Tony, Tony, Tony

Tony nominations were announced this morning, and to my great delight, Spring Awakening nabbed a leading 11 nominations, including two acting noms for Jonathan Groff (best actor in a musical) and John Gallagher Jr. (best featured actor in a musical).Grey Gardens received 10 nominations, including one for Christine Ebersole (best actress in a musical), whom many consider the front runner.In the play categories, Tom Stoppard's mammoth, three-play cycle The Coast of Utopia snagged 10 nominations. In the acting categories, the best actress slot is filled with Broadway royalty: Angela Lansbury (Deuce), Vanessa Redgrave (The Year of Magical Thinking) and Swoosie Kurtz (Heartbreak House). Tough choice.Bay Area theater fans got the first peek at several nominees:Legally Blonde scored seven nominations: best book (Heather Hach); score (Music & Lyrics: Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin); actress (Laura Bell Bundy); featured actor (Christian Borle); featured actress (Orfeh); choreography (Jerry Mitchell); costume design (Gregg Barnes).A Chorus Line received two nominations: best musical revival and featured actress (Charlotte d'Amboise).Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me received one surprising nomination: featured actor (Brooks Ashmanskas).One of the two nominees for special theatrical event is Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway, which comes to San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater this summer. The other "special" nominee is the ventriloquism show Jay Johnson: The Two and Only.For a complete list of nominations, visit the American Theatre Wing Web site.The Tony Awards will be broadcast on June 10 on CBS. Start planning the party now.