Sunday, June 12, 2011

AMERICAN THEATER WING'S TONY AWARDS 2011

AMERICAN THEATRE WING'S
TONY AWARDS®
2011

Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing


PRE-ANNOUNCED RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS AND HONORS

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
Athol Fugard
Philip J. Smith

REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD
Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Ill.)

ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Eve Ensler

SPECIAL TONY AWARD
Handspring Puppet Company

TONY HONOR FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
William Berloni
The Drama Book Shop
Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts

WINNERS AND NOMINEES

THE BOOK OF MORMON

WINNER Best...

- Musical
- Book of a musical
- Original score
- Featured actress - Nikki M. James
- Direction of a musical - Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker
- Orchestrations
- Scenic design
- Lighting design
- Sound design


WAR HORSE

WINNER Best...

- Play
- Direction of a play - Marianne Elliot and Tom Morris
- Scenic design
- Lighting design
- Sound design


 TOTAL NOMINATIONS

14  - The Book of Mormon
12 - The Scottsboro Boys
9 - Anything Goes
8 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
7 - The Merchant of Venice

6 –
- Jerusalem,
- The Motherf**ker with the Hat

5 –
- The Normal Heart, 
- Sister Act,
- War Horse

4 - Catch Me If You Can

3 -
- Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

2 –
- Arcadia
- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
- Born Yesterday
- Brief Encounter
- Good People
- La Bête
- Priscilla Queen of the Desert

1 –
- Baby It's You!
- Driving Miss Daisy
- The House of Blue Leaves
- Lombardi
- The People in the Picture



BEST PLAY

Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove

Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Royal Court Theatre Productions, Beverly Bartner/Alice Tulchin, Dede Harris/Rupert Gavin, Broadway Across America, Jon B. Platt, 1001 Nights/Stephanie P. McClelland, Carole L. Haber/Richard Willis, Jacki Barlia Florin/Adam Blanshay

The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Public Theater Productions, Oskar Eustis, Joey Parnes, Labyrinth Theater Company, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez, Danny Feldman, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt, Tulchin Bartner/Jamie deRoy

=> War Horse
Author: Nick Stafford
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, National Theatre of Great Britain, Nicholas Hytner, Nick Starr, Bob Boyett, War Horse LP


BEST MUSICAL

=> The Book of Mormon
Producers: Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Jean Doumanian, Roy Furman, Important Musicals LLC, Stephanie P. McClelland, Kevin Morris, Jon B. Platt, Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson

Catch Me If You Can
Producers: Margo Lion, Hal Luftig, Stacey Mindich, Yasuhiro Kawana, Scott & Brian Zeilinger, The Rialto Group, The Araca Group, Michael Watt, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Jay & Cindy Gutterman/Pittsburgh CLO, Elizabeth Williams, Johnny Roscoe Productions/Van Dean, Fakston Productions/Solshay Productions, Patty Baker/Richard Winkler, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Warren Trepp, Remmel T. Dickinson, Paula Herold/Kate Lear, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jamie deRoy, Barry Feirstein, Rainerio J. Reyes, Rodney Rigby, Loraine Boyle, Amuse Inc., Joseph & Matthew Deitch/Cathy Chernoff, Joan Stein/Jon Murray, The 5th Avenue Theatre

The Scottsboro Boys
Producers: Barry and Fran Weissler, Jacki Barlia Florin, Janet Pailet/Sharon A. Carr/Patricia R. Klausner, Nederlander Presentations, Inc./The Shubert Organization, Beechwood Entertainment, Broadway Across America, Mark Zimmerman, Adam Blanshay/R2D2 Productions, Rick Danzansky/Barry Tatelman, Bruce Robert Harris/Jack W. Batman, Allen Spivak/Jerry Frankel, Bard Theatricals/Probo Productions/Randy Donaldson, Catherine Schreiber/Michael Palitz/Patti Laskawy, Vineyard Theatre

Sister Act
Producers: Whoopi Goldberg & Stage Entertainment, The Shubert Organization and Disney Theatrical Productions


BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Alex Timbers

=> The Book of Mormon
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys
David Thompson

Sister Act
Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE

=> The Book of Mormon
Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys
Music & Lyrics: John Kander & Fred Ebb

Sister Act
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek


BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

Arcadia
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Roger Berlind, Stephanie P. McClelland, Scott M. Delman, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Disney Theatrical Group, Robert G. Bartner, Olympus Theatricals, Douglas Smith, Janine Safer Whitney

The Importance of Being Earnest
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy

The Merchant of Venice
Producers: The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Andrew D. Hamingson, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Debbie Bisno & Eva Price, Amy Nederlander, Jonathan First, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Merritt Forrest Baer, The Araca Group, Broadway Across America, Joseph & Matthew Deitch, JK Productions, Terry Allen Kramer, Cathy Chernoff/Jay & Cindy Gutterman, Mallory Factor/Cheryl Lachowicz, Joey Parnes, The Shubert Organization

=> The Normal Heart
Producers: Daryl Roth, Paul Boskind, Martian Entertainment, Gregory Rae, Jayne Baron Sherman/Alexander Fraser


BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

=> Anything Goes
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Producers: Broadway Across America, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Joseph Smith, Michael McCabe, Candy Spelling, Takonkiet Viravan/Scenario Thailand, Hilary A. Williams, Jen Namoff/Fakston Productions, Two Left Feet Productions/Power Arts, Hop Theatricals, LLC/Paul Chau/Daniel Frishwasser/Michael Jackowitz, Michael Speyer-Bernie Abrams/Jacki Barlia Florin-Adam Blanshay/Arlene Scanlan/TBS Service

 
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
=> Mark Rylance, Jerusalem


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY

Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
=> Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter



BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

=> Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL

=> Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It's You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia
=> John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker with the Hat


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
 
=> Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bête
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherf**ker with the Hat


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
=> John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon


BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL

Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy Blanchard, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
=> Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown


BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

=> Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice


BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
=> Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys


BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
=> Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys



BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf**ker with the Hat
=> Rae Smith, War Horse
Ultz, Jerusalem
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Beowulf Boritt, The Scottsboro Boys
Derek McLane, Anything Goes
=> Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jess Goldstein, The Merchant of Venice
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Mark Thompson, La Bête
Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
=> Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes
Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paule Constable, War Horse
David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Jerusalem

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Ken Billington, The Scottsboro Boys
Howell Binkley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Peter Kaczorowski, Anything Goes
=> Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Simon Baker, Brief Encounter
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Jerusalem
=> Christopher Shutt, War Horse

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Peter Hylenski, The Scottsboro Boys
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Catch Me If You Can
Brian Ronan, Anything Goes
=> Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon


BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Doug Besterman, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Larry Hochman, The Scottsboro Boys
=> Larry Hochman & Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank, Catch Me If You Can


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