Top quotes from Tony Awards

The Tony Awards would've been a bit more fun, for me, at least, to see the Asolo Rep alumni who were members of the "Bonnie & Clyde" team pick up trophies.

But host Neil Patrick Harris proved highly entertaining again, as did the winners.

Even I if had never met/interviewed any of them recently in Sarasota.

Many gave great speeches worth quoting.

Here's my favorite, from Mike Nichols, accepting the award for best director of a play for "Death of a Salesman."

There's not a person in this theater that doesn't know what it is to be a salesman - to be out there in the blue riding on a smile and a shoeshine. As we know, a salesman has got to dream. It goes with the territory.

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—Photo: Mike Nichols accepts the Tony for Best Direction of a Play during the 66th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theater in New York, June 10, 2012. Nichols won for his work in "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman." / Sara Krulwich/AP

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'Bonnie & Clyde' stars Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan earn Tony Award nominations

Local theatergoers should want to watch the Tony Awards more than ever this year now that a slew of former Asolo Rep creative and cast members have earned nominations.

Listed below are the nominees who have joined the professional theater company in the past for productions in Sarasota.


The Tony Awards will be broadcast 8 p.m. June 10  on CBS.

Laura Osnes: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Broadway’s "Bonnie & Clyde." Appeared in "Bonnie & Clyde" at Asolo Rep in 2010


Jeremy Jordan: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Broadway's "Newsies." Appeared in "Bonnie & Clyde" at Asolo Rep in 2010.

Judy Kaye: Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for "Nice Work If You Can Get It." Appeared in "Souvenir" at Asolo Rep in 2009.


Tobin Ost: Best Scenic Design of a Musical for "Newsies." Scenic and Costume Designer of "Bonnie & Clyde" at Asolo Rep in 2010.


Jeff Calhoun: Best Direction of a Musical for Newsies. Director of "Bonnie & Clyde" at Asolo Rep in 2010 and director of the 2013 production of Noah Racey’s "Pulse, A New Dance Musical." 

'Bonnie & Clyde' on Broadway in December 

Asolo Rep Theatre

—FILE PHOTO COURTESY OF ASOLO/FRANK ATURA Bonnie (Laura Osnes) and Clyde (Jeremy Jordan)