Most Tony Nods: Cyndi Lauper-Scored Kinky Boots

The Cyndi Lauper-scored Kinky Boots has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import Matilda: The Musical close behind with 12. Kinky Boots is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds new life in fetish footwear; Lauper's songs and a story by Harvey Fierstein have made it a crowd-pleaser. Matilda: The Musical is a witty musical adaptation of the beloved novel by Roald Dahl and is true to his bleak vision of childhood as a savage battleground.

• Both will compete for the best musical prize with the acrobatic Bring It On: The Musical and A Christmas Story, The Musical, adapted from the beloved holiday movie.
• The best play nominees are Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties, Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy, Colm Toibin's The Testament of Mary, and Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
• Notable actor nominations include Tom Hanks (lead actor in a play, Lucky Guy), Nathan Lane (lead actor in a play, The Nance), David Hyde Pierce (lead actor in a play, Vanya), Laurie Metcalf (lead actress in a play, The Other Place), and Cicely Tyson (lead actress in a play, The Trip to Bountiful).

The awards will be broadcast on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 9. (More entertainment stories.)