Nominations for the 2006 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards:

BEST PLAY
The History Boys - Author: Alan Bennett; Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Debra Black, Eric Falkenstein, Roy Furman, Jam Theatricals, Stephanie P. McClelland, Judith Resnick, Scott Rudin, Jon Avnet/Ralph Guild, Dede Harris/Mort Swinsky, The National Theatre of Great Britain
The Lieutenant of Inishmore - Author: Martin McDonagh;Producers: Randall L. Wreghitt, Dede Harris, Atlantic Theater Company, David Lehrer, Harriet Newman Leve & Ron Nicynski, Zavelson Meyrelles Greiner Group, Mort Swinsky & Redfern Goldman Productions, Ruth Hendel
Rabbit Hole - Author: David Lindsay-Abaire; Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
Shining City - Author: Conor McPherson; Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Debra Black

BEST MUSICAL
The Color Purple; Producers: Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, Quincy Jones, Creative Battery, Anna Fantaci & Cheryl Lachowicz, Independent Presenters Network, David Lowy, Stephanie P.Clelland, Gary Winnick, Jan Kallish, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Asnes & Adam Zotovich, Todd Johnson
The Drowsy Chaperone; Producers: Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie P. McClelland, Barbara Freitag, Jill Furman
Jersey Boys; Producers: Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Pelican Group, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Latitude Link, Rick Steiner/Osher/Staton/Bell/Mayerson Group
The Wedding Singer; Producers: Margo Lion, New Line Cinema, The Araca Group, Roy Furman, Douglas L. Meyer/James D. Stern, Rick Steiner/The Staton Bell Osher Mayerson Group, Jam Theatricals, Jujamcyn Theaters, Jay Furman, Michael Gill, Dr. Lawrence Horowitz, Rhoda Mayerson, Marisa Sechrest, Gary Winnick, Dancap Productions, Inc., Élan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon/Adam Epstein

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
The Color Purple - Marsha Norman
The Drowsy Chaperone - Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Jersey Boys - Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice
The Wedding Singer - Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
The Color Purple - Music & Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray
The Drowsy Chaperone - Music & Lyrics: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
The Wedding Singer - Music: Matthew Sklar; Lyrics: Chad Beguelin
The Woman in White - Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: David Zippel

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Awake and Sing! - Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten
The Constant Wife - Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy
Edward Albee's Seascape - Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten
Faith Healer - Producers: Michael Colgan & Sonia Friedman Productions, The Shubert Organization, Robert Bartner, Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin, Spring Sirkin, Gate Theatre Dublin

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
The Pajama Game - Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Jeffrey Richards, James Fuld, Jr., Scott Landis
Sweeney Todd - Producers: Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Ambassador Theatre Goup, Adam Kenwright, Tulchin/Bartner/Bagert
The Threepenny Opera - Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Ralph Fiennes, Faith Healer
Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Zeljko Ivanek, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Oliver Platt, Shining City
David Wilmot, The Lieutenant of Inishmore

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Kate Burton, The Constant Wife
Judy Kaye, Souvenir
Lisa Kron, Well
Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Lynn Redgrave, The Constant Wife

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game
Stephen Lynch, The Wedding Singer
Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone
John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sutton Foster, The Drowsy Chaperone
LaChanze, The Color Purple
Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Kelli O'Hara, The Pajama Game
Chita Rivera, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Samuel Barnett, The History Boys
Domhnall Gleeson, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer
Mark Ruffalo, Awake and Sing!
Pablo Schreiber, Awake and Sing!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Tyne Daly, Rabbit Hole
Frances de la Tour, The History Boys
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Alison Pill, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Zoë Wanamaker, Awake and Sing!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Danny Burstein, The Drowsy Chaperone
Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Brandon Victor Dixon, The Color Purple
Manoel Felciano, Sweeney Todd
Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Carolee Carmello, Lestat
Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple
Megan Lawrence, The Pajama Game
Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, The Color Purple

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

John Lee Beatty, Rabbit Hole
Bob Crowley, The History Boys
Santo Loquasto, Three Days of Rain
Michael Yeargan, Awake and Sing!

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

John Lee Beatty, The Color Purple
David Gallo, The Drowsy Chaperone
Derek McLane, The Pajama Game
Klara Zieglerova, Jersey Boys

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Michael Krass, The Constant Wife
Santo Loquasto, A Touch of the Poet
Catherine Zuber, Awake and Sing!
Catherine Zuber, Edward Albee's Seascape

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregg Barnes, The Drowsy Chaperone
Susan Hilferty, Lestat
Martin Pakledinaz, The Pajama Game
Paul Tazewell, The Color Purple

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Christopher Akerlind, Awake and Sing!
Paul Gallo, Three Days of Rain
Mark Henderson, Faith Healer
Mark Henderson, The History Boys

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Ken Billington and Brian Monahan, The Drowsy Chaperone
Howell Binkley, Jersey Boys
Natasha Katz, Tarzan
Brian MacDevitt, The Color Purple

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Wilson Milam, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Bartlett Sher, Awake and Sing!
Daniel Sullivan, Rabbit Hole

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
John Doyle, Sweeney Todd
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Rob Ashford, The Wedding Singer
Donald Byrd, The Color Purple
Kathleen Marshall, The Pajama Game
Casey Nicholaw, The Drowsy Chaperone

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Larry Blank, The Drowsy Chaperone
Dick Lieb and Danny Troob, The Pajama Game
Steve Orich, Jersey Boys
Sarah Travis, Sweeney Todd


* * *
SPECIAL TONY AWARD
Sarah Jones for Bridge & Tunnel
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Harold Prince
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Intiman Theatre, Seattle, WA


* * *
TOTAL NOMINATIONS BY PRODUCTION
The Drowsy Chaperone - 13
The Color Purple - 11
The Pajama Game - 9
Awake and Sing! - 8
Jersey Boys - 8
The History Boys - 7
Sweeney Todd - 6
Rabbit Hole - 5
The Lieutenant of Inishmore - 5
The Wedding Singer - 5
The Constant Wife - 4
Faith Healer - 4
Edward Albee's Seascape - 2
Lestat - 2
Shining City - 2
Three Days of Rain - 2 The Threepenny Opera - 2
Well - 2
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial - 1
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life - 1
Souvenir - 1
Tarzan - 1
A Touch of the Poet - 1
The Woman in White - 1

Source: variety.com

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Might as well post it here. I also read somewhere that there is a movie adaptation of the play The History Boys lurking around and is to be released this year if only it gets Tony nominations. And now, it is perceived to be the frontrunner to win.

Also, some interesting notes:

The Wedding Singer is based on the Adam Sandler movie.
The Color Purple is based on the book and Steven Spielberg's film. Curiously, said film got 11 Oscar nominations (and no wins).
Tarzan is based on the Disney animated film - also with Phil Collins' score which was unnominated.
Julia Roberts' much ballyhooed play Three Days of Rain only got 2 nominations.
Jersey Boys is the musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Woooooooooo.

A production based on The Wedding Singer, though. That seems interesting.

Only David cares.

Anyway, there is a movie based on the play The History Boys, to be released sometime this year.

History Boys is supposedly amazing.

yeah its got a great cast. Maybe I'll save up and go see it...

Hehe, Samuel Barnett, who is nominated for featured actor in a play for The History Boys plays one of the students named Posner: "I'm a Jew. I'm small. I'm a homosexual. And I live in Sheffield. I'm fucked.

I've been reading reviews for the play and it's pretty much a consensus that's the play is very good. The film version was made by the actual play's director and the original cast. It's an amalga, of Dead Poet's Society and Goodbye, Mr. Chips - only a little bit darker. Hopefully, it's the same quality as the play.

Tony Winners:

Musical: Jersey Boys
Play: The History Boys
Revival, Musical: The Pajama Game
Revival, Play: Awake and Sing!
Actor, Musical: John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys
Actress, Musical: LaChanze, The Color Purple (LOOK! It won one more than the Oscars....)
Featured Actor, Musical: Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
Featured Actress, Musical: Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Actor, Play: Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Actress, Play: Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Featured Actor, Play: Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer (Yes, Emperor Palpatine is a Tony winner now)
Featured Actress, Play: Frances de la Tour, The History Boys (Hehe, she and Richard Griffiths are both in the Harry Potter movies)
Direction of a Musical: Sweeney Todd
Direction of a Play: The History Boys
Book of a Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone
Original Score: The Drowsy Chaperone
Choreography: The Pajama Game
Orchestrations: Sweeney Todd
Scenic Design, Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone
Scenic Design, Play: The History Boys
Lighting Design, Musical: Jersey Boys
Lighting Design, Play: The History Boys
Costume Design, Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone
Costume Design, Play: Awake and Sing!


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History Boys won 6 of its 7 nominations inc. Best Play making it the biggest winner of the night. The only award it lost is Featured/Supporting Actor. Fox Searchlight is apparently going to push the feature film version in hopes that it gets some awards attention later in the year - perhaps starting in Toronto.

Did anyone watch this? Loyal? They showed a teaser commercial for Dreamgirls!

Man, I want to get up to New York and see Drowsy Chaperone. The Wedding Singer looks dreadful though. And The Color Purple...if someone could first explain to me WHY that needed to be a musical, maybe I'd think about it.

I saw The Pajama Game revivial....it's spunky and harmless and all, but I have a hard time believing it's more worthy than the new Sweeney Todd. I was creeped out just watching the TV performance last night.

Christian, did you see Cynthia Nixon's girlfriend?

And I have a friend who says The History Boys is every bit as good as it's award haul would indicate. I could have gone with him, but I decided to just be patient and wait for the movie. Shouldn't have.

That woman that she kissed? YEAH!!! My jaw literally dropped.

I was surprised Sweeney Todd AND Patti LuPone lost. She hasn't won since Evita in 1980, no?

Yeah, but ironically, not in the same film! She was in the last HP film, which did not have Uncle Dursley in it!

Oooooo what what?

Cynthia Nixon brought her "girl"friend (?).

A quick trip to google during the next commerical break proved conclusively (well, as conclusive as google can provide) that the woman was Cynthia's girlfriend. Actually, I like the way Christian typed it. "Girl"friend.

What? Are you telling me that there are gays in the theatre?!!!!!!

The History Boys (the movie) is opening November 24.

I call a Best Picture nomination!

HOORAYYYY!!!!!

(or it could follow the same pattern as The Madness of King George... acting and writing nominations, if it fails a Pic nod)