Locally born productions shine at this year's Tony nominations. Plus, two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity the musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play “Stereophonic” about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday.
A total of 28 shows earned a Tony nod or more, with the musical “The Outsiders,” an adaptation of the beloved S. E. Hinton novel and the Francis Ford Coppola film, earning 12 nominations.