Monday, June 11, 2012

Local Stars at the Tonys

The Tri-State was well represented at last night's Tony Awards, as native sons - one from Huntington and one from Ashland - were nominated for two major awards.

Here's the story from the Associated Press:

Two Tri-State natives were nominated for Tony Awards — and one of them brought home the coveted award Sunday eve­ning.

Ashland native Steve Kazee (that's him on the right) won Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musi­cal for his heartfelt and touching performance in Once, which ended the night with seven awards, includ­ing Best Musical.

Huntington native Michael Cerveris (left) was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his work in Evita. That award went to Michael McGrath for Nice Work If You Can Get It. Cerveris is also a regular guest star in the TV show Fringe.

In Once Kazee plays an Irish street musician and vacuum cleaner repairman in Dublin who falls in love with a Czech flower seller. It’s based on the 2007 film that featured the Oscar-winning song “Falling Slowly.”

A 36-year-old rising star and guitar player with matinee idol looks, Kazee has gone from replacement parts in Spamalot to an understudy role in Sea­scape to starring in 110 in the Shade. He also starred on CMT’s series Working Class.

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