'Wicked' top Tony nominee with 10 nods

[United Press International]

NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) -- "Wicked," a Broadway musical about
the origin of "Oz's" Wicked Witch of the West, is the top Tony Award
nominee, earning nods in 10 categories.
"Wicked" picked up nominations Monday for best in the
categories that included musical, choreography, original score,
costume design, and for leading actress for stars Kristin Chenoweth
and Idina Menzel, Playbill reported.
Other best musical nominees were "Avenue Q," "Caroline, or
Change," and "The Boy From Oz," which stars popular Australian actor
Hugh Jackman.
Up for the Tony for best play are Pulitzer Prize-winners
"Anna in the Tropics," and "I Am My Own Wife," along with "Frozen"
and "The Retreat from Moscow."
"Assassins" received the next largest number of nominations,
earning recognition in seven categories that included best revival
of a musical, orchestrations, scenic design, and for its director,
Joe Mantello, and featured actors, Michael Cerveris and Denis
O'Hare.
The 58th Annual Tony Awards, honoring Broadway's 2003-04
season, will be handed out June 6 during a live CBS telecast from
New York's Radio City Music Hall.