Tony's Favorite Film Musicals

> And the Nominees Are

Kerry Butler

Nominated, Best Actress (Musical)
Singer, actress: Xanadu
Kerry's five favorite musicals >>

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Winner, Best Original Score and Best Musical
Writer, Composer, Actor: In the Heights
Lin-Manuel's five favorite musicals >>

Stew and Heidi Rodewald

Winner, Best Book, Nominated in five categories, including Best Musical
Creators: Passing Strange
Stew and Heidi's five favorite musicals >>

Kelli O'Hara

Nominated, Best Actress (Musical)
Singer, Actress: South Pacific
Kelli's five favorite musicals >>

Adam Schlesinger

Nominated, Best Original Score
Songwriter: CryBaby
Adam's five favorite musicals >>

The relationship between Broadway and Hollywood — or more precisely the Broadway musical and the film musical — has been a long, passionate, sometime embittered, often co-dependent affair. Originally Hollywood just took and took — actors, writers, musicals, and musicians — and used them as it saw fit. But by the 50s, the movie musical started to be a thing all its own. Broadway had its shows, and Hollywood had its MGM musicals. In recent years, however, as Broadway has faltered, Hollywood has been there, giving it plots (from Legally Blond to Grey Gardens), musical scores, even financial backing.

This week, Broadway celebrates itself with the Tony Awards being held on June 15. In recognition, we wanted to celebrate the bond between Broadway and Hollywood by asking five Tony nominees to name their own favorite Hollywood musicals.