There's no business like show business — especially when you see an actor on your TV screen and see the same person live on Broadway on the same day! TV actors often become stage actors and vice versa, and many small screen stars earned nominations for this year's 77th Tony Awards.
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For example, TV fans tuning in to the Tonys on June 16 on CBS or Paramount+ with Showtime will see two “supreme” witches from American Horror Story: Coven go head-to-head in the category of Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, as Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange are both nominated. In fact, it was the Great White Way that first brought Paulson and Lange together nearly 20 years ago, when they starred together in a 2005 Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie.
Scroll through the slides below to see how Paulson, Lange and 18 other television actors are nominated for a Tony Award this year.
77th Tony Awards, Sunday, June 16, 8:00/7:00 p.m., CBS & Paramount+ with Showtime