I haven't always posted the Tony nominations on here, but as I'm even more interested in them this year - for reasons that may be explained later! - I thought I'd share them here. Very exciting!
BEST PLAY
Act One
All the Way
Casa Valentina
Mothers and Sons
Outside Mullinger
BEST MUSICAL
After Midnight
Aladdin
Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Aladdin - Chad Beguelin
Beautiful - The Carole King Musical - Douglas McGrath
Bullets Over Broadway - Woody Allen
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Robert L. Freedman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
Aladdin - Music: Alan Menken; Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, Chad Beguelin
The Bridges of Madison County - Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Music: Steven Lutvak; Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak
If/Then - Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Glass Menagerie
A Raisin in the Sun
Twelfth Night
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Les Miserables
Violet
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Samuel Barnett - Twelfth Night
Bryan Cranston - All the Way
Chris O'Dowd - Of Mice and Men
Mark Rylance - Richard III
Tony Shalhoub - Act One
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Tyne Daly - Mothers and Sons
LaTanya Richardson Jackson - A Raisin in the Sun
Cherry Jones - The Glass Menagerie
Audra MacDonald - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Estelle Parsons - The Velocity of Autumn
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Neil Patrick Harris - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Ramin Karimloo - Les Miserables
Andy Karl - Rocky
Jefferson Mays - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Bryce Pinkham - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Mary Bridget Davies - A Night with Janis Joplin
Sutton Foster - Violet
Idina Menzel - If/Then
Jessie Mueller - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Kelli O'Hara - The Bridges of Madison County
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Reed Birney - Casa Valentina
Paul Chahidi - Twelfth Night
Stephen Fry - Twelfth Night
Mark Rylance - Twelfth Night
Brian J. Smith - The Glass Menagerie
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Sarah Greene - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Celia Keenan-Bolger - The Glass Menagerie
Sophie Okonedo - A Raisin in the Sun
Anika Noni Rose - A Raisin in the Sun
Mare Winningham - Casa Valentina
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Danny Burstein - Cabaret
Nick Cordero - Bullets Over Broadway
Joshua Henry - Violet
James Monroe Inglehart - Aladdin
Jarrod Spector - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Linda Emond - Cabaret
Lena Hall - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Anika Larsen - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Adriane Lenox - After Midnight
Lauren Worsham - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Tim Carroll - Twelfth Night
Michael Grandage - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Kenny Leon - A Raisin in the Sun
John Tiffany - The Glass Menagerie
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Warren Carlyle - After Midnight
Michael Mayer - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Leigh Silverman - Violet
Darko Tresnjak - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Warren Carlyle - After Midnight
Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine - Rocky
Casey Nicholaw - Aladdin
Susan Stroman - Bullets Over Broadway
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Doug Besterman - Bullets Over Broadway
Jason Robert Brown - The Bridges of Madison County
Steve Sidwell - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
Jonathan Tunick - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Beowulf Boritt - Act One
Bob Crowley - The Glass Menagerie
Es Devlin - Machinal
Christopher Oram - The Cripple of Inishmaan
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Christopher Barreca - Rocky
Julian Crouch - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Alexander Dodge - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Santo Loquasto - Bullets Over Broadway
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jane Greenwood - Act One
Michael Krass - Machinal
Rita Ryack - Casa Valentina
Jenny Tiramani - Twelfth Night
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Linda Cho - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
William Ivey Long - Bullets Over Broadway
Arianne Phillips - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Isabel Toledo - After Midnight
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paule Constable - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Jane Cox - Machinal
Natasha Katz - The Glass Menagerie
Japhy Weideman - Of Mice and Men
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Christopher Akerlind - Rocky
Howell Binkley - After Midnight
Donald Holder - The Bridges of Madison County
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Alex Baranowski - The Cripple of Inishmaan
Steve Canyon Kennedy - Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Dan Moses Schreier - Act One
Matt Tierney - Machinal
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Peter Hylenski - After Midnight
Tim O'Heir - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Mick Potter - Les Miserables
Brian Ronan - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
Jane Greenwood: Costume designer for more than 125 Broadway productions
REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD
Signature Theatre: The Signature Theatre Company exists to honor and celebrate the playwright
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Rosie O'Donnell: Emmy-award winning performer, producer, writer, three-time past host of the Tony Awards ceremony, and founder of Rosie's Theatre Kids
TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
Joseph P. Benincasa: President and CEO of The Actors Fund
Joan Marcus: Broadway photographer who has created production shots for over 300 shows on the Great White Way since 1986
Charlotte Wilcox: Founder of The Charlotte Wilcox Company and one of the leading general managers in the Broadway industry
Check back here in June for the updates! There may not be a live blog this time.
