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Top theater talent gather for Sunday's Tony Awards.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
NEW YORK _ They come from different places and find themselves at different stages in their careers. But their artistry and accomplishment will bring actor Gary Sinise, actress Viola Davis and playwright David Auburn together Sunday evening: All are nominees for the 55th annual Tony Awards, which will be televised live from the Radio City Music Hall (8 to 9 p.m. ET on PBS, 9 to 11 p.m. ET on CBS).
Sinise, Davis and Auburn aren't just contenders in their categories; all three should win. Which begs the question: Does winning matter? Does the Tony matter?
``I don't do theater for that reason,'' says Sinise, who gives a ferocious performance as Randle P. McMurphy in the Broadway revival of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." ``But I feel better that I got nominated than if we'd been forgotten.''
``It's very exciting to get nominated for any award,'' enthuses Davis, who has already won Drama Desk honors for her portrayal of a spirit-scarred woman in August Wilson's new play, "King Hedley II." ``You feel like you did in high school.''
``I don't think you can pay a lot of attention to prizes and awards,'' says Auburn, who has already collected an array of honors (including this year's Pulitzer Prize) for "Proof," his first Broadway play. ``But whatever gets people to see `Proof,' whatever gets my next play done, is good. The best thing is that the entire company (cast and director) got nominated.''
Sinise, 46, started Chicago's sizzling Steppenwolf Theatre Company with two actor friends before moving more deeply into a now-thriving film career. The company, with its visceral take on contemporary theater, gave birth to the careers of John Malkovich, Joan Allen, John Mahoney, Laurie Metcalf and others, including Sinise and Steppenwolf co-founder Terry Kinney, who frequently swapped directing and starring roles.
They still do: Sinise got a Tony nomination for directing Kinney in "Buried Child" on Broadway in 1996; Kinney directed Sinise in a 1997 Steppenwolf production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and in the new "Cuckoo's Nest."
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