Broadway's black stars shine with Tony nominations:
"Cast members attend the opening night of 'The Scottsboro Boys' on Broadway at
the Lyceum Theatre on October 31, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by John W.
Ferguson/Getty Images)The prestigious Tony Award nominations are in!Today,
Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick made the announcements. In the months
to come, Broadway's best will wait in anticipation for the official awards ceremony.
The predominantly African American cast of The Scottsboro Boys cleaned up with
a total of 12 nominations. The musical based on the 1930s Alabama court case
involving nine black men wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman closed in
December of 2010 due to low ticket sales, but is campaigning for a return to
Broadway after posthumous acclaim. The show's nominations include best play and
best musical. One of the show's leads, Joshua Henry, is nominated for best performance
by an actor in a leading role in a musical and his co-stars Forrest McClendon and
Colman Domingo are nominated for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical."
