'Hadestown,' singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell's Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical 'Ain't Too Proud,' built around songs by the Temptations, which received a dozen nominations.
This image released by DKC O&M Co. shows the cast during a performance of"Hadestown," directed by Rachel Chavkin. NEW YORK -- "Hadestown," singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell's Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical "Ain't Too Proud," built around songs by the Temptations, which received a dozen nominations.
The best-play nominees are the Northern Irish drama "The Ferryman," from Jez Butterworth; James Graham's "Ink," about Rupert Murdoch; Taylor Mac's Broadway debut, "Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus"; Tarell Alvin McCraney's "Choir Boy"; and Heidi Schreck's "What the Constitution Means to Me," a personal tour of the landmark document at the heart of so many American divisions.
"We made the decision that we couldn't and didn't want to put the film onstage," Ellis said after his show got 11 nods. "The core of it is still, 'How far will someone go to do what they love?' So that freed us up to explore relationships and how times have shifted and how women are demanding equality."
Laurie Metcalf got an acting nod for "Hillary and Clinton" and if she wins the Tony this year, she will be the first person to win acting Tonys three years consecutively. . "Living the dream is one thing, but if you don't stick around long enough to enjoy the dream when it becomes a reality, then what good is the dream? So here I am. I'm living the dream for a horde of people," he said.
Patrick Page, who has appeared in over a dozen Broadway shows including "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!," "The Lion King" and "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," earned his first Tony nomination for playing Hades in "Hadestown." Block, a veteran of Broadway shows such as "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and "Falsettos," got her third nomination for playing one of three actresses who portray the title character in "The Cher Show."
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