Jumping Up and Down with In the Next Room Nominee Maria Dizzia (and her Dad!)

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start ringing off the hook for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2010 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

Maria Dizzia
Nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play, In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play
“I’m completely stunned. I’m in New Jersey visiting my parents, and my manager had to call and give me the news. I assumed she was calling to say the play had been nominated, so when she told me [I was nominated] I couldn’t even process it—I just got out of bed and started pacing around my parents’ house. My dad was so cute. We hugged, and then he goes, ‘Let’s jump up and down.’ So we jumped up and down! I feel like being nominated is simply an opportunity to celebrate, be it the play or the entire cast’s great work. I’m such a fan of [nominated playwright] Sarah Ruhl’s work that I’m simply grateful people have responded to her play this way.”

For reactions from more of this year's Tony nominees, click here!