Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Drama Desk Awards - Winners 2011

Outstanding Play

Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities
Adam Bock, A Small Fire
Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Samuel D. Hunter, A Bright New Boise
Rajiv Joseph, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People
*Nick Stafford, War Horse

Outstanding Musical

In Transit
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
See Rock City & Other Destinations
Sister Act
*The Book of Mormon
The Kid

Outstanding Revival of a Play

Born Yesterday
The House of Blue Leaves
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
*The Normal Heart
Three Sisters

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

*Anything Goes
Hello Again
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying


Outstanding Actor in a Play

Charles Busch, The Divine Sister
*Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Geoffrey Rush, The Diary of a Madman
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made
Paul Sparks, Dusk Rings a Bell

Outstanding Actress in a Play

Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
*Frances McDormand, Good People
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Michele Pawk, A Small Fire
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

*Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert:The Musical
Christopher Sieber, The Kid

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

*Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It's You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

*Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Boyd Gaines, The Grand Manner
Logan Marshall-Green, The Hallway Trilogy
Zachary Quinto, Angels in America
Tom Riley, Arcadia
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker With the Hat

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Lisa Emery, The Collection & A Kind of Alaska
*Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Julie Halston, The Divine Sister
Sarah Nina Hayon, A Bright New Boise
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Lombardi

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Adam Godley, Anything Goes
*John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon
Bob Stillman, Hello Again
Tom Wopat, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

*Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kerry Butler, Catch Me if You Can
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Jill Eikenberry, The Kid
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Osnes, Anything Goes

Outstanding Director of a Play

Trip Cullman, A Small Fire
*Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Moisés Kaufman, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Davis McCallum, A Bright New Boise
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice
Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, Baby Universe

Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Joe Calarco, In Transit
Jack Cummings III, Hello Again
Jack Cummings III, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
*Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon


Outstanding Choreography

Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, Beautiful Burnout
Steven Hoggett, Peter and the Starcatcher
*Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Siudy, Between Worlds

Outstanding Music

Brad Alexander, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Alan Menken, Sister Act
*Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can
Mike Stoller and Artie Butler, The People in the Picture
David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outstanding Lyrics

Rick Crom, Newsical The Musical — Full Spin Ahead
Jack Lechner, The Kid
Adam Mathias, See Rock City & Other Destinations
*Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Glenn Slater, Sister Act
Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Book of a Musical

Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth, In
Transit
Iris Rainer Dart, The People in the Picture
Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
*Adam Mathias, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Michael Zam, The Kid

Outstanding Orchestrations

Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Hello Again
Bruce Coughlin, The Burnt Part Boys
Simon Hale, Jim Abbott and David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown
*Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman and Larry Blank, Catch Me if You Can
Lynne Shankel, The Extraordinary Ordinary

Outstanding Music in a Play

*Wayne Barker, Peter and the Starcatcher
Kathryn Bostic, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Lars Petter Hagen, Baby Universe
Alan John, The Diary of a Madman
Tom Kitt, The Winter's Tale
Dan Moses Schreier, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Revue

Fyvush Finkel Live!
Newsical The Musical — Full Spin Ahead
*Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway

Outstanding Set Design

Rachel Hauck, Orange, Hat & Grace
David Korins and Zachary Borovay (projection design), Lombardi
Derek McLane, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
*Derek McLane, Anything Goes
Tony Straiges, Treasure Island
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Costume Design

*Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Ann Hould-Ward, A Free Man of Color
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes
Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher

Outstanding Lighting Design

Jean Kalman, John Gabriel Borkman
R. Lee Kennedy, See Rock City & Other Destinations
*David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Laura Mroczkowski, Spy Garbo
Ben Stanton, The Whipping Man
David Weiner, A Small Fire

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Lindsay Jones, The Burnt Part Boys
Michael Rasbury, Hello Again
*Brian Ronan, Anything Goes
Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon
Jon Weston, In Transit

Outstanding Sound Design in a Play

Acme Sound Partners, The Merchant of Venice
*Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Ian Dickinson, John Gabriel Borkman
Brett Jarvis, Baby Universe
Bray Poor, Wings
Eric Shimelonis, The Hallway Trilogy

Outstanding Solo Performance

Daniel Beaty, Through the Night
Mike Birbiglia, Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Juliette Jeffers, Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down
*John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown
Colin Quinn, Colin Quinn Long Story Short
Joanna Tope, The Promise

Unique Theatrical Experience

Being Harold Pinter
Circus Incognitus
Gatz
Play Dead
Room 17B
*Sleep No More

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

The Tony Award Nominations 2011

Best Play

Good People

Author: David Lindsay-Abaire

Jerusalem

Author: Jez Butterworth

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis

War Horse

Author: 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 Jackson

Alex Timbers

The Book of Mormon

Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys

David Thompson

Sister Act

Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

The Book of Mormon

Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

The Scottsboro Boys

Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb

Sister Act

Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Music & 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 Bedford

The Importance of Being Earnest

Bobby Cannavale

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Joe Mantello

The Normal Heart

Al Pacino

The Merchant of Venice

Mark Rylance

Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Nina Arianda

Born Yesterday

Frances McDormand

Good People

Lily Rabe

The Merchant of Venice

Vanessa Redgrave

Driving Miss Daisy

Hannah Yelland

Brief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Norbert Leo Butz

Catch Me If You Can

Josh Gad

The Book of Mormon

Joshua Henry

The Scottsboro Boys

Andrew Rannells

The Book of Mormon

Tony Sheldon

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Sutton Foster

Anything Goes

Beth Leavel

Baby It's You!

Patina Miller

Sister Act

Donna Murphy

The People in the Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Mackenzie Crook

Jerusalem

Billy Crudup

Arcadia

John Benjamin Hickey

The Normal Heart

Arian Moayed

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Yul Vázquez

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Ellen Barkin

The Normal Heart

Edie Falco

The House of Blue Leaves

Judith Light

Lombardi

Joanna Lumley

La Bête

Elizabeth Rodriguez

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Colman Domingo

The Scottsboro Boys

Adam Godley

Anything Goes

John Larroquette

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Forrest McClendon

The Scottsboro Boys

Rory O'Malley

The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Tammy Blanchard

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Victoria Clark

Sister Act

Nikki M. James

The Book of Mormon

Patti LuPone

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Direction of a Play

Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris

War Horse

Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe

The Normal Heart

Anna D. Shapiro

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Daniel Sullivan

The Merchant of Venice

Best Direction of a Musical

Rob Ashford

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Kathleen Marshall

Anything Goes

Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker

The Book of Mormon

Susan Stroman

The Scottsboro Boys

Best Choreography

Rob Ashford

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Kathleen Marshall

Anything Goes

Casey Nicholaw

The Book of Mormon

Susan Stroman

The Scottsboro Boys

Best Orchestrations

Doug Besterman

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Larry Hochman

The Scottsboro Boys

Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus

The Book of Mormon

Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank

Catch Me If You Can

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Todd Rosenthal

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Rae Smith

War Horse

Ultz

Jerusalem

Mark Wendland

The Merchant of Venice

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Beowulf Boritt

The Scottsboro Boys

Derek McLane

Anything Goes

Scott Pask

The Book of Mormon

Donyale Werle

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play

Jess Goldstein

The Merchant of Venice

Desmond Heeley

The Importance of Being Earnest

Mark Thompson

La Bête

Catherine Zuber

Born Yesterday

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Martin Pakledinaz

Anything Goes

Ann Roth

The Book of Mormon

Catherine Zuber

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Paule Constable

War Horse

David Lander

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Kenneth Posner

The Merchant of Venice

Mimi Jordan Sherin

Jerusalem

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Ken Billington

The Scottsboro Boys

Howell Binkley

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Peter Kaczorowski

Anything Goes

Brian MacDevitt

The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play

Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Simon Baker

Brief Encounter

Ian Dickinson for Autograph

Jerusalem

Christopher Shutt

War Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Peter Hylenski

The Scottsboro Boys

Steve Canyon Kennedy

Catch Me If You Can

Brian Ronan

Anything Goes

Brian Ronan

The 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