NEW YORK — “An American in Paris” and “Fun Home” each received a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, showing different sides of Broadway. One is sunny — the stage adaptation of the 1951 musical film with George and Ira Gershwin songs — and the other moody — the dark show based on Alison Bechdel’s coming-of-age graphic novel about her closeted, suicidal dad.
“It’s nice to know if something’s good, there’s room for it,” said Max von Essen, nominated for featured actor in a musical in “American.”
Michael Cerveris got one of the dozen nods for “Fun Home,” as best leading actor in a musical.
Nomination ranged from 11-year-old Sydney Lucas in “Fun Home” to 82-year-old Chita Rivera, looking for her third Tony for the musical “The Visit.” Helen Mirren and Bradley Cooper also got nominations.
Two Colorado natives picked up best-actress nominations: Annaleigh Ashford for “You Can’t Take It With You,” and Beth Malone in “Fun Home.” Ashford performed in a cabaret in April at the Denver Center’s Galleria Theatre, while Malone was in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” in September at at the Denver Center Theatre Company.
