Thursday, May 12, 2011

Neil Patrick Harris Reclaims Tonys


Ladies and gentlemen, it’s finally happening. After a lackluster showing by Sean Hayes last year, this year’s Tony Awards will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

I’ve waited two years for this. Never Forget 2009:p



Here are the nominees for this year:

Best Play
Good PeopleAuthor: David Lindsay-Abaire
JerusalemAuthor: Jez Butterworth
The Motherf**ker with the HatAuthor: Stephen Adly Guirgis
War HorseAuthor: Nick Stafford

Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

Best Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonAlex Timbers
The Book of MormonTrey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro BoysDavid Thompson
Sister ActCheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Book of MormonMusic & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro BoysMusic & Lyrics: John Kander & Fred Ebb
Sister ActMusic: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater
Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownMusic & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Revival of a Play
Arcadia
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Brian BedfordThe Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby CannavaleThe Motherf**ker with the Hat
Joe MantelloThe Normal Heart
Al PacinoThe Merchant of Venice
Mark RylanceJerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina AriandaBorn Yesterday
Frances McDormandGood People
Lily RabeThe Merchant of Venice
Vanessa RedgraveDriving Miss Daisy
Hannah YellandBrief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Norbert Leo ButzCatch Me If You Can
Josh GadThe Book of Mormon
Joshua HenryThe Scottsboro Boys
Andrew RannellsThe Book of Mormon
Tony SheldonPriscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sutton FosterAnything Goes
Beth LeavelBaby It's You!
Patina MillerSister Act
Donna MurphyThe People in the Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Mackenzie CrookJerusalem
Billy CrudupArcadia
John Benjamin HickeyThe Normal Heart
Arian MoayedBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul VázquezThe Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Ellen BarkinThe Normal Heart
Edie FalcoThe House of Blue Leaves
Judith LightLombardi
Joanna LumleyLa Bête
Elizabeth RodriguezThe Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Colman DomingoThe Scottsboro Boys
Adam GodleyAnything Goes
John LarroquetteHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendonThe Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'MalleyThe Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Laura BenantiWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tammy BlanchardHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Victoria ClarkSister Act
Nikki M. JamesThe Book of Mormon
Patti LuPoneWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott and Tom MorrisWar Horse
Joel Grey & George C. WolfeThe Normal Heart
Anna D. ShapiroThe Motherf**ker with the Hat
Daniel SullivanThe Merchant of Venice

Best Direction of a Musical
Rob AshfordHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen MarshallAnything Goes
Casey Nicholaw and Trey ParkerThe Book of Mormon
Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys

Best Choreography
Rob AshfordHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen MarshallAnything Goes
Casey NicholawThe Book of Mormon
Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys

Best Orchestrations
Doug BestermanHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Larry HochmanThe Scottsboro Boys
Larry Hochman & Stephen OremusThe Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman & Larry BlankCatch Me If You Can

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Todd RosenthalThe Motherf**ker with the Hat
Rae SmithWar Horse
UltzJerusalem
Mark WendlandThe Merchant of Venice

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf BorittThe Scottsboro Boys
Derek McLaneAnything Goes
Scott PaskThe Book of Mormon
Donyale WerleBloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play
Jess GoldsteinThe Merchant of Venice
Desmond HeeleyThe Importance of Being Earnest
Mark ThompsonLa Bête
Catherine ZuberBorn Yesterday

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Chappel & Lizzy GardinerPriscilla Queen of the Desert
Martin PakledinazAnything Goes
Ann RothThe Book of Mormon
Catherine ZuberHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule ConstableWar Horse
David LanderBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Kenneth PosnerThe Merchant of Venice
Mimi Jordan SherinJerusalem

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken BillingtonThe Scottsboro Boys
Howell BinkleyHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Peter KaczorowskiAnything Goes
Brian MacDevittThe Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play
Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. MyersBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Simon BakerBrief Encounter
Ian Dickinson for AutographJerusalem
Christopher ShuttWar Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter HylenskiThe Scottsboro Boys
Steve Canyon KennedyCatch Me If You Can
Brian RonanAnything Goes
Brian RonanThe Book of Mormon

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 Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
William Berloni
The Drama Book Shop
Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts

The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 12, 2011. I’m off to hibernate for a month. See you then! 

http://www.tonyawards.com

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