Best Play
Clybourne Park – Author: Bruce Norris
Other Desert Cities – Author: Jon Robin Baitz
Peter and the Starcatcher – Author: Rick Elice
Venus in Fur – Author: David Ives
Best Musical
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book Of A Musical
Lysistrata Jones – Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies – Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work If You Can Get It – Joe DiPietro
Once – Enda Walsh
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Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written For The Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde – Music: Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics: Don Black
Newsies – Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors – Music & Lyrics: Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher – Music: Wayne Barker, Lyrics: Rick Elice
Best Revival Of A Play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival Of A Musical
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Play
James Corden – One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones – Gore Vidal’s The Best Man
Frank Langella – Man and Boy
John Lithgow – The Columnist
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Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Play
Nina Arianda – Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett – End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing – Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin – The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon – Wit
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Musical
Danny Burstein – Follies
Jeremy Jordan – Newsies
Steve Kazee – Once
Norm Lewis – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Ron Raines – Follies
Best Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role In A Musical
Jan Maxwell – Follies
Audra McDonald – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti – Once
Kelli O’Hara – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes – Bonnie & Clyde
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play
Christian Borle – Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty – End of the Rainbow
Tom Edden – One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos – Clybourne Park
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Play
Linda Emond – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Spencer Kayden – Don’t Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger – Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light – Other Desert Cities
Condola Rashad – Stick Fly
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Musical
Phillip Boykin – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris – Evita
David Alan Grier – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young – Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Musical
Elizabeth A. Davis – Once
Jayne Houdyshell – Follies
Judy Kaye – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Jessie Mueller – On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – Ghost the Musical
Best Direction Of A Play
Nicholas Hytner – One Man, Two Guvnors
Pam MacKinnon – Clybourne Park
Mike Nichols – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Roger Rees and Alex Timbers – Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Direction Of A Musical
Jeff Calhoun – Newsies
Kathleen Marshall – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Diane Paulus – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
John Tiffany – Once
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford – Evita
Christopher Gattelli – Newsies
Steven Hoggett – Once
Kathleen Marshall – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Orchestrations
William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Bill Elliott – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Martin Lowe – Once
Danny Troob – Newsies
Best Scenic Design Of A Play
John Lee Beatty – Other Desert Cities
Daniel Ostling – Clybourne Park
Mark Thompson – One Man, Two Guvnors
Donyale Werle – Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Scenic Design Of A Musical
Bob Crowley – Once
Rob Howell and Jon Driscoll – Ghost the Musical
Tobin Ost and Sven Ortel – Newsies
George Tsypin – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Best Costume Design Of A Play
William Ivey Long – Don’t Dress for Dinner
Paul Tazewell – A Streetcar Named Desire
Mark Thompson – One Man, Two Guvnors
Paloma Young – Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Costume Design Of A Musical
Gregg Barnes – Follies
ESosa – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Eiko Ishioka – Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Martin Pakledinaz – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Best Lighting Design Of A Play
Jeff Croiter – Peter and the Starcatcher
Peter Kaczorowski – The Road to Mecca
Brian MacDevitt – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Kenneth Posner – Other Desert Cities
Best Lighting Design Of A Musical
Christopher Akerlind – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Natasha Katz - Follies
Natasha Katz – Once
Hugh Vanstone – Ghost the Musical
Best Sound Design Of A Play
Paul Arditti – One Man, Two Guvnors
Scott Lehrer – Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Gareth Owen – End of the Rainbow
Darron L West – Peter and the Starcatcher
Best Sound Design Of A Musical
Acme Sound Partners – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Clive Goodwin – Once
Kai Harada – Follies
Brian Ronan – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Special Tony Award® For Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre
Emanuel Azenberg
Regional Theatre Award
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Bernadette Peters
Special Tony Award
Actors’ Equity Association – Hugh Jackman
Tony Honors For Excellence In The Theatre
Freddie Gershon
Artie Siccardi
TDF Open Doors
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