Tony Award 2008 Nominations

On Tuesday, The American Theatre Wing announced the 2008 Tony Award Nominees. Here's a quick preview so you know who's up...we'll make sure to give lots of commentary and predictions later.

Best Play
August: Osage County
Rock 'n' Roll
The Seafarer
The 39 Steps

Best Musical
Cry-Baby
In The Heights
Passing Strange
Xanadu

Best Book of a Musical
Cry-Baby
In The Heights
Passing Strange
Xanadu

Best Original Score
Cry-Baby
In The Heights
The Little Mermaid
Passing Strange

Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Macbeth

Best Revival of a Musical
Grease
Gypsy
South Pacific
Sunday in the Park with George

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Ben Daniels (Les Liaisons Dangereuses)
Laurence Fishburne (Thurgood)
Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing)
Rufus Sewell (Rock 'n' Roll)
Patrick Stewart (Macbeth)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve Best (The Homecoming)
Deanna Dunagan (August: Osage County)
Kate Fleetwood (Macbeth)
S. Epatha Merkerson (Come Back, Little Sheba)
Amy Morton (August: Osage County)

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Daniel Evans (Sunday in the Park with George)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights)
Stew (Passing Strange)
Paulo Szot (South Pacific)
Tom Wopat (A Catered Affair)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Kerry Butler (Xanadu)
Patty LuPone (Gypsy)
Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific)
Faith Prince (A Catered Affair)
Jenna Russell (Sunday in the Park with George)

For more nominees, visit the Tony Awards website.