'Rent' snags most Tony nominations

May 6, 1996
Web posted at: 11:05 a.m. EDT

NEW YORK (CNN) -- "Rent," the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that celebrates artists and outcasts in New York's East Village, received 10 Tony Award nominations Monday, the most of any production.

"Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," a dance musical starring Savion Glover, garnered nine nominations for the best of the 1995-96 Broadway season. The musical portrays a history of black America.

Tony Award winners will be announced June 2.

Jonathan Larson, the creator of "Rent," received two nominations -- for book and score of a musical. The 35-year-old Larson died in January before the show opened.

Both shows were nominated for best musical, along with two productions already have closed -- "Chronicle of a Death Foretold," based on the novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and "Swinging on a Star," a revue featuring the songs of lyricist Johnny Burke.

The two lavish musicals "Victor/Victoria" and "Big" were shut out from the best-musical category. However, Julie Andrews was nominated for her role in "Victor/Victoria."

Best play nominations:

• "Buried Child" by Sam Shepard
• "Master Class" by Terrence McNally
• "Racing Demon" by David Hare
• "Seven Guitars" by August Wilson

Best leading actress in a musical nominations:

• Julie Andrews, "Victor/Victoria"
• Crista Moore, "Big"
• Donna Murphy, "The King and I"
• Daphne Rubin-Vega, "Rent"

Best leading actor in a musical nominations:

• Savion Glover, "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk"
• Nathan Lane, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
• Adam Pascal, "Rent"
• Lou Diamond Phillips, "The King and I"

Best leading actress in a play nominations:

• Rosemary Harris, "A Delicate Balance"
• Elaine Stritch, "A Delicate Balance"
• Zoe Caldwell, "Master Class"
• Carol Burnett, "Moon Over Buffalo"

Best leading actor in a play nominations:

• George Grizzard, "A Delicate Balance"
• Philip Bosco, "Moon Over Buffalo"
• George C. Scott, "Inherit the Wind"
• Martin Shaw, "An Ideal Husband"

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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