The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Photos and text from wire services audiences. “They’re so vocal, it’s like having an extra cast member onstage,” he said. “You hear audible gasps, and sobs. Broadway audiences are incomparable.”
Another British revival, “Angels in America,” Tony Kushner’s monumental, two-part drama about AIDS, life and love during the 1980s in New York, grabbed the most nominations for any play in Tony history. Its 11 nods beat Tom Stoppard’s “The Coast of Utopia” and August Wilson’s “Fences,” which both got 10.
Denise Gough, who plays Harper Pitt in “Angels in America,” was just pleased that the British import landed so gracefully on Broadway. “We’re doing New York’s play! That is a total privilege,” she said. “Wouldn’t that be terrible if we came back and you were all like, what have you done with our play?”
Katrina Lenk earned her first Tony nomination for “The Band’s Visit,” based on a 2007 Israeli film about an accidental clash of cultures when an Egyptian orchestra gets lost and ends up in the wrong Israeli town.
“I suppose it sounds cheesy if you say it, but it’s really an honor. It’s kind of hard to put into words. It’s a deep joy.” Next up for the actress: a nap before Tuesday night’s performance. “Then I get to do the show again. I love doing it. I love this cast. I love being here. So the best way to celebrate is just to come back and do it.”