Bertie Carvel, Judith Light, Laura Osnes, Billy Porter, and more traveled to the 86th floor to drink in the breathtaking view.
Members of the 2012-2013 class of Tony Award nominees headed to the top of the Empire State Building on June 4 for the annual observation deck photo op, one of the many precursors to the yearly
Tony Awards ceremony, set this year for June 9 at
Radio City Music Hall.
On hand to explore the marvelous view of Manhattan were Cinderella stars Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana; Bertie Carvel, Lauren Ward, and Gabriel Ebert of Matilda; Kinky Boots cast members Stark Sands, Billy Porter, and Annaleigh Ashford; Motown the Musical stars Valisia LeKae and Charl Brown; A Christmas Story writers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul; The Mystery of Edwin Drood costars Stephanie J. Block and Will Chase; Judith Light of The Assembled Parties; Chaplin portrayer Rob McClure; Richard Kind of The Big Knife; Tracy Letts and Carrie Coon from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf; Keala Settle of Hands on a Hardbody; and Kristine Nielsen, Shalita Grant, and Billy Magnussen of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
Check out the view in the photo gallery below.
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Featured Acting nominees Billy Magnussen and Keala Settle take a selfie at the top of New York City.
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Magnussen and Settle allow us to capture the moment.
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Matilda’s Bertie Carvel poses with his new favorite toy, the Observation Deck binoculars.
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Carvel checks out the marvelous view of New York City.
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Laura Osnes and Annaleigh Ashford share a photo after gazing out at Manhattan.
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Stephanie J. Block and Patina Miller go head-to-head in the Leading Actress in a Musical category.
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Nominees Kristine Nielsen and Judith Light get close for the cameras.
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Patina Miller and Billy Porter are nominees for their performances in
Pippin and
Kinky Boots, respectively.
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Cinderella stars Santino Fontana and Laura Osnes show off their Tony smiles.
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Sunglasses come in handy for Rob McClure and Tracy Letts (center), though Stark Sands (left) and Gabriel Ebert (right) don’t need them.
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A Christmas Story scribes Justin Paul and Benj Pasek smile for the cameras.
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Matilda nominees Bertie Carvel, Lauren Ward, and Gabriel Ebert.
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The women of the 2013 Tony Awards.
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The men of the 2013 Tony Awards.
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