Having had a week to think about the 2011 Tony Awards race, I've come up with my first inclinations about who I think could win in each category. For some categories, I have narrowed it down to one winner. In others, I think there are two potential front runners and only time (and politics) can tell which will pull ahead. So, without further ado, here are my predictions about what I think will happen come June 12th.
Best Play -- War Horse (or maybe The Motherfucker With the Hat. Though I would really love Good People a strong chance here, I think the competition has a better chance.)
Best Musical -- Book of Mormon
Book of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Score -- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Revival of a Play -- either The Merchant of Venice or The Normal Heart
Revival of a Musical -- Anything Goes
Lead Actor in a Play -- Mark Rylance for Jerusalem
Lead Actress in a Play -- Lily Rabe for The Merchant of Venice or Frances McDormand for Good People
Lead Actor in a Musical -- Tony Sheldon for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Lead Actress in a Musical -- Sutton Foster for Anything Goes
Featured Actor in a Play -- John Benjamin Hickey for The Normal Heart or Yul Vazquez for The Motherfucker With the Hat
Featured Actress in a Play -- Judith Light for Lombardi
Featured Actor in a Musical -- Rory O'Malley for The Book of Mormon or Coleman Domingo for The Scottsboro Boys
Featured Actress in a Musical -- Nikki James for The Book of Mormon
Scenic Design of a Play -- The Motherfucker With the Hat or War Horse
Scenic Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon or The Scottsboro Boys
Costume Design of a Play -- The Merchant of Venice or Born Yesterday
Costume Design of a Musical -- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Lighting Design of a Play -- War Horse
Lighting Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Sound Design of a Play -- Brief Encounter
Sound Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Director of a Play -- Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe for The Normal Heart or Anna D. Shapiro for The Motherfucker With the Hat
Director of a Musical -- Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker for The Book of Mormon
Choreography -- Casey Nicholaw for The Book of Mormon
Orchestrations -- The Book of Mormon
Monday, May 9, 2011
The Tony Awards Grow Up
In reviewing the list of Tony nominations this year, particularly compared to last year's awards, it has become clear that this year's nominations are much more sophisticated than last year's, particularly in the play categories. This same idea has occurred to Ben Brantley of the New York Times. Check out his article discussing what exactly is going on here.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/this-time-the-tonys-grow-up-and-get-it-right/?ref=theaterspecial
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/this-time-the-tonys-grow-up-and-get-it-right/?ref=theaterspecial
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Book of Mormon ... for Free?
Gordon Cox of Variety.com has reported on an interesting promotion going on over at The Book of Mormon. His article, "Fans Get Free 'Mormon': Producers Court 'South Park' Fan Base" appears here.
Coming off a week in which "The Book of Mormon" racked up 14 Tony noms, producers of the nothing's-sacred tuner have a lot of options to capitalize on all the critical love.
So you probably wouldn't expect them to sked an extra matinee performance -- and offer it free to proven fans of the show.
That's the plan for July 1, when one extra performance, the ninth that week, will throw open doors to those whose names are drawn from the pool of people who tried (and, most likely, failed) to get tickets to "Book of Mormon" via the show's daily lottery for lower-priced seats.
It's the latest fan-friendly step for the tuner's producers, who find themselves in the enviable but tricky position of sustaining the current B.O. momentum and seeding the field for future sales, all without alienating the legions of "South Park" fans who helped jumpstart the buzz in the first place.
"Mormon" creatives Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who teamed with composer-lyricist Robert Lopez on the tuner, have amassed a huge following thanks to their long-running Comedy Central skein. And according to "Mormon" producers Anne Garefino and Scott Rudin, wooing those "South Park" enthusiasts -- 26 million and counting on Facebook -- has always been a vital part of the "Mormon" strategy.
"Our 'South Park' fans are fiercely loyal," says Garefino, also the exec producer of the TV series. "They weren't thrilled we had to push the 15th season back to get 'Mormon' up."
When the tuner was conceived, producers couldn't be sure "South Park" fans would line up for it. "For a lot of our fans, this is going to be their first Broadway show," Stone says.
Adds Rudin, "We knew they would be the most loyal audience, but also the most suspicious."
Seducing those "South Park" zealots began early, with one of the musical's first public showcases occurring as part of a private event that catered to the Aint It Cool News crowd. A group of fans also was selected to augment the aud at the production's traditional friends-and-family dress rehearsal.
At the same time, producers could exploit the musical's link to the high-profile "South Park" property as an instant indicator of the show's content -- particularly the cheerfully blasphemous vein of humor that's not exactly common along the Main Stem.
" 'South Park' is a currency, and it's a big brand," Rudin says. " 'The Book of Mormon' was a dicey title without 'South Park' in there too."
Like many shows along the Rialto, "Mormon" hosts a regular lottery for a tightly limited number of lower-priced seats, in this case offered for $32 as opposed to the standard pricetag that tops out at $142 (not including premiums).
With "Mormon" converting more and more Broadwaygoers, the lottery has turned into a popular event. Sometimes more than 400 people show up for a single perf; most don't get in.
"Seeing people out there waiting in line and then probably not making it in, that's such a different thing for us," says Parker. "We're used to making something that anyone can get on the Internet or on their TV."
Hence the free perf.
Beginning May 8, anyone who signs up for the lottery, win or lose, will be entered into the drawing for the July 1 matinee, one entry per attempt. There'll also be a quick-response code that hopefuls can use to acquire an extra entry.
The thinking was: The more often someone shows up for the lottery, the better chance of winning those free tickets. "Genuinely, the biggest fans of the show will have the biggest chance of winning," says Elizabeth Furze, managing partner at marketing agency AKA.
"Mormon" will pick winners of the sweepstakes soon after the June 12 Tony ceremony and notify them by email, with each winner receiving a pair of free, general-admission ducats after confirming attendance.
The last time a tuner gave a freebie to fans, producers of the 14 1/2-year-old revival "Chicago" doled out every ticket to the Feb. 8 matinee to fans who could get 10 Facebook friends to like the tuner. It proved popular enough that the dedicated app overloaded and had to be shut down.
"Mormon" initiative is a more costly affair for producers, not only because a ninth perf entails overtime wages for cast and crew, but also because the show's at the height of its post-opening earning power.
But with the tuner rapidly gaining new Broadway fans, the "Mormon" team aims never to lose sight of the old ones.
"We didn't want to be in a place where we, in success, exclude them from the show," Rudin says.
Coming off a week in which "The Book of Mormon" racked up 14 Tony noms, producers of the nothing's-sacred tuner have a lot of options to capitalize on all the critical love.
So you probably wouldn't expect them to sked an extra matinee performance -- and offer it free to proven fans of the show.
That's the plan for July 1, when one extra performance, the ninth that week, will throw open doors to those whose names are drawn from the pool of people who tried (and, most likely, failed) to get tickets to "Book of Mormon" via the show's daily lottery for lower-priced seats.
It's the latest fan-friendly step for the tuner's producers, who find themselves in the enviable but tricky position of sustaining the current B.O. momentum and seeding the field for future sales, all without alienating the legions of "South Park" fans who helped jumpstart the buzz in the first place.
"Mormon" creatives Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who teamed with composer-lyricist Robert Lopez on the tuner, have amassed a huge following thanks to their long-running Comedy Central skein. And according to "Mormon" producers Anne Garefino and Scott Rudin, wooing those "South Park" enthusiasts -- 26 million and counting on Facebook -- has always been a vital part of the "Mormon" strategy.
"Our 'South Park' fans are fiercely loyal," says Garefino, also the exec producer of the TV series. "They weren't thrilled we had to push the 15th season back to get 'Mormon' up."
When the tuner was conceived, producers couldn't be sure "South Park" fans would line up for it. "For a lot of our fans, this is going to be their first Broadway show," Stone says.
Adds Rudin, "We knew they would be the most loyal audience, but also the most suspicious."
Seducing those "South Park" zealots began early, with one of the musical's first public showcases occurring as part of a private event that catered to the Aint It Cool News crowd. A group of fans also was selected to augment the aud at the production's traditional friends-and-family dress rehearsal.
At the same time, producers could exploit the musical's link to the high-profile "South Park" property as an instant indicator of the show's content -- particularly the cheerfully blasphemous vein of humor that's not exactly common along the Main Stem.
" 'South Park' is a currency, and it's a big brand," Rudin says. " 'The Book of Mormon' was a dicey title without 'South Park' in there too."
Like many shows along the Rialto, "Mormon" hosts a regular lottery for a tightly limited number of lower-priced seats, in this case offered for $32 as opposed to the standard pricetag that tops out at $142 (not including premiums).
With "Mormon" converting more and more Broadwaygoers, the lottery has turned into a popular event. Sometimes more than 400 people show up for a single perf; most don't get in.
"Seeing people out there waiting in line and then probably not making it in, that's such a different thing for us," says Parker. "We're used to making something that anyone can get on the Internet or on their TV."
Hence the free perf.
Beginning May 8, anyone who signs up for the lottery, win or lose, will be entered into the drawing for the July 1 matinee, one entry per attempt. There'll also be a quick-response code that hopefuls can use to acquire an extra entry.
The thinking was: The more often someone shows up for the lottery, the better chance of winning those free tickets. "Genuinely, the biggest fans of the show will have the biggest chance of winning," says Elizabeth Furze, managing partner at marketing agency AKA.
"Mormon" will pick winners of the sweepstakes soon after the June 12 Tony ceremony and notify them by email, with each winner receiving a pair of free, general-admission ducats after confirming attendance.
The last time a tuner gave a freebie to fans, producers of the 14 1/2-year-old revival "Chicago" doled out every ticket to the Feb. 8 matinee to fans who could get 10 Facebook friends to like the tuner. It proved popular enough that the dedicated app overloaded and had to be shut down.
"Mormon" initiative is a more costly affair for producers, not only because a ninth perf entails overtime wages for cast and crew, but also because the show's at the height of its post-opening earning power.
But with the tuner rapidly gaining new Broadway fans, the "Mormon" team aims never to lose sight of the old ones.
"We didn't want to be in a place where we, in success, exclude them from the show," Rudin says.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Arthur Laurents Dead at 93
Legendary writer and director Arthur Laurents, who created some of the most famous and beloved musicals of all time, has died at the age of 93. No cause was given, other than that Mr. Laurents died in his sleep. Laurents wrote the books of two of the most famous musicals of all time -- Gypsy and West Side Story. Mr. Laurents won two Tony Awards, one for Best Musical for Hallelujah Baby in 1968 and another for his direction of the Harvey Fierstein - Jerry Herman musical La Cage Aux Folles in 1984. Mr. Laurents also wrote for Hollywood, writing the screenplay of the Barbara Streisand vehicle, The Way We Were, and received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay of The Turning Point in 1977.
Tony Host Announced
Continuing his recent stint hosting awards show after awards show, Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting the 2011 Tony Awards. He hosted the 2009 Tony Awards, as well as the 2009 Emmy Awards at which he was nominated for his performance on How I Met Yor Mother. Harris played the central role of Bobby in the New York Philharmonic production of Stephen Sondheim's Company a few weeks ago.
First 2011 Tony Casualty
As is the case every year, once the Tony nominations come out, a few unlucky shows that don't get nominated much end up closing. This is the case for Lombardi this year. After receiving only one Tony nomination, for Judith Light's supporting performance as Marie Lombardi, the play is set to close on May 22nd. Ms. Light got rave reviews for her performance and is one of the main reasons the show has lasted this long, particularly in a year when all of the plays that opened this past fall, except for this one, have already closed. Given how strongly her performance correlated to the show's staying open, and the strength of her performance, she had been the front runner in her category, but the closing announcement may affect her chances for the win moving forward, giving the edge now to Edie Falco (in The House of Blue Leaves) or Ellen Barkin(in The Normal Heart), whose shows will likely still be running at least up to the time of Awards Night.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tony Snubs
Every year, the Tony Awards Committee comes up with a list of nominees in roughly 24 categories (the actual number fluctuates from year to year as new categories are introduced and others are dropped). Inevitably, some Tony hopefuls don't end up getting nominated, seemingly defying the odds. This year, a number of star turns were snubbed, and I've listed those below. If there are any more that I have missed or that you'd like to discuss, leave me comments!
Aaron Tveit, Best Actor, Catch Me if You Can
Benjamin Walker, Best Actor, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Daniel Radcliffe, Best Actor, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Robin Williams, Best Featured Actor, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Sherie Renee Scott, Best Actress, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Janet Dacal, Best Actress, Wonderland: A New Alice
Joel Grey, Best Featured Actor, Anything Goes
Kerry Butler, Best Featured Actress, Catch Me if You Can
Aaron Tveit, Best Actor, Catch Me if You Can
Benjamin Walker, Best Actor, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Daniel Radcliffe, Best Actor, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Robin Williams, Best Featured Actor, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Sherie Renee Scott, Best Actress, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Janet Dacal, Best Actress, Wonderland: A New Alice
Joel Grey, Best Featured Actor, Anything Goes
Kerry Butler, Best Featured Actress, Catch Me if You Can
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Official 2011 Tony Award Nominations
The 2011 Tony nominations are being released as I type, so I will try to keep up with Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose as they make the announcement.
Best Musical
Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Score of a Musical
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Best Play
Good People
Jerusalem
The Motherfucker with the Hat
War Horse
Revival of a Musical
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Revival of a Play
Arcadia
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart
Actor in a Play
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherfucker With the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Actress in a Play
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Featured Actor in a Play
Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vazquez, The Motherfucker with the Hat
Featured Actress in a Play
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bete
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherfucker with the Hat
Actor in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby, It's You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Featured Actor in a Musical
Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon
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
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Director of a Play
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherfucker with the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice
Director 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
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Choreography
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Scenic Design of a Play
The Motherfucker with the Hat
War Horse
Jerusalem
The Merchant of Venice
Scenic Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Costume Design of a Play
The Merchant of Venice
The Importance of Being Earnest
La Bete
Born Yesterday
Costume Design of a Musical
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Lighting Design of a Play
War Horse
Bengal Tiger a the Baghdad Zoo
The Merchant of Venice
Jerusalem
Lighting Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
Sound Design of a Play
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Brief Encounter
Jerusalem
War Horse
Sound Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
Orchestrations
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
The Scottsboro Boys
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
Best Musical
Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Score of a Musical
The Book of Mormon
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Best Play
Good People
Jerusalem
The Motherfucker with the Hat
War Horse
Revival of a Musical
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Revival of a Play
Arcadia
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart
Actor in a Play
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherfucker With the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Actress in a Play
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Featured Actor in a Play
Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vazquez, The Motherfucker with the Hat
Featured Actress in a Play
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bete
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherfucker with the Hat
Actor in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby, It's You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Featured Actor in a Musical
Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon
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
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Director of a Play
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherfucker with the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice
Director 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
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Choreography
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Scenic Design of a Play
The Motherfucker with the Hat
War Horse
Jerusalem
The Merchant of Venice
Scenic Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Costume Design of a Play
The Merchant of Venice
The Importance of Being Earnest
La Bete
Born Yesterday
Costume Design of a Musical
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Lighting Design of a Play
War Horse
Bengal Tiger a the Baghdad Zoo
The Merchant of Venice
Jerusalem
Lighting Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
Sound Design of a Play
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Brief Encounter
Jerusalem
War Horse
Sound Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
Anything Goes
The Book of Mormon
Orchestrations
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
The Scottsboro Boys
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Final Nomination Predictions
As May 3rd (the date the Tony nominations will be announced) quickly approaches, I wanted to update my list of nomination predictions.
Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Book of Mormon
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Catch Me if You Can
NO CHANCE:
Elf
The People in the Picture
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Book
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Catch Me if You Can
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The People in the Picture
Score
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Wonderland
Play
War Horse
Good People
A Free Man of Color
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
OUTSIDE SHOT:
The Motherfucker With the Hat
Jerusalem
Lombardi
Brief Encounter
NO CHANCE:
Elling
High
The Pitmen Painters
Musical Revival
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Play Revival
Merchant of Venice
La Bete
The Normal Heart
The Importance of Being Ernest
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Arcadia
Driving Miss Daisy
NO CHANCE:
House of Blue Leaves
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
A Life in the Theatre
Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance, La Bete
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, Merchant of Venice
Jeffrey Wright, A Free Man of Color
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
David Hyde Pierce, La Bete
Bobby Canavale, The Motherfucker With the Hat
Chris Rock, The Motherfucker With the Hat
Dan Lauria, Lombardi
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Tristan Sturrock, Brief Encounter
Dennis O'Hare, Elling
Actress in a Play
Lily Rabe, Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Kathleen Turner, High
Frances McDormand, Good People
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Cherry Jones, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Featured Actor in a Play
Mos Def, A Free Man of Color
Tate Donovan, Good People
Damon Daunno, Brief Encounter
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Ernest
Robin Williams, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
David Harbour, Merchant of Venice
John McMartin, A Free Man of Color
Richard Easton, Elling
Paul Dano, A Free Man of Color
Byron Jennings, Merchant of Venice
Featured Actress in a Play
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bete
Dana Ivey, The Importance of Being Earnest
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Sarah Topham, The Importance of Being Earnest
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Good People
Dorothy Atkinson, Brief Encounter
Estelle Parsons, Good People
Nicole Behari, A Free Man of Color
Christina Ricci, Time Stands Still
NO CHANCE:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The House of Blue Leaves
Veanne Cox, A Free Man of Color
Jennifer Coolidge, Elling
Actor in a Musical
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit, Catch Me if You Can
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Benjamin Walker, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Will Swenson, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Janet Dacal, Alice: A New Wonderland
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Rose Hemingway, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Beth Leavel, Baby, It’s You!
Featured Actor in a Musical
Coleman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon
Joel Grey, Anything Goes
John Cullum, The Scottsboro Boys
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jeff Hiller, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Featured Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kristine Nielsen, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Karen Mason, Alice: A New Wonderland
Beth Leavel, Elf
Director of a Play
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherfucker With the Hat
George C. Wolfe, A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Daniel Sullivan, Merchant of Venice
Emma Rice, Brief Encounter
Matthew Warchus, La Bete
David Leveaux, Arcadia
Director of a Musical
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jack O'Brien, Catch Me if You Can
Simon Phillips, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Set Design of a Play
La Bete
Merchant of Venice
War Horse
Born Yesterday
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
The House of Blue Leaves
NO CHANCE:
Driving Miss Daisy
Arcadia
The Pitmen Painters
Costume Design of a Play
Lombardi
Born Yesterday
War Horse
La Bete
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Arcadia
Mrs Warren’s Profession
NO CHANCE:
House of Blue Leaves
Lighting Design of a Play
La Bete
War Horse
Merchant of Venice
A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
Arcadia
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
Sound Design of a Play
La Bete
A Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
Brief Encounter
OUTSIDE SHOT:
War Horse
Arcadia
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
The House of Blue Leaves
The Pitmen Painters
Set Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
Woderland: A New Alice
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
NO CHANCE:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Costume Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Catch Me If You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Wonderland: A New Alice
Lighting Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sound Design of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Alice: A New Wonderland
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Choreography
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Jerry Mitchell, Catch Me if You Can
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Danny Mefford, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Ross Coleman, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act
Orchestrations
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Brief Encounter
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Book of Mormon
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Catch Me if You Can
NO CHANCE:
Elf
The People in the Picture
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Book
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Catch Me if You Can
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The People in the Picture
Score
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
The Book of Mormon
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Wonderland
Play
War Horse
Good People
A Free Man of Color
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
OUTSIDE SHOT:
The Motherfucker With the Hat
Jerusalem
Lombardi
Brief Encounter
NO CHANCE:
Elling
High
The Pitmen Painters
Musical Revival
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Play Revival
Merchant of Venice
La Bete
The Normal Heart
The Importance of Being Ernest
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Arcadia
Driving Miss Daisy
NO CHANCE:
House of Blue Leaves
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
A Life in the Theatre
Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance, La Bete
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, Merchant of Venice
Jeffrey Wright, A Free Man of Color
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
David Hyde Pierce, La Bete
Bobby Canavale, The Motherfucker With the Hat
Chris Rock, The Motherfucker With the Hat
Dan Lauria, Lombardi
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Tristan Sturrock, Brief Encounter
Dennis O'Hare, Elling
Actress in a Play
Lily Rabe, Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Kathleen Turner, High
Frances McDormand, Good People
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Cherry Jones, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Featured Actor in a Play
Mos Def, A Free Man of Color
Tate Donovan, Good People
Damon Daunno, Brief Encounter
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Ernest
Robin Williams, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
David Harbour, Merchant of Venice
John McMartin, A Free Man of Color
Richard Easton, Elling
Paul Dano, A Free Man of Color
Byron Jennings, Merchant of Venice
Featured Actress in a Play
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bete
Dana Ivey, The Importance of Being Earnest
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Sarah Topham, The Importance of Being Earnest
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Good People
Dorothy Atkinson, Brief Encounter
Estelle Parsons, Good People
Nicole Behari, A Free Man of Color
Christina Ricci, Time Stands Still
NO CHANCE:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The House of Blue Leaves
Veanne Cox, A Free Man of Color
Jennifer Coolidge, Elling
Actor in a Musical
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit, Catch Me if You Can
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Benjamin Walker, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Will Swenson, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Janet Dacal, Alice: A New Wonderland
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Rose Hemingway, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Beth Leavel, Baby, It’s You!
Featured Actor in a Musical
Coleman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon
Joel Grey, Anything Goes
John Cullum, The Scottsboro Boys
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jeff Hiller, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Featured Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kristine Nielsen, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Karen Mason, Alice: A New Wonderland
Beth Leavel, Elf
Director of a Play
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherfucker With the Hat
George C. Wolfe, A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Daniel Sullivan, Merchant of Venice
Emma Rice, Brief Encounter
Matthew Warchus, La Bete
David Leveaux, Arcadia
Director of a Musical
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jack O'Brien, Catch Me if You Can
Simon Phillips, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Set Design of a Play
La Bete
Merchant of Venice
War Horse
Born Yesterday
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
The House of Blue Leaves
NO CHANCE:
Driving Miss Daisy
Arcadia
The Pitmen Painters
Costume Design of a Play
Lombardi
Born Yesterday
War Horse
La Bete
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Arcadia
Mrs Warren’s Profession
NO CHANCE:
House of Blue Leaves
Lighting Design of a Play
La Bete
War Horse
Merchant of Venice
A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
Arcadia
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
Sound Design of a Play
La Bete
A Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
Brief Encounter
OUTSIDE SHOT:
War Horse
Arcadia
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
The House of Blue Leaves
The Pitmen Painters
Set Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
Woderland: A New Alice
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
NO CHANCE:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Costume Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Catch Me If You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Wonderland: A New Alice
Lighting Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sound Design of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Alice: A New Wonderland
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Choreography
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Jerry Mitchell, Catch Me if You Can
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Danny Mefford, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Ross Coleman, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act
Orchestrations
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Brief Encounter
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Final Eligibility Decisions Made
The Tony nominating committee has made its fourth and final decisions on the eligibility of actors, writers, and designers for shows within the 2010-2011 Broadway season. Their decisions were:
Will Swenson and Tony Sheldon will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for their performances in Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
John Leguizamo will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in Ghetto Klown.
Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for their performances in The Book of Mormon.
John Larroquette will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Joel Grey will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his performance in Anything Goes.
Colin Donnell will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance in Anything Goes.
Bobby Cannavale will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in The Motherf**ker with the Hat.
Seth Numrich will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in War Horse.
Janet Dacal will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in Wonderland.
Douglas Carter Beane will be considered eligible jointly with Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner in the category of Best Book of a Musical for Sister Act.
Patina Miller will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in Sister Act.
Robert Sean Leonard will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his performance in Born Yesterday.
Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for their performances in The House of Blue Leaves.
Beth Leavel will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in Baby It’s You.
Jason H. Thompson will be considered eligible jointly with Anna Louizos in the category of Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Baby It’s You.
Joe Mantello will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in The Normal Heart.
Will Swenson and Tony Sheldon will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for their performances in Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
John Leguizamo will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in Ghetto Klown.
Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for their performances in The Book of Mormon.
John Larroquette will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Joel Grey will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his performance in Anything Goes.
Colin Donnell will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance in Anything Goes.
Bobby Cannavale will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in The Motherf**ker with the Hat.
Seth Numrich will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in War Horse.
Janet Dacal will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in Wonderland.
Douglas Carter Beane will be considered eligible jointly with Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner in the category of Best Book of a Musical for Sister Act.
Patina Miller will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in Sister Act.
Robert Sean Leonard will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his performance in Born Yesterday.
Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh will both be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for their performances in The House of Blue Leaves.
Beth Leavel will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in Baby It’s You.
Jason H. Thompson will be considered eligible jointly with Anna Louizos in the category of Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Baby It’s You.
Joe Mantello will be considered eligible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in The Normal Heart.
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