Nominations for this year's Tony awards were announced Tuesday morning and surprise surprise, the nominations are led by some of the year's flashiest musicals.
But here's the crucial question: Do Tony nominations affect ticket prices? The answer is ... sometimes.
The shows at the center of the Tony broadcast on June 7, either at the podium or in theatrical excerpt during the broadcast, can become as much as 35 percent more expensive on the secondary ticket market over the course of the week following the Tonys. The shows most likely to rise in price at the box office are musicals (duh) that clean up prize-wise.
A ticket sales representative at Broadway.com told DNAinfo that Tony nominations do not affect the price of tickets.
The most heavily nominated productions this year are "An American in Paris," a stage adaptation of the 1951 Gene Kelly film of the same name, and "Fun Home," an adaptation of Alison Bechdel's "family tragicomic" graphic memoir, each with 12 nominations. Other notable nominees include "Something Rotten!" a family-friendly musical that riffs on Shakespeare and which is nominated in 10 catgories, and an opulent revival of "The King and I" starring Ken Watanabe, with nine nominations.
Also announced today: The hosts of this year's Tony awards will be tiny coloratura soprano Kristin Chenoweth and natural choice for master of ceremonies Alan Cumming.
The a list of notable nominees is below. The full list can be found here.
Best Play
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
"Disgraced"
"Hand to God"
"Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"
Best Musical
"An American in Paris"
"Fun Home"
"Something Rotten"
"The Visit"
Best Revival of a Play
"The Elephant Man"
"Skylight"
"This Is Our Youth"
"You Can’t Take It with You"
Best Revival of a Musical
"The King and I"
"On the Town"
"On the Twentieth Century"
Best Book of a Musical
"An American in Paris"
"Fun Home"
"Something Rotten!"
"The Visit"
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater
"Fun Home"
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics: Lisa Kron
"The Last Ship"
Music & Lyrics: Sting
"Something Rotten!"
Music & Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
"The Visit"
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Steven Boyer, "Hand to God"
Bradley Cooper, "The Elephant Man"
Ben Miles, "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two"
Bill Nighy, "Skylight"
Alex Sharp, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Geneva Carr, "Hand to God"
Helen Mirren, "The Audience"
Elisabeth Moss, "The Heidi Chronicles"
Carey Mulligan, "Skylight"
Ruth Wilson, "Constellations"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, "Fun Home"
Robert Fairchild, "An American in Paris"
Brian d’Arcy James, "Something Rotten!"
Ken Watanabe, "The King and I"
Tony Yazbeck, "On the Town"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Kristin Chenoweth, "On the Twentieth Century"
Leanne Cope, "An American in Paris"
Beth Malone, "Fun Home"
Kelli O’Hara, "The King and I"
Chita Rivera, "The Visit"
