Check out the CT actors nominated for the 79th Tony Awards
Connecticut nominees are from Greenwich, West Hartford, Newtown and Westport.
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The nominations for this year's Tony awards are in, and Connecticut is being represented.
Leading the pack are "The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" – both shows are nominated in 12 categories.
HBO’s “Girls” star and Greenwich native Christopher Abbott is nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his role as Biff Loman in “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman."
Sara Chase, of West Hartford, is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category for her role as Melissa Gimble in “Schmigadoon!”
Hannah Cruz, of Newtown, is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical category for her role as Svetlana Sergievsky in “Chess.”
Westport resident Kelli O'Hara is nominated for Best Lead actress in “Fallen Angels.” She plays Julia Sterroll.
The award show is being hosted by Pink on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
To see the full list of nominations, click here.
