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Morning Open Thread: The Tonys Are Coming! [1]

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Date: 2025-05-21

This year’s Tony Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, June 8th.

Nominees for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical:

A Star Is Born

Although the new musical Boop got mixed reviews, Jasmine Amy Rogers got raves for her performance as the titular Betty Boop. I think this clip shows why:

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Mama Rose

Audra McDonald has won more Tony Awards (6) than anyone else in the history of the awards. She finally got to play the most iconic stage mother ever. β€œSome People”:

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Norma Desmond

Nicole Scherzinger was a member of the Pussycat Dolls from 2003-2010. She got raves for her performance in Sunset Boulevard, first in London, where she won a Best Actress Olivier Award, and now on Broadway.

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Death Becomes Her

Jennifer Simard is a three-time Tony Award nominee and has appeared primarily on and off-Broadway. Here she is recording β€œLet’s Run Away Together” for the soundtrack album.

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Also Death Becomes Her

Megan Hilty also has an extensive background in theater, where she too has been nominated for Tony Awards. Will she and Jennifer Simard cancel each other out? Again, recording the cast album, with β€œFalling Apart.”

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