TONY AWARDS

There were twenty-six Tony Awards given out for Broadway plays, plus three special Tony Awards. Here's a summary, first in order of the awards, then by the title of the play. For full details about the plays, see the Offical Tony Site.


THE AWARDS:

BEST PLAY: August: Osage County - Author: Tracy Letts

BEST MUSICAL: In The Heights

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Passing Strange - Stew

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: In The Heights - Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Boeing-Boeing

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: South Pacific

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Mark Rylance - Boeing-Boeing

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Deanna Dunagan - August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Paulo Szot - South Pacific

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Patti LuPone - Gypsy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Jim Norton - The Seafarer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Rondi Reed - August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Boyd Gaines - Gypsy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Laura Benanti - Gypsy

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Anna D. Shapiro - August: Osage County

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Bartlett Sher - South Pacific

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Andy Blankenbuehler - In The Heights

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman - In The Heights

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Todd Rosenthal - August: Osage County

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Michael Yeargan - South Pacific

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Katrina Lindsay - Les Liaisons Dangereuses

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Catherine Zuber - South Pacific

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Kevin Adams - The 39 Steps

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Donald Holder - South Pacific

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Mic Pool - The 39 Steps

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Scott Lehrer - South Pacific

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER: Stephen Sondheim

REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD: Chicago Shakespeare Theater

SPECIAL TONY AWARD: Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)


BY TITLE

5 - August: Osage County Author: Tracy Letts
BEST PLAY: August: Osage County Author: Tracy Letts
LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Deanna Dunagan - August: Osage County
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Rondi Reed - August: Osage County
DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Anna D. Shapiro - August: Osage County
SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Todd Rosenthal - August: Osage County

4 - In The Heights
BEST MUSICAL: In The Heights
ORIGINAL SCORE: In The Heights Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
CHOREOGRAPHY: Andy Blankenbuehler - In The Heights
ORCHESTRATIONS: Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman - In The Heights

2 - Boeing-Boeing
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Boeing-Boeing
LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Mark Rylance - Boeing-Boeing

7 - South Pacific
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: South Pacific
LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Paulo Szot - South Pacific
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Bartlett Sher - South Pacific
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Michael Yeargan - South Pacific
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Catherine Zuber - South Pacific
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Donald Holder - South Pacific
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Scott Lehrer - South Pacific

3 - Gypsy
LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Patti LuPone - Gypsy
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Boyd Gaines - Gypsy
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Laura Benanti - Gypsy

2 - The 39 Steps
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Kevin Adams - The 39 Steps
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Mic Pool - The 39 Steps

1 - The Seafarer
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Jim Norton - The Seafarer

1 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Katrina Lindsay - Les Liaisons Dangereuses

1 - Passing Strange
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Passing Strange: Stew

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER: Stephen Sondheim

REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD: Chicago Shakespeare Theater

SPECIAL TONY AWARD: Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)

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