Updated June 14:
J.T. Rogers, Rebecca Taichman, and Mimi Lien picked up individual Tony Awards on June 11. These were among 10 awards handed out to plays and musicals related to MacDowell Fellows. A total of eight plays by Fellows collectively earned 54 Tony nominations! Rogers won Best Play for his work Oslo, which also picked up a Best Actor in a Featured Role award. Indecent, written by Paula Vogel while at MacDowell won Best Direction of a Play for Rebecca Taichman and Best Lighting Design. Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, with book and music by Dave Malloy, won two Tonys, including Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Mimi Lien and Best Lighting Design. Hello, Dolly, based on the Thornton Wilder short story “The Merchant of Yonkers” earned four Tony Awards.
(ed. note: The following is the way the original story appeared on May 2.)
Work of Twelve Fellows Nominated for Tony Awards
We are celebrating a torrent of Tony Award nominations for Fellow work! Eight plays representing the work of 12 MacDowell Fellows are in the running for statuettes at the 71st Annual Tony Awards. That’s 54 Tony Award nominations in total! Here are the shows and the number of Tony nominations for each:
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, book and music by Dave Malloy (MF 16). Twelve nominations, including Scenic Design of a Musical: Mimi Lien (MF 12) and Best Orchestrations, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score: Dave Malloy
Indecent, written by Paula Vogel while at MacDowell (MF 5x 82-11). Three nominations, including Best Direction of a Play: Rebecca Taichman (MF 11)
Groundhog Day, the Musical, book by Danny Rubin (MF 11). Seven nominations, including Best Book of a Musical: Danny Rubin
War Paint, created by Doug Wright (MF 4x 93-11), Michael Korie (MF 10x 86-11), and Scott Frankel while at MacDowell (MF 98, 05, 11). Seven nominations
Falsettos, directed by and book by James Lapine (MF 6x 01-09). Five nominations
Oslo, by J.T. Rogers (MF 07). Seven nominations
Anastasia, book by Terrence McNally (MF 10). Two nominations
Hello, Dolly, based on the Thornton Wilder (MF 9x 24-53) short story “The Merchant of Yonkers.” Eleven nominations
