The 2011 Tony Award Winners
The 65th Tony Awards winners were presented this evening (12 Jun 2011) at a ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris at Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The biggest winner of this year's Tony Awards is the Broadway musical comedy The Book of Mormon, which received nine awards, including Best Musical, followed by War Horse, which received five awards, including Best Play.
The Scottsboro Boys saw the evenings biggest disappointment, having been nominated in twelve categories, the play walked away empty handed.
Total Nominations won by Production:
9 wins for The Book of Mormon
5 wins for War Horse
3 wins for Anything Goes
3 wins for The Normal Heart
1 win for Catch Me If You Can
1 win for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1 win for The Importance of Being Earnest
1 win for Jerusalem
1 win for Good People
1 win for Priscilla Queen of the Desert
2011 Tony Award winners by category are:
Winners are in red font
Best Play:
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 a Leading Actor in a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actress 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 a Leading Actor in a Musical:
- Norbert Leo Butz: Catch Me If You Can
- Josh Gad: The Scottsboro Boys
- Joshua Henry: The Book of Mormon
- Tony Sheldon: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Best Performance by a Leading 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
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play:
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play :
Best Performance by a Featured Actor 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 a Featured Actress 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 Scenic Design of a Play:
Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
- Beowulf Boritt: The Scottsboro Boy
- 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
Best Direction of a Play:
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 & Stephen Oremus: The Book of Mormon
- Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank: Catch Me If You Can
Winners of the four non-competitive Tony Awards categories were also announced:
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Athol Fugard
Philip J. Smith
The Regional Theatre Tony Award
Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, IL)
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Eve Ensler
Special Tony Award
Handspring Puppet Company
Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre
William Berloni
The Drama Book Shop
Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts
Productions that received multiple nominations:
| The Book of Mormon (9 Awards) | Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Nikki M. James) Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Orchestrations |
| War Horse (5 Awards) | Best Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play Best Sound Design of a Play Best Direction of a Play |
| Anything Goes (3 Awards) | Best Revival of a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Sutton Foster) Best Choreography |
| The Normal Heart (3 Award) | Best Revival of a Play Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (John Benjamin Hickey) Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play (Ellen Barkin) |
| Catch Me If You Can (1 Award) | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Norbert Leo Butz) |
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1 Award) | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (John Larroquette) |
| The Importance of Being Earnest (1 Award) | Best Costume Design of a Play |
| Jerusalem (1 Award) | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Mark Rylance) |
| Good People (1 Award) | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Frances McDormand) |
| Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1 Award) | Best Costume Design of a Musical |
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