Tony Awards 2006 - Nominations

Tony Nominations were announced last night: Best Play The History Boys – Alan Bennett The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Martin McDonagh Rabbit Hole – David Lindsay Abaire Shining City – Conor McPherson Best Musical The Color Purple The Drowsy Chaperone Jersey Boys The Wedding Singer 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 The Color Purple – Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray The Drowsy Chaperone – Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison The Wedding Singer – Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin The Woman in White – Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel Best Revival of a Play Awake and Sing! The Constant Wife Edward Albee’s Seascape Faith Healer Best Revival of a Musical The Pajama Game Sweeney Todd The Threepenny Opera Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial – Zeljko Ivanek Faith Healer – Ralph Fiennes The History Boys – Richard Griffiths The Lieutenant of Inishmore – David Wilmot Shining City – Oliver Platt Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play The Constant Wife – Kate Burton The Constant Wife – Lynn Redgrave Rabbit Hole – Cynthia Nixon Souvenir – Judy Kaye Well – Lisa Kron Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical The Drowsy Chaperone – Bob Martin Jersey Boys – John Lloyd Young The Pajama Game – Harry Connick, Jr. Sweeney Todd – Michael Cerveris The Wedding Singer – Stephen Lynch Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life – Chita Rivera The Color Purple – LaChanze The Drowsy Chaperone – Sutton Foster The Pajama Game – Kelli O’Hara Sweeney Todd – Patti LuPone Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Awake and Sing! – Mark Ruffalo Awake and Sing! – Pablo Schreider The Faith Healer – Ian McDiarmid The History Boys – Samuel Barnett The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Domhnall Gleeson Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Awake and Sing! – Zoe Wanamaker The History Boys – Frances de la Tour The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Alison Pill Rabbit Hole – Tyne Daly Well – Jayne Houdyshell Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical The Color Purple – Brandon Victor Dixon The Drowsy Chaperone – Danny Burstein Jersey Boys – Christian Hoff Sweeney Todd – Manoel Felciano The Threepenny Opera – Jim Dale Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical The Color Purple – Felicia P. Fields The Color Purple – Elisabeth Withers-Mender The Drowsy Chaperone – Beth Leavel Lestat – Carolee Carmello The Pajama Game – Megan Lawrence Best Direction of a Play Awake and Sing! The History Boys The Lieutenant of Inishmore Rabbit Hole Best Direction of a Musical The Drowsy Chaperone Jersey Boys The Pajama Game Sweeney Todd Best Choreography The Color Purple The Drowsy Chaperone The Pajama Game The Wedding Singer Best Orchestration The Drowsy Chaperone Jersey Boys The Pajama Game Sweeney Todd Best Scenic Design of a Play Awake and Sing! The History Boys Rabbit Hole Three Days of Rain Best Scenic Design of a Musical The Color Purple The Drowsy Chaperone Jersey Boys The Pajama Game Best Costume Design of a Play Awake and Sing! The Constant Wife Edward Albee’s Seascape A Touch of the Poet Best Costume Design of a Musical The Color Purple The Drowsy Chaperone Lestat The Pajama Game Best Lighting Design of a Play Awake and Sing! Faith Healer The History Boys Three Days of Rain Best Lighting Design of a Musical The Color Purple The Drowsy Chaperone Jersey Boys Tarzan Special Tony Awards Harold Prince Sarah Jones Breakdown by show: Awake and Sing! Best Revival of a Play Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Mark Ruffalo Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Pablo Schreider Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play – Zoe Wanamaker Best Direction of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Costume Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play – Zeljko Ivanek Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical – Chita Rivera The Color Purple Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical – LaChanze Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical – Brandon Victor Dixon Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical – Felicia P. Fields Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical – Elisabeth Withers-Mender Best Choreography Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Costume Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical The Constant Wife Best Revival of a Play Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Kate Burton Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Lynn Redgrave Best Costume Design of a Play The Drowsy Chaperone Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical – Bob Martin Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical – Sutton Foster Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical – Danny Burstein Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical – Beth Leavel Best Direction of a Musical Best Choreography Best Orchestration Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Costume Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical Faith Healer Best Revival of a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play – Ralph Fiennes Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Ian McDiarmid Best Lighting Design of a Play The History Boys Best Play Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play – Richard Griffiths Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Samuel Barnett Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play – Frances de la Tour Best Direction of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play Jersey Boys Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical – John Lloyd Young Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical – Christian Hoff Best Direction of a Musical Best Orchestration Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical Lestat Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical – Carolee Carmello Best Costume Design of a Musical The Lieutenant of Inishmore Best Play Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play – David Wilmot Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Domhnall Gleeson Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play – Alison Pill Best Direction of a Play The Pajama Game Best Revival of a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical – Harry Connick, Jr. Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical – Kelli O’Hara Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical – Megan Lawrence Best Direction of a Musical Best Choreography Best Orchestration Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Costume Design of a Musical Rabbit Hole Best Play Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Cynthia Nixon Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play – Tyne Daly Best Direction of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Edward Albee’s Seascape Best Revival of a Play Best Costume Design of a Play Shining City Best Play Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play – Oliver Platt Souvenir Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Judy Kaye Sweeney Todd Best Revival of a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical – Michael Cerveris Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical – Patti LuPone Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical – Manoel Felciano Best Direction of a Musical Best Orchestration Tarzan Best Lighting Design of a Musical Three Days of Rain Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play The Threepenny Opera Best Revival of a Musical Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical – Jim Dale A Touch of the Poet Best Costume Design of a Play The Wedding Singer Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical – Stephen Lynch Best Choreography Well Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Lisa Kron Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play – Jayne Houdyshell The Woman in White Best Original Score Breakdown by number of nominations: Thirteen Nominations The Drowsy Chaperone (Most Nominated Original Musical) Eleven Nominations The Color Purple Nine Nominations The Pajama Game (Most Nominated Musical Revival) Eight Nominations Awake and Sing! (Most Nominated Play Revival) Jersey Boys Seven Nominations The History Boys (Most Nominated Original Play) Six Nominations Sweeney Todd Five Nominations The Lieutenant of Inishmore Rabbit Hole The Wedding Singer Four Nominations The Constant Wife Faith Healer Two Nominations Lestat Edward Albee’s Seascape Shining City Three Days of Rain The Threepenny Opera Well One Nomination Bridge and Tunnel The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life Souvenir Tarzan A Touch of the Poet The Woman in White No Nominations Absurd Person Singular After the Night and the Music Barefoot in the Park The Blonde in the Thunderbird Festen Hot Feet In My Life Latinologues Lennon Mark Twain Tonight! A Naked Girl on the Appian Way The Odd Couple Primo Ring of Fire Will be posting a brief analysis soon