The Tony awards are Broadway's highest honors - the Oscars of the theatre world.

On May 13th the nominations were announced. Conor McPherson's play The Seafarer has 4 nominations which is wonderful news

Best Play
Best Direction of a Play - Conor McPherson
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play - Conleth Hill & Jim Norton

Sinead Cusack has been nominated for best performance by a Featured Actress for her role in Rock 'n' Roll.

The awards ceremony is June 15th.