The current production, which has a new book by Aaron Sorkin, is up for five Tonys including best revival and featured actor for Jordon Donica as Lancelot. And in 1993, Goulet took over the role of King Arthur in a production which ran 56 performances. This revival had a return engagement in 1981 this time around with Richard Harris, who starred in the 1967 movie adaptation.
And Burton returned to the role of King Arthur in a 1980 revival nominated for two Tonys: best reproduction and featured actor for Paxton Whitehead. It did earn five including best actress for Julie Andrews and winning best actor for Richard Burton. The 1960 original, staged by Moss Hart, failed to receive a best musical nomination, as well as nominations for original score and featured actor for Robert Goulet. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy adored this Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical about King Arthur, Guinevere and Sir Lancelot. The acclaimed current revival, which opened March 26th this year, is nominated for eight Tonys included best revival, best actor for Josh Groban and actress for Annaleigh Ashford. The 2005 revival, which racked up 349 performances, was nominated for six honors winning best direction for John Doyle and orchestrations. It was first revived in 1989, running 188 performances, receiving four nominations but coming up empty handed. “Into the Woods” is going mano a mano with Sondheim’s 1979 grand guignol masterpiece “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The original production, which ran for 557 performances, sliced its way to nine Tony nominations, winning eight including best musical, original score, best book for Hugh Wheeler, best direction for Harold Prince, best actor for Len Cariou and actress for Angela Lansbury. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” The current nominee, which began its life as a City Center “Encores!” presentation, is in contention for six Tonys. The 2002 revival, also directed by Lapine, received 10 Tony nominations winning for best revival and lighting design. Though it lost the top award to “The Phantom of Opera,” the musical won for best book by director James Lapine, original score and best actress for Joanna Gleason. So will be back-to-back wins for the late, great influential composer? The classic original 1987 production of “Into the Woods,” which ran for 765 performances, was nominated for 10 Tonys.
“Company,” the gender-bender reimagining of Sondheim’s 1970 musical, won this award last year. Here’s a closer look at this year’s contenders. This year’s nominees in both categories celebrate the work of Stephen Sondheim, Henrik Ibsen and three landmark black playwrights: August Wilson, Suzan-Lori Parks and Lorraine Hansberry.
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