David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez to Announce Tony Noms
Tony Award winners and former Spamalot co-stars David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez are set to announce the 2008 Tony Award nominations. The pair will name the nominees live from The New York Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center on May 13.
Hyde Pierce, who is currently starring in Curtains, is famous for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Niles Crane on the long-running sitcom, Frasier. Ramirez, known for her role on TV's Grey's Anatomy, has appeared on Broadway in The Capeman, The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm and A Class Act. She won a Tony for her performance as The Lady of the Lake opposite Hyde Pierce's Sir Robin in Spamalot in 2005.
In other Tony news, there will be a preview concert, hosted by A Chorus Line's Mario Lopez, which will feature performances by all 12 Tony eligible musicals. The event will be taped in a special broadcast from Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 11 and air on WCBS-TV Channel 2 in New York on June 7, and across the country on affiliate stations between May 26 and June 7.
