Tony Nominations Spread Across a Wide Stage

NYTimes.com: The major races for Broadway’s Tony Awards will be unusually wide-open this spring, with the nominations, announced on Tuesday, showing more love for Shakespeare than for Hollywood and for popular songs by Carole King and Duke Ellington than for original musicals. Ambitiously conceived productions like “Rocky” and “If/Then” fared poorly, and some of the season’s most praised performers — including the boldface names Daniel Radcliffe and Denzel Washington — were edged out.