It's my favorite time of the year. When the theater community (OK, theater producers) recognize the best of the theater season.
A number of notable snubs ("Chaplin" has one lone nomination; Alec Baldwin and Bette Midler were not nominated). My predictions for the winner are in bold.
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| "Lucky Guy" |
Best Play
"The
Assembled Parties" by Richard Greenberg
"Lucky
Guy" by Nora Ephron (The late playwright and screenwriter's last work, duh!)
"The
Testament of Mary" by Colm Toibin
"Vanya
and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher Durang
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| "Matilda" |
Best Musical
"Bring
It On, The Musical"
"A
Christmas Story, The Musical"
"Kinky
Boots, The Musical"
"Matilda,
The Musical"
Best book of
a musical
"A
Christmas Story, The Musical" Joseph Robinette
"Kinky
Boots" Harvey Fierstein
"Matilda,
The Musical" Dennis Kelly
Rodgers +
Hammerstein's Cinderella" Douglas Carter Beane
Best Revival
of a Play
"Golden
Boy" Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten
"Orphans"
"The
Trip to Bountiful"
"Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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| "Pippin" |
Best Revival
of a Musical
"Annie"
'The Mystery
of Edwin Drood'
"Pippin"
"Rodgers
+ Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Best
Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
"A
Christmas Story, The Musical" Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"Hands
on a Hardbody" Music: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green Lyrics: Amanda Green
"Kinky
Boots" Music & Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper (Tony voters shouldn't pass up the chance to make history here; Should Lauper win, she will be the first female composer to be nominated solo --previous female composers have shared the nomination)
"Matilda
The Musical" Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Tom Hanks,
"Lucky Guy"
Nathan Lane,
"The Nance"
Tracy Letts,
"Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
David Hyde
Pierce, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Tom
Sturridge "Orphans"
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| Cicely Tyson in "The Trip to Bountiful" |
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Laurie
Metcalf, The Other Place
Amy Morton ,
"Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Kristine
Nielsen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Holland
Taylor, "Ann"
Cicely
Tyson, "The Trip to Bountiful"
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| Billy Porter, "Kinky Boots" |
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Bertie
Carvel, "Matilda, The Musical"
Santino
Fontana, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Rob McClure,
"Chaplin"
Billy Porter,
"Kinky Boots"
Stark Sands,
"Kinky Boots"
Stephanie J.
Block, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Carolee
Carmello, "Scandalous"
Valisia
LeKae, "Motown The Musical"
Patina
Miller, "Pippin"
Laura Osnes,
"Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Danny
Burstein, "Golden Boy"
Richard
Kind, "The Big Knife"
Billy
Magnussen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Tony
Shalhoub, "Golden Boy"
Courtney B.
Vance, "Lucky Guy"
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| Judith Light (r) with Jessica Hecht in "The Assembled Parties" |
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Carrie Coon,
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Shalita
Grant, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Judith Ivey,
"The Heiress"
Judith
Light, "The Assembled Parties"
Condola
Rashad, "The Trip to Bountiful"
Best
Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Charl Brown,
"Motown, The Musical"
Keith
Carradine, "Hands on a Hardbody"
Will Chase,
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Gabriel
Ebert, "Matilda The Musical"
Terrence
Mann, "Pippin"
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| Annaleigh Ashford, "Kinky Boots" |
Best
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Annaleigh
Ashford, "Kinky Boots"
Victoria
Clark, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella"
Andrea
Martin, "Pippin"
Keala
Settle, "Hands on a Hardbody"
Lauren Ward,
"Matilda, The Musical"
Best Scenic
Design of a Play
John Lee
Beatty, "The Nance"
Santo
Loquasto, "The Assembled Parties"
David
Rockwell, "Lucky Guy"
Michael
Yeargan, "Golden Boy"
Best Scenic
Design of a Musical
Rob Howell,
"Matilda, The Musical"
Anna
Louizos, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Scott Pask,
"Pippin"
David
Rockwell, "Kinky Boots"
Best Costume
Design of a Play
Soutra
Gilmour, "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Ann Roth,
"The Nance"
Albert
Wolsky, "The Heiress"
Catherine
Zuber, "Golden Boy"
Best Costume
Design of a Musical
Gregg
Barnes, "Kinky Boots
Rob Howell,
"Matilda, The Musical"
Dominique
Lemieux, "Pippin"
William Ivey
Long, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella"
Best
Lighting Design of a Play
Jules Fisher
& Peggy Eisenhauer, "Lucky Guy"
Donald
Holder, "Golden Boy"
Jennifer
Tipton, "The Testament of Mary"
Japhy
Weideman, "The Nance"
Best
Lighting Design of a Musical
Kenneth
Posner, "Kinky Boots"
Kenneth
Posner, "Pippin"
Kenneth
Posner, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Hugh
Vanstone, "Matilda The Musical"
Best Sound
Design of a Play
John
Gromada, "The Trip to Bountiful"
Mel Mercier,
"The Testament of Mary"
Leon
Rothenberg, "The Nance"
Peter John
Still and Marc Salzberg, "Golden Boy"
Best Sound
Design of a Musical
Jonathan
Deans & Garth Helm, "Pippin"
Peter
Hylenski, "Motown The Musical"
John
Shivers, "Kinky Boots"
Nevin
Steinberg, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Best
Direction of a Play
Pam
MacKinnon, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Nicholas
Martin, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Bartlett
Sher, "Golden Boy"
George C.
Wolfe, "Lucky Guy"
Best
Direction of a Musical
Scott Ellis,
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Jerry
Mitchell, "Kinky Boots"
Diane
Paulus, "Pippin"
Matthew
Warchus, "Matilda, The Musical"
Best
Choreography
Andy
Blankenbuehler, "Bring It On: The Musical"
Peter
Darling, "Matilda, The Musical"
Jerry
Mitchell, "Kinky Boots"
Chet Walker,
"Pippin"
Best
Orchestrations
Chris
Nightingale, "Matilda, The Musical"
Stephen
Oremus, "Kinky Boots"
Ethan Popp
& Bryan Crook, "Motown The Musical"
Danny Troob,
"Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Recipients
of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories
Special Tony
Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Bernard
Gersten
Paul Libin
Ming Cho Lee
Regional
Theatre Award
Huntington
Theatre Company, Boston, MA
Isabelle
Stevenson Award
Larry Kramer
Tony Honor
for Excellence in the Theatre
Career
Transition For Dancers
William
Craver
Peter
Lawrence
The Lost
Colony
The four
actresses who created the title role of Matilda The Musical on Broadway -
Sophia
Gennusa,
Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro
Tony
Nominations by Production
"Kinky
Boots" - 13
"Matilda
The Musical"- 12
"Pippin"
- 10
"Rodgers
+ Hammerstein’s Cinderella" - 9
"Golden
Boy" - 8
"Lucky
Guy" - 6
"Vanya
and Sonia and Masha and Spike" - 6
"The
Mystery of Edwin Drood" - 5
"The
Nance" - 5
"Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" - 5
"Motown
The Musical" - 4
"The
Trip to Bountiful" - 4
"The Assembled
Parties" - 3
"A
Christmas Story, The Musical" - 3
"Hands
on a Hardbody" - 3
"The
Testament of Mary" - 3
"Bring
It On: The Musical" - 2
"The
Heiress" - 2
"Orphans"
- 2
"Ann"
- 1
"Annie"
- 1
"The
Big Knife" - 1
"Chaplin"
- 1
"Cyrano
de Bergerac" - 1
"The
Other Place" - 1
"Scandalous"
- 1
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