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The 2008 Tony Awards Sunday, June 15th 8/7c CBS
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance Winner, for Boeing-Boeing
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Boeing-Boeing marks Rylance's Broadway debut. He has been celebrated as a performer and director in particular for his work on plays by William Shakespeare.
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Deanna Dunagan
Deanna Dunagan Winner, for August: Osage County
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Dunagan made her Broadway debut in 1979 as an understudy at Circle in the Square in Shaw's Man and Superman.
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Paulo Szot
Paulo Szot Winner, for South Pacific
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This marks Szot's Broadway debut. A native of Brazil, he performed across the globe in such operatic roles as Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Count Des Grieux in Le Portrait de Manon, Marcello in La Bohème, and the title character of Eugene Onegin.
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone Winner, for Gypsy
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Now a five-time Tony nominee, LuPone is a 1980 Tony winner for Evita. Her previous nominations were for Sweeney Todd, Anything Goes, and The Robber Bridegroom. Meet this nominee on Downstage Center.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Jim Norton
Jim Norton Winner, for The Seafarer
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A veteran of Broadway and London’s West End, Norton received a 2007 Olivier Award for his performance in The Seafarer. He currently stars Off Broadway in Port Authority, his fifth play by Conor McPherson.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Rondi Reed
Rondi Reed Winner, for August: Osage County
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In addition to her Broadway work, Reed has appeared in more than 60 Steppenwolf Theatre Company productions. This is her first Tony Award nomination. Meet this nominee on Working in the Theatre.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines Winner, for Gypsy
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This marks Gaines's fifth Tony Award nomination. He has previously won Tonys for Contact, She Loves Me, and The Heidi Chronicles. Meet this nominee on Downstage Center and Working in the Theatre.
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti Winner, for Gypsy
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Benanti is a two-time past Tony nominee, for Into the Woods and Swing!. Meet this nominee on Backstage Center.
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