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Heights, South Pacific Lead Tony Nominations

Posted May 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Nominations for the Tony Awards were announced today, with 13 nods going to In the Heights, a new musical about Latino families in working-class New York that features rap, hip-hop, and salsa music. The revival of South Pacific drew 11 nominations, while August: Osage County drew the most nominations (7) for a new play. Whoopi Goldberg will host the award show on June 15.

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David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez announce the nominees for the 2008 Tony Awards for Broadway shows in New York Tuesday, May 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
In this April 9, 2008 file photo, television personality Whoopi Goldberg participates in a panel discussion featuring the hosts of ABC's "The View" at The Paley Center for Media in New York. Goldberg...   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini,File)
Paulo Szot, left, and Kelli O'Hara are shown in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's, "South Pacific."   (AP Photo/Philip Rinaldi Publicity, Joan Marcus, file)
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