Alert Maggie Smith! Vanya and Sonia Star Kristine Nielsen Is Honored with a Sardi’s Portrait

Although she’s been on Broadway seven times before, the wonderfully talented Kristine Nielsen is getting her long awaited due this season. As one of the title stars of Christopher Durang’s Tony-winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Nielsen received her first Tony nomination and, as of August 21, her own portrait at Sardi’s. The unveiling ceremony was planned as a surprise, with the honoree joined by David Hyde Pierce, Julie White and her longtime friend Durang. Click below to join the festivities at the famous Times Square eatery, and don’t miss Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, running at the Golden Theatre through August 25 only.