By Elysa Gardner NEW YORK -- Laura Linney is nothing if not diplomatic. Asked whether she likes anything about the Marquise de Merteuil, the icy, duplicitous character she plays in the new revival of Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses, she says: "You have to like the play.

BRITONS dominate the 2008 Tony Award nominations for best actors in a play.

ACTOR Ben Daniels is a former pupil at Manor Park School. He recently appeared in the BBC TV drama Larkrise to Candleford. He also appeared in the film Fanny and Elvis. (c) 2008 Coventry Evening Telegraph. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.