The musical ‘Some Like It Hot’ leads in the nomination for Tony

The musical “Some Like It Hot” leads with 13 nominations in the nominations for the prestigious Tony Awards, which were announced today in New York and which honor the best of Broadway every year.

The nominations were announced by Lea Mitchell, star of the still-running musical “Funny Girl,” and Myles Frost, who won a Tony last year for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in the musical “MJ.”

“Some like it hot”musical film version from 1959, directed and produced by Billy Eilder, has among its nominations Best Musical, Best Director and Best Actor.

In the category the best musical it will have to compete with “& Juliet,” “New York, New York” and “Shucked,” which collected nine nominations each, as well as “Kimberly Akimbo.”

“Some like it hot” is set in Chicago, during the era of alcohol prohibition (1920-1933), and tells the story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob attack, on a life-changing journey.

For the best award directing a musical competing are Michael Arden (“Parade”), Lear de Bessonet (“Into The Woods”), Casey Nicholaw (“Some Lite It Hot”), Jack O’Brien (“Shucked”) and Jessica Stone (“Kimberly Akimbo”). .

On the other hand, Dominican fashion designer Emilio Sosa has two nominations for changing rooms works “Ain’t No Mo” and “Good Night, Oscar”.

The plays competing for the Tony include three award winners Pulitzer Dramas: “Between Riverside and Crazy”, “Cost of Living” and “Fat Ham”.

A total of 38 shows competed for the 76th edition this year tony awards whose winners will be announced on June 11 at the United Palace Theater in Upper Manhattan, an event hosted by actress and singer Ariana DeBose.

That day, and as already announced, the Tonys will be honored with an award for excellence in Theater Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried.