We loved watching the cast of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella performing Sunday night on
the Tony Awards®! From the dancing and singing to the transformation of
Cinderella’s gown, the entire performance was magical. Have you heard, the Tony®-nominated
stars - Laura Osnes (Cinderella) and Santino Fontana (the Prince) - will be
hosting the 5th Annual Jimmy™ awards?
Cinderella marks
Ms. Osnes fifth Broadway musical, starting with Grease, South Pacific, Anything Goes and Bonnie & Clyde, for which she was also nominated for the Tony
Award® for Best Actress in a Musical. Mr. Fontana has previously appeared on
Broadway in Billy Elliot, Sunday in the Park with George, Brighton Beach Memoirs and The Importance of Being Earnest, and
Off-Broadway at Roundabout Theater in Sons
of the Prophet.
Just like our Jimmy™ nominees, these Broadway stars got
their musical theater start in high school! Ms. Osnes graduated from Eagan High
School in Eagan, Minnesota where she performed in productions including Fiddler on the Roof, Peter Pan, and The Miracle Worker. Mr. Fontana, who
graduated from Richland High School in Richland, Washington, performed in
productions such as Little Shop of
Horrors, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Othello. Perhaps we will see some of our
2013 Jimmy™ nominees performing on the Tony Awards® someday! “It’s Possible!”
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