THE 2011 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS









BEST PLAY
Good Peope Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Jerusalem Author: Jez Butterworth
The Motherf**ker with the Hat Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
War Horse Author: Nick Stafford WINNER

BEST MUSICAL
The Book of Mormon WINNER
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 WINNER
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 WINNER
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 Bering Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart WINNER

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Anything Goes WINNER
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 WINNER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Nina Arianda Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand Good People WINNER
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 WINNER
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 A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sutton Foster Anything Goes WINNER
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
Mackenzie Crook Jerusalem
Billy Crudup Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey The Normal Heart WINNER
Arian Moayed Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez The Motherf**ker with the Hat

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Ellen Barkin The Normal Heart WINNER
Edie Falco The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light Lombardi
Joanna Lumley La Bete
Elizabeth Rodriguez The Motherf**ker with the Hat

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 WINNER
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 WINNER
Patti LuPone Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris War Horse WINNER
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 WINNER
Susan Stroman The Scottsboro Boys

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Rob Ashford How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall Anything Goes WINNER
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 WINNER
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 WINNER
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 WINNER
Donyale Werle Bloody Bloody Andrew Jacksoin

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Jess Goldstein The Merchant of Venice
Desmond Heeley The Importance of Being Earnest WINNER
Mark Thompson La Bete
Catherine Zuber Born Yesterday

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner Priscilla Queen of the Desert WINNER
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 WINNER
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 WINNER

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 WINNER

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 WINNER

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

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