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Dame Helen Mirren earns 2015 Tony nomination for ‘The Audience’

Published

May 9, 2015

The play was written by Peter Morgan and directed by Stephen Daldry. Mirren’s theatrical performance as Queen Elizabeth II was well-received by Digital Journal, which dubbed it as “magnificent.”

The Audience deals with the sixty-year reign of Elizabeth II and the twelve prime ministers throughout her tenure.

Mirren is nominated among such actresses as Geneva Carr for Hand to God, Elisabeth Moss for The Heidi Chronicles, Carey Mulligan for Skylight and Ruth Wilson for Constellations.

She had previously won the Academy Award in 2006 for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the feature film The Queen, which was also written by acclaimed screenwriter and playwright Peter Morgan.

To learn more about obtaining tickets for The Audience, click here.

For more information on The Audience on Broadway, check out its official website.

To learn more about Dame Helen Mirren, visit her official homepage.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator who has authored over 24,700 original articles over the past 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.