The Full Monty, based on the British film, A Class Act, a celebration of the life of songwriter Ed Kleban, and Jane Eyre, based on the Charlotte Bronte novel, are the other three nominations in the best musical category.

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Although Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are closely associated with the parsonage a few miles away in Haworth they were born in Thornton where their father earned his living from 1815 to 1820.

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