NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on the Tony Award nominations (all times local):
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“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” a sung-through musical that dramatizes a 70-page melodrama at the center of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” has earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations.
The acting categories saw nominations for Bette Midler, Kevin Kline, Josh Groban, Danny DeVito and Cate Blanchett.
Groban earned a nod for portraying – in a fat suit – an unhappy husband. His musical will now compete for the Tony with “Come From Away,” ”Dear Evan Hansen” and “Groundhog Day.”