At a press conference this morning, actors Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker unveiled the nominees for the 69th annual Tony Awards, which honors the best of Broadway theater.
This year's top nominees are the musical An American in Paris, based on the 1951 Gene Kelly movie of the same name, and Fun Home, a musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic novel memoir. Both plays earned a total of 12 nominations, including Best Musical. Other top nominees include Something Rotten! (10 nominations), The King and I (9 nominations), and Wolf Hall Parts One and Two (8 nominations).
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