Winners of the 59th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards — which honor the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre — were announced May 11. Billy Elliot the Musical received seven awards, the most... Next to Normal was also considered last year and won the OCC Award for Outstanding Score. [title of show] was also eligible when it played Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre two years ago.] Source

Photo Op:  Meet the Nominees! Tony Hopefuls Party at 2009 Press Reception It was wall-to-wall celebs at the Millennium Broadway Hotel on May 6 as the 2009 Tony Award nominees gathered for the annual...big is happening!   Source

2009 Tony Award Nominees React to the News! Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot, The Musical Kiril: It's amazing...is the stuff of dreams. We're all delighted. Amanda Root, my stage wife and fellow nominee, lives just upstairs from me. About three quarters of an hour later, she banged excitedly on her floor." Source

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Jeff Daniels, God of Carnage Raúl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow James Gandolfini, God of Carnage Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King Thomas Sadoski, Reasons to Be Pretty...the Broadway League. Theodore S. Chapin is chairman and Howard Sherman is executive director of the American Theatre Wing. Alan Wasser Associates will act as the general manager of the 2009 Tony Awards

Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations By Andrew Gans May 5, 2009 Tony Award winners Cynthia Nixon (Rabbit Hole) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) announced... Bat-Barry Productions, Ken Davenport, Ergo Entertainment, Ronald Frankel, Jon B. Platt, James D. Stern, The Weinstein Company, Tara Smith/b. Swibel, Dede Harris/Sharon Karmazin, Arny Grana

One for All The case for a Best-Ensemble Tony. Every cast is an ensemble; even Liza Minnelli has to pull herselves together. But some shows seem more like team efforts than others, and this Broadway...his excellent Waiting for Godot castmate John Goodman (they’re both great, but Glover was the big surprise), and either Billy Elliot ’s Gregory Jbara or Hair ’s Will Swenson will win. Source

Winners of the 24th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were announced May 3 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. The awards honor outstanding achievement in Off-Broadway theatre. Fela! — the new musical based...Tierney, The Sound and the Fury (April Seventh, 1928) Special Awards Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence Ira Weitzman Outstanding Body of Work The Lark Play Development Center Source

Stage-bound Academy Award nominee and Anne Hathaway will continue to pay homage to the theater, appearing as a presenter at the 2009 Obie Awards , according to The New York Post. The actress will...Webster Hall in Manhattan. Presenters for the awards will include the newly announced Anne Hathaway, Brian d'Arcy James, Gavin Creel, Karen Olivo, John Shea, Kate Mulgrew and Marc Kudisch. Source

Drama Desk Nominees Announced; 9 to 5 Garners 15 Nominations Tony Award winners Jim Dale and Faith Prince announced the nominees for the 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards April 27 at the New York Friars...Clay Campbell Scott, The Atheist Unique Theatrical Experience: Absinthe (2008 Edition) Arias With a Twist Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words Désir Soul of Shaolin Surrender Source

Easter Bonnet Hosts to Include Allen, Creel, Luker, Munoz, Swenson and More As previously announced, the 23rd Annual Easter Bonnet Competition — benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS — will...to the company with the best bonnet design and presentation. Additional awards will be presented to the Broadway play, national tour and Off-Broadway production raising the most money. Source