`RAGTIME,' `THE LION KING' LEAD IN TONY NOMINATIONS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. ``Ragtime ragtime: see jazz. ragtime U.S. popular music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries distinguished by its heavily syncopated rhythm. Ragtime found its characteristic expression in formally structured piano compositions, the accented left-hand ,'' a musical version of E.L. Doctorow's novel celebrating turn-of-the-century America, led with 13 Tony nominations Monday, honoring the best of a bountiful Broadway season. ``The Lion King,'' Disney's stage extravaganza of its successful animated feature, was second with 11 nominations. Both were nominated for best musical, along with the short-lived ``Side Show'' and ``The Scarlet Pimpernel scarlet pimpernel anagallisarvensis. .'' Nominated for best play were ``Art'' by Yasmina Reza Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959[1]), is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter. Her parents were both of Jewish origin, her father Iranian, her mother Hungarian[2]. , ``Golden Child'' by David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is a contemporary American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S. He was born in Los Angeles, California and was educated at Stanford University and the Yale School of Drama. , ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' by Martin McDonagh and John Leguizamo's one-man show, ``Freak.'' Leguizamo, whose autobiographical work concerns growing up Latino in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , also was nominated for best actor in a play. His competition in the hotly contested category will be Anthony LaPaglia, who plays a troubled Brooklyn dock worker in ``A View From the Bridge A View from the Bridge is a play by Arthur Miller originally produced as a one-act verse drama on Broadway in 1955. It was based upon an unproduced screenplay that Miller developed with Elia Kazan in the early 1950s, entitled The Hook, dealing with corruption on the Brooklyn ,'' and two British actors, Richard Briers in ``The Chairs'' and Alfred Molina in ``Art.'' Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner, who played Siamese twins Siamese twins, congenitally united organisms that are complete or nearly complete individuals. They develop from a single fertilized ovum that has divided imperfectly; complete division would produce identical twins, having the same sex and general characteristics. in ``Side Show,'' received a joint nomination for lead actress in a musical. They will face Betty Buckley from ``Triumph of Love,'' Natasha Richardson in ``Cabaret'' and Marin Mazzie of ``Ragtime.'' Allison Janney, LaPaglia's co-star in ``A View From the Bridge,'' was nominated for best actress in a play, as were Jane Alexander of ``Honour,'' Geraldine McEwan of ``The Chairs'' and Marie Mullen of ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane.'' ``Ragtime'' scored two leading actor-musical nominations, one for Peter Friedman and the other for Brian Stokes Mitchell who plays Coalhouse Walker. They face Alan Cumming, the lascivious las·civ·i·ous adj. 1. Given to or expressing lust; lecherous. 2. Exciting sexual desires; salacious. [Middle English, from Late Latin lasc master of ceremonies in the revival of ``Cabaret,'' and Douglas Sills, who plays the title character in ``The Scarlet Pimpernel.'' ``Ragtime'' and ``The Lion King'' dominated the technical and musical categories. Each received nominations for sets, costumes and lighting as well as book, score, direction and orchestrations. Paul Simon, whose musical ``The Capeman'' was one of the season's biggest flops, was nominated for his score. Overlooked by the Tony nominating committee were such actors as Liam Neeson for his portrayal of Oscar Wilde in ``The Judas Kiss'' and both of Molina's co-stars in ``Art:'' Alan Alda and Victor Garber. Also snubbed by the committee were Melissa Errico, the star of ``High Society,'' and Rebecca Luker, who stars in the revival of ``The Sound of Music.'' ``High Society'' was also passed over for a best-musical nomination. The award for regional theater will go to the Denver Center Theatre Company. The nominations were announced by Rosie O'Donnell, Bernadette Peters and Peter Gallagher. The Tonys, with O'Donnell as host, will be presented June 7 at Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338] See : Theater in a nationally televised, three-hour broadcast. The first hour will be on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , the last two on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. . The nominees: Play: ``Art'' by Yasmina Reza, ``Freak'' by John Leguizamo, ``Golden Child'' by David Henry Hwang, ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' by Martin McDonagh. Musical: ``Ragtime,'' ``Side Show,'' ``The Lion King,'' ``The Scarlet Pimpernel.'' Book of a Musical: Terrence McNally, ``Ragtime''; Bill Russell, ``Side Show''; Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, ``The Lion King''; Nan Knighton, ``The Scarlet Pimpernel.'' Original Score: Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, ``Ragtime''; Henry Krieger and Bill Russell, ``Side Show''; Paul Simon and Derek Walcott, ``The Capeman''; Elton John, Tim Rice, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer, ``The Lion King.'' Revival-Play: ``A View From the Bridge,'' ``Ah, Wilderness!'' ``The Chairs,'' ``The Diary of Anne Frank.'' Revival-Musical: ``Cabaret,'' ``1776,'' ``The Sound of Music.'' Actor-Play: Richard Briers, ``The Chairs''; Anthony LaPaglia, ``A View From the Bridge''; John Leguizamo, ``Freak''; Alfred Molina, ``Art.'' Actress-Play: Jane Alexander, ``Honour''; Allison Janney, ``A View From the Bridge''; Geraldine McEwan, ``The Chairs''; Marie Mullen, ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane.'' Actor-Musical: Alan Cumming, ``Cabaret''; Peter Friedman, ``Ragtime''; Brian Stokes Mitchell, ``Ragtime''; Douglas Sills, ``The Scarlet Pimpernel.'' Actress-Musical: Betty Buckley, ``Triumph of Love''; Marin Mazzie, ``Ragtime''; Natasha Richardson, ``Cabaret''; Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner, ``Side Show.'' Featured Actor-Play: Tom Murphy, ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane''; Brian F. O'Byrne, ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane''; Sam Trammell, ``Ah, Wilderness!''; Max Wright, ``Ivanov.'' Featured Actress-Play: Enid Graham, ``Honour''; Linda Lavin, ``The Diary of Anne Frank''; Anna Manahan, ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane''; Julyana Soelistyo, ``Golden Child.'' Featured Actor-Musical: Gregg Edelman, ``1776''; John McMartin, ``High Society''; Ron Rifkin, ``Cabaret''; Samuel E. Wright Samuel E. Wright (born November 20, 1948 in Camden, South Carolina) is an American actor who is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid. , ``The Lion King.'' Featured Actress-Musical: Anna Kendrick, ``High Society''; Tsidii Le Loka Tsidii Le Loka-Lupindo is an African singer who is known in America for originating the role of Rafiki in the Broadway production of The Lion King. Awards In 1998, Tsidii Le Loka was nominated for a Tony Award. , ``The Lion King''; Audra McDonald, ``Ragtime''; Mary Louise Wilson, ``Cabaret.'' Director-Play: Garry Hynes, ``The Beauty Queen of Leenane''; Michael Mayer, ``A View From the Bridge''; Simon McBurney, ``The Chairs''; Matthew Warchus, ``Art.'' Director-Musical: Scott Ellis, ``1776''; Frank Galati, ``Ragtime''; Sam Mendes with Rob Marshall, ``Cabaret''; Julie Taymor, ``The Lion King.'' Scenic Design: Bob Crowley, ``The Capeman''; Richard Hudson, ``The Lion King''; Eugene Lee, ``Ragtime''; Quay Brothers, ``The Chairs.'' Costume Design: William Ivey Long William Ivey Long is an American 5-time Tony Award-winning costume designer for mainly Broadway plays and musicals including his most notable work on The Producers, Hairspray, Nine, Crazy for You and his newest Tony-winning work on Grey Gardens. , ``Cabaret''; Santo Loquasto, ``Ragtime''; Martin Pakledinaz, ``Golden Child''; Julie Taymor, ``The Lion King.'' Lighting Design: Paul Anderson, ``The Chairs''; Peggy Eisenhauer and Mike Baldassari, ``Cabaret''; Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, ``Ragtime''; Donald Holder ``The Lion King.'' Choreography: Graciela Daniele, ``Ragtime''; Garth Fagan, ``The Lion King''; Forever Tango Dancers, ``Forever Tango''; Rob Marshall, ``Cabaret.'' Orchestrations: William David Brohn William David Brohn is an award-winning arranger and orchestrator, best known for his theatre scores of musicals such as Miss Saigon, Ragtime and Wicked. , ``Ragtime''; Robert Elhai, David Metzger and Bruce Fowler, ``The Lion King''; Michael Gibson, ``Cabaret''; Stanley Silverman, ``The Capeman.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Tsidii Le Loka, who plays the shaman Rafiki in the Broadway production of ``The Lion King,'' is one of the Tony Award nominees for best featured actress in a musical. Associated Press |
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