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It’s Tony time
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Will Tony love Atlanta this year?
Yeah, baby. When the nominees for the 2007 Tony Awards are announced this morning in New York, you can bet that a few kisses will be blown our way.
Here’s a quick look at some of the ways Atlanta may figure in this year’s Tony nominations. (Awards will be handed out June 10.)
Kenny Leon. It’s highly likely that August Wilson’s final drama, “Radio Golf,” will be nominated in some categories, including best new play. But will Atlanta director Leon score his first directing nomination? Leon’s first Broadway effort, 2004’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” won two Tonys, and “Gem of the Ocean,” the Wilson play that Leon took to Broadway in 2005, was nominated for five. But Leon himself has never been nominated.
Alfred Uhry. The “Driving Miss Daisy” author is back on Broadway with “LoveMusik,” a new musical suggested by the love letters of German composer Kurt Weill and his wife, Lotte Lenya. Uhry is a virtual shoo-in for his book, which frames the musical around the songs of Weill.
Outstanding Regional Theater. Each year, the League of American Theatres and Producers awards a Tony to a regional playhouse. Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre has never won. Could this be the year?
ON AJC.COM: Go online this morning for complete coverage of the 2007 Tony nominees.
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