We did this last year and called them “The Last 5 Years Tonys.” Let’s see if this years’ Tony winners change any of your choices. Take your pick in “The Last 6 Years Tonys”!
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) Hair South Pacific Company The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot Bartlett Sher, South Pacific Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening John Doyle, Sweeney Todd Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Paulo Szot, South Pacific David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot Boyd Gaines, Gypsy John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises Karen Olivo, West Side Story Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST SCORE Memphis Next to Normal In the Heights Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The Light in the Piazza
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles
BEST PLAY Red God of Carnage August: Osage County The Coast of Utopia The History Boys Doubt
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Fences The Norman Conquests Boeing-Boeing Journey’s End Awake and Sing! Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Michael Grandage, Red Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia Nichola Hytner, The History Boys Doug Hughes, Doubt
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Denzel Washington, Fences Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing Frank Langella, Frost/ Nixon Richard Griffiths, The History Boys Bill Irwin, Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Viola Davis, Fences Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole Cherry Jones, Doubt
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Eddie Redmayne, Red Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Jim Norton, The Seafarer Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer Liev Schrieber, Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Rondi Reed, August: Osage County Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia Frances de la Tour, The History Boys Adriane Lenox, Doubt
I'm going to stick to the musicals. I've only started regularly seeing plays recently.
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) Hair South Pacific Company The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot Bartlett Sher, South Pacific Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Paulo Szot, South Pacific David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot Boyd Gaines, Gypsy John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises Karen Olivo, West Side Story Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST SCORE Memphis Next to Normal In the Heights Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The Light in the Piazza
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles Updated On: 6/28/10 at 03:47 PM
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) Hair South Pacific Company The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot Bartlett Sher, South Pacific Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Paulo Szot, South Pacific David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot Boyd Gaines, Gypsy John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises Karen Olivo, West Side Story Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST SCORE Memphis Next to Normal In the Heights Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The Light in the Piazza
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles
BEST PLAY Red God of Carnage August: Osage County The Coast of Utopia The History Boys Doubt
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Fences The Norman Conquests Boeing-Boeing Journey’s End Awake and Sing! Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Michael Grandage, Red Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia Nichola Hytner, The History Boys
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Denzel Washington, Fences Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing Frank Langella, Frost/ Nixon Richard Griffiths, The History Boys Bill Irwin, Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Viola Davis, Fences Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole Cherry Jones, Doubt
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Eddie Redmayne, Red Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Jim Norton, The Seafarer Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer Liev Schrieber, Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Rondi Reed, August: Osage County Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia Frances de la Tour, The History Boys Adriane Lenox, Doub
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot ***In the Heights*** Spring Awakening Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) Hair ***South Pacific*** Company The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot ***Bartlett Sher, South Pacific*** Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Paulo Szot, South Pacific David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys ***Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels***
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens ***LaChanze, The Color Purple*** Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot ***Boyd Gaines, Gypsy*** John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises Karen Olivo, West Side Story Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens ***Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone*** Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange Spring Awakening ***The Drowsy Chaperone*** The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST SCORE Memphis Next to Normal ***In the Heights*** TIE ***Spring Awakening*** The Drowsy Chaperone The Light in the Piazza
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot ***In the Heights*** Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles
BEST PLAY Red God of Carnage ***August: Osage County*** The Coast of Utopia The History Boys Doubt
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Fences The Norman Conquests ***Boeing-Boeing*** Journey’s End Awake and Sing! Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Michael Grandage, Red Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County ***Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia*** Nichola Hytner, The History Boys
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Denzel Washington, Fences Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing ***Frank Langella, Frost/ Nixon*** Richard Griffiths, The History Boys Bill Irwin, Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Viola Davis, Fences Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County ***Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed*** Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole Cherry Jones, Doubt
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Eddie Redmayne, Red Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Jim Norton, The Seafarer Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer ***Liev Schrieber, Glengarry Glen Ross***
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge ***Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit*** TIE ***Rondi Reed, August: Osage County*** Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia Frances de la Tour, The History Boys Adriane Lenox, Doub
In case it affects anyone's votes, the two director categories currently list only five winners. If I'm not mistaken, the missing directors are:
Musical: John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Play: Doug Hughes, Doubt
Happy voting!
"This is wanting something, this is reaching for it,
This is wishing that a moment would arrive.
This is taking chances, this is almost touching, what the beauty is." --The Light in the Piazza
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot ***In the Heights*** Spring Awakening Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) ***Hair*** South Pacific Company The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot ***Bartlett Sher, South Pacific*** Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening John Doyle, Sweeney Todd Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot ***Paulo Szot, South Pacific*** David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music ***Alice Ripley, Next to Normal*** Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot ***Boyd Gaines, Gypsy*** John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises ***Karen Olivo, West Side Story*** Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange Spring Awakening ***The Drowsy Chaperone*** The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST SCORE Memphis ***Next to Normal*** In the Heights Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The Light in the Piazza
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot ***In the Heights*** Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles Updated On: 6/28/10 at 04:22 PM
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL I can't choose, no one is good enough to dominant in this category.
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Karen Olivo, West Side Story
BEST BOOK The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST SCORE In the Heights
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY In the Heights
BEST PLAY August: Osage County
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY The Norman Conquests
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Viola Davis, Fences (Haven't seen it yet but I love every other performance she has given.) Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Same as Featured Actor in Musical
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) Hair South Pacific Company The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot Bartlett Sher, South Pacific Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening John Doyle, Sweeney Todd Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Paulo Szot, South Pacific David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot Boyd Gaines, Gypsy John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises Karen Olivo, West Side Story Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK- None Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST SCORE Memphis Next to Normal In the Heights Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The Light in the Piazza
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles
Can't fairly choose plays, my knowledge is limited. BEST PLAY Red God of Carnage August: Osage County The Coast of Utopia The History Boys Doubt
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Fences The Norman Conquests Boeing-Boeing Journey’s End Awake and Sing! Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Michael Grandage, Red Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia Nichola Hytner, The History Boys Doug Hughes, Doubt
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Denzel Washington, Fences Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing Frank Langella, Frost/ Nixon Richard Griffiths, The History Boys Bill Irwin, Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Viola Davis, Fences Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole Cherry Jones, Doubt
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Eddie Redmayne, Red Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Jim Norton, The Seafarer Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer Liev Schrieber, Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Rondi Reed, August: Osage County Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia Frances de la Tour, The History Boys Adriane Lenox, Doubt
I tried to select one for each category. This was tough!
BEST MUSICAL In the Heights
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL *La Cage Aux Folles (2010)* Company
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Alice Ripley, Next to Normal *Patti LuPone, Gypsy* Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL *Boyd Gaines, Gypsy* John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL *Laura Benanti, Gypsy* Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
BEST BOOK The Drowsy Chaperone
BEST SCORE Next to Normal
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela!
BEST PLAY August: Osage County
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY The Norman Conquests
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY *Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King* Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Jim Norton, The Seafarer
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit *Rondi Reed, August: Osage County*
"In theater, the process of it is the experience. Everyone goes through the process, and everyone has the experience together. It doesn't last - only in people's memories and in their hearts. That's the beauty and sadness of it. But that's life - beauty and the sadness. And that is why theater is life." - Sherie Rene Scott
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot In the Heights ***Spring Awakening Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) Hair South Pacific ***Company The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot Bartlett Sher, South Pacific Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening ***John Doyle, Sweeney Todd Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Paulo Szot, South Pacific ***David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music ***Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Patti LuPone, Gypsy Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot Boyd Gaines, Gypsy ***John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises ***Karen Olivo, West Side Story Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange ***Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST SCORE Memphis Next to Normal In the Heights Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone ***The Light in the Piazza
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot ***In the Heights Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles
BEST PLAY Red God of Carnage ***August: Osage County The Coast of Utopia The History Boys Doubt
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY ***Fences The Norman Conquests Boeing-Boeing Journey’s End Awake and Sing! Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Michael Grandage, Red Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage ***Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia Nichola Hytner, The History Boys Doug Hughes, Doubt
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Denzel Washington, Fences Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King ***Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing Frank Langella, Frost/ Nixon Richard Griffiths, The History Boys Bill Irwin, Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Viola Davis, Fences Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage ***Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole Cherry Jones, Doubt
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY ***Eddie Redmayne, Red Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Jim Norton, The Seafarer Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer Liev Schrieber, Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit ***Rondi Reed, August: Osage County Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia Frances de la Tour, The History Boys Adriane Lenox, Doubt
"You have two kinds of shows on Broadway – revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion King a year in advance, and essentially a family... pass on to their children the idea that that's what the theater is – a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theater at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar.... I don't think the theatre will die per se, but it's never going to be what it was.... It's a tourist attraction." Stephen Sondheim
BEST MUSICAL Memphis Billy Elliot In the Heights Spring Awakening **** Jersey Boys Spamalot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL La Cage Aux Folles (2010) Hair South Pacific Company **** The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles (2004)
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Terry Johnson, La Cage Aux Folles Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot Bartlett Sher, South Pacific Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening John Doyle, Sweeney Todd **** Mike Nichols, Spamalot
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Douglas Hodge, La Cage Aux Folles David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Paulo Szot, South Pacific David Hyde Pierce, Curtains John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ****
BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Patti LuPone, Gypsy **** Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens LaChanze, The Color Purple Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot Boyd Gaines, Gypsy John Gallagher Jr, Spring Awakening **** Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises Karen Olivo, West Side Story **** Laura Benanti, Gypsy Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone Sara Ramirez, Spamalot
BEST BOOK Memphis Billy Elliot Passing Strange Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ****
BEST SCORE Memphis Next to Normal In the Heights Spring Awakening The Drowsy Chaperone The Light in the Piazza ****
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Fela! Billy Elliot In the Heights **** Spring Awakening The Pajama Game La Cage Aux Folles
BEST PLAY Red God of Carnage August: Osage County The Coast of Utopia The History Boys **** Doubt
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Fences The Norman Conquests Boeing-Boeing **** Journey’s End Awake and Sing! Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Michael Grandage, Red Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia Nichola Hytner, The History Boys Doug Hughes, Doubt ****
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY Denzel Washington, Fences Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King **** Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing Frank Langella, Frost/ Nixon Richard Griffiths, The History Boys Bill Irwin, Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Viola Davis, Fences Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole Cherry Jones, Doubt ****
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Eddie Redmayne, Red **** Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Jim Norton, The Seafarer Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer Liev Schrieber, Glengarry Glen Ross
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Rondi Reed, August: Osage County Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia Frances de la Tour, The History Boys Adriane Lenox, Doubt ****