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w w w .insideH A LT O N .com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, M ay 5 , 2 0 1 7 1 1 8 M arta M arychuk Reporter mmarychuk@oakvillebeaver.com Aitscene "Connected to your Community" Sheridan m akes history with award nom inations for Com e From Away by Marta Marychuk Oakville Beaver Staff An enthusiastic crowd of staff, students, alumni and friends reacted with rau cous applause at the news that Come From Away, the Broadway blockbuster musical that got its start at Sheridan, racked up a total of seven 2017 Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Musical. Other nominations include Best Per formance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Jenn Colella), Best Book of a Musical (Irene Sankoff and David Hein), Best Original Score - Mu sic and/or Lyrics Written for the Theatre K E V IN S P A C E Y (Irene Sankoff and David Hein), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Howell Binkley), Best Direction of a Musical (Christopher Ashley) and Best Chore ography (Kelly Devine). Sheridan The crowd gathered at Sheridan' s Sheridan Oakville campus, which is hom e to the Canadian Music Theatre Project (CMTP), the incubator that first devel oped and produced Come From Away. They were connected by video link with an audience in Gander, Nfld., so the two communities, each of w hom have a connection to the show, could sim ul taneously tune in to the live broadcast of the Tony Award nominations to learn first-hand if the show would receive a nod. "With a producing credit on the show, Sheridan is thrilled to be nominated for a Tony Award in the category of Best Musical," Dr. Mary Preece, president and vice chancellor at Sheridan, said in a press release. "We believe w e're the first post-sec ondary institution in the history of the Tony Awards (and certainly the only Above, Michael Rubinoff joins Sheridan online from Gander, NL. Inset, the Sheridan College community gathered in the Marquee at Trafalgar Campus for the Tony Award nomination Canadian one) to have a Tony Award announcement. | Submitted photos see Awards on p. 19 Working for Individuals and Small Businesses Knowledge* Strategy ^ HOST FAMILIES NEEDED! O p e n Y o u r Hearts an d Hom es this Ju ly Spanish students are coming to Burlington and Oakville and we need families to host! This is a wonderful opportunity for cultural exchange. Students attend classes and activities Monday to Friday. Remuneration of $864 to offset costs. L AWYE R S bin a PERSONAL INJURY COMMERCIAL LITIGATION l LP EMPLOYMENT LAW &WSIB 1-888-880-7080 KELLYSINGHLAW.COM | STUDENT PROGRAMS For information please contact Veronica 1100 Burloak Drive, Suite 604, Burlington, ON L7L 6B2