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South grad receives Tony Award nomination

Selection surprises a greatful Magnussen

Billy Magnussen, a 2003 South Forsyth High School graduate, performs a scene in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike with co-star Sigourney Weaver. Magnussen has been nominated for a Tony Award for the role. - photo by For the Forsyth County News

Tony WEB — Billy Magnussen, a 2003 South Forsyth High School graduate, performs a scene in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike with co-star Sigourney Weaver. Magnussen has been nominated for a Tony Award for the role. - photo by For the Forsyth County News

A sports injury during his senior year of high school may have been one of the best things to happen to Billy Magnussen.