The Annual Presentation of the Antoinette Perry Awards

[Rockin Robin]

Probably my favorite awards show. Better known as The Tonys. A salute to the greatest of the greatest medium there is: live theatre.

There were a couple of surprises in my opinion, but overall, as expected:


Best Musical
Hairspray

Best Play
Take Me Out

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Harvey Fierstein, Hairspray

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Marissa Jaret Winokur, Hairspray

Best Revival of a Musical
Nine

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Vanessa Redgrave, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Brian Dennehy, Long Day's Journey Into Night

Best Revival of a Play
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Best Director of a Musical
Jack O'Brien, Hairspray

Special Theatrical Event
Def Poetry Jam

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Jane Krakowski, Nine

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Dick Latessa, Hairspray

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Michele Pawk, Hollywood Arms

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Denis O'Hare, Take Me Out

Best Director of a Play
Joe Mantello, Take Me Out

Best Choreography
Twyla Tharp, Movin' Out

Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics) Written for the Theater
Marc Shaiman (music and lyrics) & Scott Wittman (lyrics), Hairspray

Best Book of a Musical
Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan, Hairspray

Best Scenic Design
Catherine Martin, La Bohème

Best Costume Design
William Ivey Long, Hairspray

Best Lighting Design
Nigel Levings, La Bohème

Best Orchestrations
Billy Joel & Stuart Malina, Movin' Out

Tony Honors For Excellence in Theater
The principal ensemble (10 actors playing the revolving casts of Mimi, Rodolfo, Musetta and Marcello) of La Bohème
Paul Huntley
Johnson-Liff Casting Associates
The Acting Company

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre
Cy Feuer

Regional Theatre Tony Award
The Children's Theatre Company (Minneapolis, MN)

Hairspray - 8
Long Day's Journey Into Night - 3
Take Me Out - 3
La Bohème - 2 (+1 special Tony Award)
Movin' Out - 2
Nine - 2
Def Poetry Jam - 1
Hollywood Arms - 1