THE 2015 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS

BEST PLAY
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time WINNER
Author: Simon Stephens
Producers: Stuart Thompson, Tim Levy for NT America, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Nick Starr & Chris Harper for NT Productions, Bob Boyett, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Roy Furman, Glass Half Full Productions, Ruth Hendel, Jon B. Platt, Prime Number Group, Scott Rudin, Triple Play Broadway, The Shubert Organization, The National Theatre

Disgraced
Author: Ayad Akhtar
Producers: The Araca Group, Lincoln Center Theater, Jenifer Evans, Amanda Watkins, Richard Winkler, Rodger Hess, Stephanie P. McClelland, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Jessica Genick, Jonathan Reinis, Carl Levin/Ashley De Simone/TNTDynaMite Productions, Alden Bergson/Rachel Weinstein, Greenleaf Productions, Darren DeVerna/Jere Harris, The Shubert Organization, The David Merrick Arts Foundation

Hand to God
Author: Robert Askins
Producers: Kevin McCollum, Broadway Global Ventures, CMC, Morris Berchard, Mariano V. Tolentino, Jr., Stephanie Kramer, LAMS Productions, DeSimone/Winkler, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Timothy Laczynski, Lily Fan, Ayal Miodovnik, Jam Theatricals, Ensemble Studio Theatre, MCC Theater

Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Co-Authors: Hilary Mantel and Mike Poulton
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Matthew Byam Shaw, Nia Janis & Nick Salmon for Playfull Productions UK, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jam Theatricals, Ron Kastner, Kyodo Tokyo, Inc., Tulchin Bartner Productions, WLE MSG, Jane Bergère, Scott M. Delman, Rebecca Gold, Just for Laughs Theatricals, Kit Seidel, Triple Play Productions, Gabrielle Palitz, Georgia Gatti, Jessica Genick, Will Trice, The Shubert Organization, The Royal Shakespeare Company

BEST MUSICAL
An American in Paris
Producers: Stuart Oken, Van Kaplan, Roy Furman, Stephanie McClelland, Darren Bagert, Carole L. Haber, James Nederlander, Five Cent Productions, Michael Leavitt, Apples and Oranges Studios/Dominion Pictures, Roger Berlind/Arch Road, Simone Genatt Haft/Marc Routh, Triptyk Studios/Spencer Ross, Ed Walson/Peter May, Adam Zotovich/Celia Atkin, Eugene Beard/Julie Boardman/Kalish-Weinstein, Stuart Ditsky/Jim Herbert/Sandy Robertson, Suzanne Friedman/Independent Presenters Network/Wonderful Productions, The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust/Jenkins-Taylor/Proctors, Harriet Newman Leve/Jane Dubin/Sarabeth Grossman, Caiola Productions/Jennifer Isaacson/Raise the Curtain, Elephant Eye Theatrical & Pittsburgh CLO, Théâtre du Châtelet

Fun Home WINNER
Producers: Fox Theatricals, Barbara Whitman, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Tom Casserly, Paula Marie Black, Latitude Link, Terry Schnuck/Jack Lane, The Forstalls, Nathan Vernon, Mint Theatrical, Elizabeth Armstrong, Jam Theatricals, Delman Whitney, Kristin Caskey & Mike Isaacson, The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Patrick Willingham

Something Rotten!
Producers: Kevin McCollum, Broadway Global Ventures, CMC, Mastro/Goodman, Jerry & Ronald Frankel, Morris Berchard, Kyodo Tokyo Inc., Wendy Federman, Barbara Freitag, LAMS Productions, Winkler/DeSimone, Timothy Laczynski, Dan Markley, Harris/Karmazin, Jam Theatricals, Robert Greenblatt, Jujamcyn Theaters

The Visit
Producers: Tom Kirdahy, Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Tom Smedes, Hugh Hayes, Peter Stern, Judith Ann Abrams, Rich Affannato, Hunter Arnold, Carl Daikeler, Ken Davenport, Bharat Mitra & Bhavani Lev, Peter May, Ted Snowdon, Bruno Wang Productions, Taylor Cleghorn, Sandi Moran, Mark Lee & Ed Filipowski, Blodgett Calvin Family, Gabrielle Palitz/Weatherby & Fishman LLC, Marguerite Hoffman/Jeremy Youett, Carlos Arana, Veenerick & Katherine Vos Van Liempt, 42nd.Club/Silva Theatrical, Kate Cannova/Terry Loftis, The Shubert Organization, Williamstown Theatre Festival

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Elephant Man
Producers: James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Catherine Adler, Roger Berlind, Caiola Productions, Patrick Catullo, Roy Furman, Larry Hirschhorn, Jeffrey Finn Productions, Van Kaplan, Edward M. Kaufmann, Hal Luftig, Arielle Tepper Madover, Peter May, Stephanie P. McClelland, The Shubert Organization, Douglas Smith, Jonathan M. Tisch, WLE MSG, LLC., Scott & Brian Zeilinger, Williamstown Theatre Festival

Skylight WINNER
Producers: Robert Fox, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Roy Furman, Jon B. Platt, The Shubert Organization, Stephanie P. McClelland, Catherine Adler, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Scott M. Delman, Heni Koenigsberg, Spring Sirkin, Stuart Thompson, True Love Productions, The Araca Group, Carlos Arana, David Mirvish, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson

This Is Our Youth
Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Jon B. Platt, Roy Furman, The Shubert Organization, Ruth Hendel, Scott M. Delman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Sonia Friedman, Tulchin Bartner, The Araca Group, Heni Koenigsberg, Daryl Roth, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Catherine & Fred Adler, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Steppenwolf Theatre Company

You Can’t Take It with You
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Dominion Pictures, Gutterman & Winkler, Daryl Roth, Terry Schnuck, Jane Bergère, Caiola Productions, Rebecca Gold, Laruffa & Hinderliter, Larry Magid, Gabrielle Palitz, Spisto & Kierstead, SunnySpot Productions, Venuworks Theatricals, Jessica Genick, Will Trice, Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
The King and I WINNER
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Adam Siegel, Hattie K. Jutagir, Ambassador Theatre Group

On the Town
Producers: Howard and Janet Kagan, Severn Partners Entertainment, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, Paula Marie Black, Nigel Lythgoe, Michael J. Moritz,, Jr., Mahoney/Alden/Badway, Ambassador Theatre Group, Margie and Bryan Weingarten, Kim Schall, Michael Rubenstein, Terry/Louise/Chris Lingner, Brunish & Trinchero, Stephanie Rosenberg, Laruffa & Hinderliter, Rubinstein/Handleman, Lizbeth Bintz, Riki Kane Larimer, 24 Hour Adventure Production, A&A Gordon, Matt Ross/Ben Feldman/Pamela Cooper, Barrington Stage Company

On the Twentieth Century
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Sydney Beers

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
An American in Paris Craig Lucas
Fun Home Lisa Kron WINNER
Something Rotten! Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
The Visit Terrence McNally

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Fun Home Music: Jeanine Tesori - Lyrics: Lisa Kron WINNER
The Last Ship Music & Lyrics: Sting
Something Rotten! Music & Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
The Visit Music: John Kander - Lyrics: Fred Ebb

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Steven Boyer for Hand to God
Bradley Cooper for The Elephant Man
Ben Miles for Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Bill Nighy for Skylight
Alex Sharp for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time WINNER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Geneva Carr for Hand to God
Helen Mirren for The Audience WINNER
Elisabeth Moss for The Heidi Chronicles
Carey Mulligan for Skylight
Ruth Wilson for Constellations

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Cerveris for Fun Home WINNER
Robert Fairchild for An American in Paris
Brian d’Arcy James for Something Rotten!
Ken Watanabe for The King and I
Tony Yazbeck for On the Town

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Kristin Chenoweth for On the Twentieth Century
Leanne Cope for An American in Paris
Beth Malone for Fun Home
Kelli O’Hara for The King and I WINNER
Chita Rivera for The Visit

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Matthew Beard for Skylight
K. Todd Freeman for Airline Highway
Richard McCabe for The Audience WINNER
Alessandro Nivola for The Elephant Man
Nathaniel Parker for Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Micah Stock for It’s Only a Play

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE BY AN ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Annaleigh Ashford for You Can’t Take It with You WINNER
Patricia Clarkson for The Elephant Man
Lydia Leonard for Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Sarah Stiles for Hand to God
Julie White for Airline Highway

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Christian Borle for Something Rotten! WINNER
Andy Karl for On the Twentieth Century
Brad Oscar for Something Rotten!
Brandon Uranowitz for An American in Paris
Max von Essen for An American in Paris

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Victoria Clark for Gigi
Judy Kuhn for Fun Home
Sydney Lucas for Fun Home
Ruthie Ann Miles for The King and I WINNER
Emily Skeggs for Fun Home

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Stephen Daldry for Skylight
Marianne Elliott for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time WINNER
Scott Ellis for You Can’t Take It with You
Jeremy Herrin for Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Moritz von Stuelpnagel for Hand to God

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Sam Gold for Fun Home WINNER
Casey Nicholaw for Something Rotten!
John Rando for On the Town
Bartlett Sher for The King and I
Christopher Wheeldon for An American in Paris

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Joshua Bergasse for On the Town
Christopher Gattelli for The King and I
Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Casey Nicholaw for Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon for An American in Paris WINNER

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott for An American in Paris WINNER
John Clancy for Fun Home
Larry Hochman for Something Rotten!
Rob Mathes for The Last Ship

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Bunny Christie and Finn Ross for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time WINNER
Bob Crowley for Skylight
Christopher Oram for Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
David Rockwell for You Can’t Take It with You

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Bob Crowley and 59 Productions for An American in Paris WINNER
David Rockwell for On the Twentieth Century
Michael Yeargan for The King and I
David Zinn for Fun Home

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Bob Crowley for The Audience
Jane Greenwood for You Can’t Take It with You
Christopher Oram for Wolf Hall Parts One & Two WINNER
David Zinn for Airline Highway

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregg Barnes for Something Rotten!
Bob Crowley for An American in Paris
William Ivey Long for On the Twentieth Century
Catherine Zuber for The King and I WINNER

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paule Constable for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time WINNER
Paule Constable and David Plater, for Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Natasha Katz for Skylight
Japhy Weideman for Airline Highway

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Donald Holder for The King and I
Natasha Katz for An American in Paris WINNER
Ben Stanton for Fun Home
Japhy Weideman for The Visit

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
Tommy Tune, nine-time Tony Award winner and Broadway icon.

REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD
The Cleveland Play House has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award.

ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Stephen Schwartz

SPECIAL TONY AWARD
John Cameron Mitchell

TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
Press agent Adrian Bryan-Brown
Hudson Scenic Studio founder Gene O'Donovan
Scenery designer and painter Arnold Abramson.

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