Well, here they are. Really no surprises at all. I missed the awards, but looks like that didn't matter much. Discussion, etc.
Best Play August: Osage County -Author: Tracy Letts WINNER Rock ‘N’ Roll - Author: Tom Stoppard The Seafarer - Author: Conor McPherson The 39 Steps - Author: Patrick Barlow
Best Musical Cry-Baby In The HeightsWINNER Passing Strange Xanadu
Best Book of a Musical Cry-Baby - Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan In The Heights - Quiara Alegría Hudes Passing Strange - Stew WINNER Xanadu - Douglas Carter Beane
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Cry-Baby - Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger In The Heights - Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda WINNER The Little Mermaid - Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater Passing Strange - Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Lyrics: Stew
Best Revival of a Play Boeing-BoeingWINNER The Homecoming Les Liaisons Dangereuses Macbeth
Best Revival of a Musical Grease Gypsy Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificWINNER Sunday In The Park With George
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Ben Daniels - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence Fishburne - Thurgood
Mark Rylance - Boeing-BoeingWINNER
Rufus Sewell - Rock ‘N’ Roll
Patrick Stewart - Macbeth
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve Best - The Homecoming
Deanna Dunagan - August: Osage CountyWINNER
Kate Fleetwood - Macbeth
S. Epatha Merkerson - Come Back, Little Sheba
Amy Morton - August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Daniel Evans - Sunday In The Park With George
Lin-Manuel Miranda - In The Heights
Stew - Passing Strange
Paulo Szot - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificWINNER
Tom Wopat - A Catered Affair
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Kerry Butler - Xanadu
Patti LuPone - GypsyWINNER
Kelli O’Hara - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Faith Prince - A Catered Affair
Jenna Russell - Sunday In The Park With George
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Bobby Cannavale - Mauritius
Raúl Esparza - The Homecoming
Conleth Hill - The Seafarer
Jim Norton - The SeafarerWINNER
David Pittu - Is He Dead?
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Sinead Cusack - Rock ‘N’ Roll
Mary McCormack - Boeing-Boeing
Laurie Metcalf - November
Martha Plimpton - Top Girls
Rondi Reed - August: Osage CountyWINNER
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Daniel Breaker - Passing Strange
Danny Burstein - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Robin De Jesús - In The Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald - The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Boyd Gaines - GypsyWINNER
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
de’Adre Aziza - Passing Strange
Laura Benanti - GypsyWINNER
Andrea Martin - The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Olga Merediz - In The Heights
Loretta Ables Sayre - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Peter McKintosh - The 39 Steps
Scott Pask - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Todd Rosenthal - August: Osage CountyWINNER
Anthony Ward - Macbeth
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network - Sunday In The Park With George
Anna Louizos - In The Heights
Robin Wagner - The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Michael Yeargan - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificWINNER
Best Costume Design of a Play Gregory Gale - Cyrano de Bergerac
Rob Howell - Boeing-Boeing
Katrina Lindsay - Les Liaisons DangereusesWINNER
Peter McKintosh - The 39 Steps Best Costume Design of a Musical
David Farley - Sunday In The Park With George
Martin Pakledinaz - Gypsy
Paul Tazewell - In The Heights
Catherine Zuber - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Best Lighting Design of a Play Kevin Adams - The 39 StepsWINNER
Howard Harrison - Macbeth
Donald Holder - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann G. Wrightson - August: Osage County
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington - Sunday In The Park With George
Howell Binkley - In The Heights
Donald Holder - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificWINNER
Natasha Katz - The Little Mermaid
Best Sound Design of a Play
Simon Baker - Boeing-Boeing
Adam Cork - Macbeth
Ian Dickson - Rock ‘N’ Roll
Mic Pool - The 39 Steps WINNER Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners - In The Heights
Sebastian Frost - Sunday In The Park With George
Scott Lehrer - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificWINNER
Dan Moses Schreier - Gypsy
Best Direction of a Play
Maria Aitken - The 39 Steps
Conor McPherson - The Seafarer
Anna D. Shapiro - August: Osage CountyWINNER
Matthew Warchus - Boeing-Boeing
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Buntrock - Sunday In The Park With George
Thomas Kail - In The Heights
Arthur Laurents - Gypsy
Bartlett Sher - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificWINNER
Best Choreography Rob Ashford - Cry-Baby
Andy Blankenbuehler - In The HeightsWINNER
Christopher Gattelli - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Dan Knechtges - Xanadu
Best Orchestrations
Jason Carr - Sunday In The Park With George
Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman - In The HeightsWINNER
Stew & Heidi Rodewald - Passing Strange
Jonathan Tunick - A Catered Affair
Congratulations to the magnificent Patrick Stewart for being the first actor to take home a Tony for playing the lead role in the Scottish play.
But, uh, he didn't. Mark Rylance (who is a Shakespearean actor generally) won it for Boeing-Boeing, a french farce. Generally, Rylance's performance was considered the most Tony-worthy, but people were expecting Stewart to win regardless.
Ditto for Boeing-Boeing versus the Scottish play in Best Revival, actually.
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Best Play
August: Osage County -Author: Tracy Letts WINNER
Rock ‘N’ Roll - Author: Tom Stoppard
The Seafarer - Author: Conor McPherson
The 39 Steps - Author: Patrick Barlow
Best Musical
Cry-Baby
In The Heights WINNER
Passing Strange
Xanadu
Best Book of a Musical
Cry-Baby - Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
In The Heights - Quiara Alegría Hudes
Passing Strange - Stew WINNER
Xanadu - Douglas Carter Beane
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Cry-Baby - Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger
In The Heights - Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda WINNER
The Little Mermaid - Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Passing Strange - Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Lyrics: Stew
Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing WINNER
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Macbeth
Best Revival of a Musical
Grease
Gypsy
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Sunday In The Park With George
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Ben Daniels - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence Fishburne - Thurgood
Mark Rylance - Boeing-Boeing WINNER
Rufus Sewell - Rock ‘N’ Roll
Patrick Stewart - Macbeth
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve Best - The Homecoming
Deanna Dunagan - August: Osage County WINNER
Kate Fleetwood - Macbeth
S. Epatha Merkerson - Come Back, Little Sheba
Amy Morton - August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Daniel Evans - Sunday In The Park With George
Lin-Manuel Miranda - In The Heights
Stew - Passing Strange
Paulo Szot - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Tom Wopat - A Catered Affair
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Kerry Butler - Xanadu
Patti LuPone - Gypsy WINNER
Kelli O’Hara - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Faith Prince - A Catered Affair
Jenna Russell - Sunday In The Park With George
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Bobby Cannavale - Mauritius
Raúl Esparza - The Homecoming
Conleth Hill - The Seafarer
Jim Norton - The Seafarer WINNER
David Pittu - Is He Dead?
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Sinead Cusack - Rock ‘N’ Roll
Mary McCormack - Boeing-Boeing
Laurie Metcalf - November
Martha Plimpton - Top Girls
Rondi Reed - August: Osage County WINNER
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Daniel Breaker - Passing Strange
Danny Burstein - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Robin De Jesús - In The Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald - The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Boyd Gaines - Gypsy WINNER
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
de’Adre Aziza - Passing Strange
Laura Benanti - Gypsy WINNER
Andrea Martin - The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Olga Merediz - In The Heights
Loretta Ables Sayre - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Peter McKintosh - The 39 Steps
Scott Pask - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Todd Rosenthal - August: Osage County WINNER
Anthony Ward - Macbeth
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network - Sunday In The Park With George
Anna Louizos - In The Heights
Robin Wagner - The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Michael Yeargan - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Best Costume Design of a Play
Gregory Gale - Cyrano de Bergerac
Rob Howell - Boeing-Boeing
Katrina Lindsay - Les Liaisons Dangereuses WINNER
Peter McKintosh - The 39 Steps
Best Costume Design of a Musical
David Farley - Sunday In The Park With George
Martin Pakledinaz - Gypsy
Paul Tazewell - In The Heights
Catherine Zuber - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams - The 39 Steps WINNER
Howard Harrison - Macbeth
Donald Holder - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann G. Wrightson - August: Osage County
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington - Sunday In The Park With George
Howell Binkley - In The Heights
Donald Holder - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Natasha Katz - The Little Mermaid
Best Sound Design of a Play
Simon Baker - Boeing-Boeing
Adam Cork - Macbeth
Ian Dickson - Rock ‘N’ Roll
Mic Pool - The 39 Steps WINNER
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound Partners - In The Heights
Sebastian Frost - Sunday In The Park With George
Scott Lehrer - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Dan Moses Schreier - Gypsy
Best Direction of a Play
Maria Aitken - The 39 Steps
Conor McPherson - The Seafarer
Anna D. Shapiro - August: Osage County WINNER
Matthew Warchus - Boeing-Boeing
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Buntrock - Sunday In The Park With George
Thomas Kail - In The Heights
Arthur Laurents - Gypsy
Bartlett Sher - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific WINNER
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford - Cry-Baby
Andy Blankenbuehler - In The Heights WINNER
Christopher Gattelli - Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Dan Knechtges - Xanadu
Best Orchestrations
Jason Carr - Sunday In The Park With George
Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman - In The Heights WINNER
Stew & Heidi Rodewald - Passing Strange
Jonathan Tunick - A Catered Affair
Good to see Osage win the best play award.
But, uh, he didn't. Mark Rylance (who is a Shakespearean actor generally) won it for Boeing-Boeing, a french farce. Generally, Rylance's performance was considered the most Tony-worthy, but people were expecting Stewart to win regardless.
Ditto for Boeing-Boeing versus the Scottish play in Best Revival, actually.