Tony Awards 2014: Neil Patrick Harris, Bryan Cranston Receive Nominations
"Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" leads with 10 nominations.
April 29, 2014— -- intro: A number of boldfaced names, including Neil Patrick Harris, Bryan Cranston and Chris O'Dowd, were among the nominees for Tony Awards announced this morning.
"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" led the field with 10 nominations, followed by "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," which received eight nominations, including one for its star, Harris. "After Midnight," "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical," "The Glass Menagerie" and "Twelfth Night" all received seven nominations each.
Select List of Tony Award 2014 Nominees
There were also plenty of big names shut out of Broadway's biggest night, scheduled for June 8.
Daniel Radcliffe ("The Cripple of Inishmaan"), Denzel Washington ("A Raisin in the Sun"), James Franco ("Of Mice and Men") and Michelle Williams ("Cabaret") were among those who failed to score a nomination.
Keep reading for a list of the nominees.
quicklist:title: Best Musical text: "After Midnight," "Aladdin," "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical" and "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder."
quicklist:title: Best Play text: "Act One," "All the Way," "Casa Valentina," "Mothers and Sons" and "Outside Mullingar."
quicklist:title: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Playtext: Samuel Barnett ("Twelfth Night"), Bryan Cranston ("All the Way") Chris O'Dowd ("Of Mice and Men"), Mark Rylance ("Richard III") and Tony Shalhoub ("Act One").
quicklist:title: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Playtext: Audra McDonald ("Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"), Tyne Daly ("Mothers and Sons"), Estelle Parsons ("The Velocity of Autumn"), LaTanya Richardson Jackson ("A Raisin in the Sun") and Cherry Jones ("The Glass Menagerie").
quicklist:title: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musicaltext: Neil Patrick Harris ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch"), Ramin Karimloo ("Les Miserables"), Andy Karl ("Rocky"), Jefferson Mays ("A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder") and Bryce Pinkham ("A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder").
quicklist: title: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musicaltext: Mary Bridget Davies ("A Night with Janis Joplin"), Sutton Foster ("Violet"), Idina Menzel, ("If/Then"), Jesse Mueller ("Beautiful - The Carole King Musical") and Kelly O'Hara ("The Bridges of Madison County").