Tony Awards scandal! Inside why Julie Andrews REJECTED her nomination in protest and ignited a...

Broadway fans around the world are on tenterhooks for Sunday's Tony Awards, wondering which of their favorite stars will be rewarded for their talents.

She announced she was declining the nomination during the curtain call of a Victor/Victoria matinee; she is pictured delivering the news onstage on May 8, 1996 Instead of trying to make her living as a woman, she successfully captivates the audiences of interwar Paris by pretending to be a drag queen.

However, when she was handed one last chance to secure the coveted Tony Award, Julie decided to cast the opportunity aside. Instead of trying to make her living as a woman, she successfully captivates the audiences of interwar Paris by pretending to be a drag queen After she declared that she was declining her nomination, the New York Post ran the headline Julie Andrews: 'Take This Tony And....'

Charlton Heston, however, wrote a letter to the New York Times showering praise on Julie for the 'courage' he felt she had demonstrated. The Phantom Of The Opera director Hal Prince, who was himself the winner of a record 20 Tony Awards by that point, said that the nominations did 'not reflect the opinion of majority of those of us working on Broadway.'

Sensational rumors began swirling that Julie and a number of other Broadway names were in talks to star in a rival TV broadcast that would air the same night as the Tony Awards, according to Playbill. In the end, no such special materialized.

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