christmas)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Rob Ashford, Promises, Promises, (Marty)

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Alexander Dodge, Present Laughter, (Present Laughter… and many more)

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Derek McLane, Ragtime,  (Becky Shaw, Bad Dates)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Martin Pakledinaz, Lend Me a Tenor, (The Game of Love and Chance)
Constanza Romero, Fences, (Gem of the Ocean, Seven Guitars)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Paul Tazewell, Memphis, (Ah, Wilderness )

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams, American Idiot, (The 39 Steps, The Rose Tattoo)
Donald Holder, Ragtime, (Radio Golf, The Cherry Orchard, Falsettos)

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Dan Moses Schreier, Sondheim on Sondheim and A Little Night Music (Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean,)

BEST MUSICAL
Judith Krupp, American Idiot - Producer, (Huntington Theatre Co Trustee)