TONY AWARD NOMINEES AND WINNERS



BEST PLAY

Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? WINNER
Author: Edward Albee
Producers: Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Daryl Roth, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Terry Allen Kramer, Scott Rudin, Bob Boyett, Scott Nederlander, Sine/ZPI

Fortune's Fool
Adapted by: Mike Poulton
Producers: Julian Schlossberg, Roy Furman, Ben Sprecher, Ted Tulchin, Aaron Levy, Peter May, Bob Boyett, James Fantaci

Metamorphoses
Author: Mary Zimmerman
Producers: Roy Gabay, Robyn Goodman, Allan S. Gordon lan V. McAllister, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, R.L. Wreghitt/J. Bergre, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Carol Fishman

Topdog/Underdog
Author: Suzan-Lori Parks
Producers: Carole Shorenstein Hays, Waxman Williams Entertainment, Bob Boyett, Freddy De Mann, Susan Dietz/Ina Meibach, Scott E. Nederlander, Ira Pittelman, Hits Magazine, Kelpie Arts, Rick Steiner/Frederic H. Mayerson, The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival

BEST MUSICAL

Mamma Mia!
Producers: Judy Craymer, Richard East and Bjrn Ulvaeus for Littlestar, Universal

Sweet Smell of Success
Producers: Clear Channel Entertainment, David Brown, Ernest Lehman, Marty Bell, Martin Richards, Roy Furman, Joan Cullman, Bob Boyett, East of Doheny, Bob and Harvey Weinstein

Thoroughly Modern Millie WINNER
Producers: Michael Leavitt, Fox Theatricals, Hal Luftig, Stewart F. Lane, James L. Nederlander, Independent Presenters Network, L. Mages/M. Glick, Berinstein/Manocherian/Dramatic Forces, John York Noble, Whoopi Goldberg

Urinetown The Musical
Producers: The Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals, TheaterDreams, Inc., Lauren Mitchell

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Catherine Johnson for Mamma Mia!
John Guare for Sweet Smell of Success
Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Greg Kotis for Urinetown The Musical WINNER

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE

Marvin Hamlisch (music), Craig Carnelia (lyrics) for Sweet Smell of Success
Jeanine Tesori (music), Dick Scanlan (lyrics) for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Harry Connick, Jr. (music & lyrics) for Thou Shalt Not
Mark Hollmann (music), Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis (lyrics) for Urinetown The Musical WINNER

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

The Crucible
Producers: David Richenthal, Manocherian/Leve/Boyett, Max Cooper, Allan S. Gordon, Roy Furman, Us Productions, lan V. McAllister, Adam Epstein, Margo Lion, Dede Harris/Morton Swinsky, Clear Channel Entertainment, Old Ivy Productions, Jujamcyn Theaters, Jeffrey Ash, Berinstein/Selig, Golden/Skipper, Gene Korf, Robert Cole, Roundabout Theatre Company

Morning's at Seven
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Andr Bishop, Bernard Gersten

Noises Off
Producers: Ambassador Theatre Group and Act Productions, Waxman Williams Entertainment, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, USA Ostar Theatricals and Nederlander Presentations, Inc., The Royal National Theatre

Private Lives
Producers: Emanuel Azenberg, Ira Pittelman, Scott Nederlander, Frederick Zollo, Nicholas Paleologos, Broccoli/Sine, James Nederlander, Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Duncan C. Weldon and Paul Elliott for Triumph Entertainment Partners Ltd. WINNER

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

Into the Woods WINNER
Producers: Dodger Theatricals, Stage Holding/Joop van den Ende and TheatreDreams

Oklahoma!
Producers: Cameron Mackintosh, The Royal National Theatre

BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT

Bea Arthur on Broadway, Just Between Friends
Producers: Daryl Roth, M. Beverly Bartner, USA Ostar Theatricals

WINNER Elaine Stritch at Liberty
Producers: John Schreiber, Creative Battery, Margo Lion, Robert Cole, Dede Harris/Mort Swinsky, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival

Barbara Cook in Mostly Sondheim
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Andr Bishop, Bernard Gersten

Sexaholix...a love story
Producer: Tate Entertainment Group, Inc

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY

Alan Bates in Fortune's Fool WINNER
Billy Crudup in The Elephant Man
Liam Neeson in The Crucible
Alan Rickman in Private Lives
Jeffrey Wright in Topdog/Underdog

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Kate Burton in Hedda Gabler
Lindsay Duncan in Private Lives WINNER
Laura Linney in The Crucible
Helen Mirren in Dance of Death
Mercedes Ruehl in Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Gavin Creel in Thoroughly Modern Millie
John Cullum in Urinetown The Musical
John Lithgow in Sweet Smell of Success WINNER
John McMartin in Into the Woods
Patrick Wilson in Oklahoma!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie WINNER
Nancy Opel in Urinetown The Musical
Louise Pitre in Mamma Mia!
Jennifer Laura Thompson in Urinetown The Musical
Vanessa Williams in Into the Woods

BEST PERFORMANCEBY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

Frank Langella in Fortune's Fool WINNER
William Biff McGuire in Morning's at Seven
Brian Murray in The Crucible
Sam Robards in The Man Who Had All the Luck
Stephen Tobolowsky in Morning's at Seven

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Kate Burton in The Elephant Man
Katie Finneran in Noises Off WINNER
Elizabeth Franz inMorning's at Seven
Estelle Parsons in Morning's at Seven
Frances Sternhagen in Morning's at Seven

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Norbert Leo Butz in Thou Shalt Not
Gregg Edelman in Into the Woods
Shuler Hensley in Oklahoma! WINNER
Brian d'Arcy James in Sweet Smell of Success
Marc Kudisch in Thoroughly Modern Millie

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Laura Benanti in Into the Woods
Harriet Harris in Thoroughly Modern Millie WINNER
Spencer Kayden in Urinetown The Musical
Judy Kaye in Mamma Mia!
Andrea Martin in Oklahoma!

BEST SCENIC DESIGN

John Lee Beatty for Morning's at Seven
Tim Hatley for Private LivesWINNER
Daniel Ostling for Metamorphoses
Douglas W. Schmidt for Into the Woods

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Jenny Beavan for Private Lives
Jane Greenwood for Morning's at Seven
Susan Hilferty for Into the Woods
Martin Pakledinaz for Thoroughly Modern Millie WINNER

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

Paul Gallo for The Crucible
David Hersey for Oklahoma!
Natasha Katz for Sweet Smell of Success
Brian MacDevitt for Into the Woods WINNER

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Rob Ashford for Thoroughly Modern Millie WINNER
John Carrafa for Into the Woods
John Carrafa for Urinetown The Musical
Susan Stroman for Oklahoma!

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Howard Davies for Private Lives
Richard Eyre for The Crucible
Daniel Sullivan for Morning's at Seven
Mary Zimmerman for Metamorphoses WINNER

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

James Lapine for Into the Woods
Michael Mayer for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Trevor Nunn for Oklahoma!
John Rando for Urinetown The Musical WINNER

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Benny Andersson, Bjrn Ulvaeus & Martin Koch for Mamma Mia!
Doug Besterman & Ralph Burns for Thoroughly Modern Millie WINNER
William David Brohn for Sweet Smell of Success
Bruce Coughlin for Urinetown The Musical

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE

Meryl Streep will present a special Tony for Lifetime Achievement to JULIE HARRIS. Miss Harris already has five Tonys - the most of any actress. The famous playwright Arthur Miller will present another Lifetime Achievement to Zoe Caldwell's famous husband, producer ROBERT WHITEHEAD.

REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD
Williamstown Theatre Festival