Tony Awards

BEST MUSICAL
In the Heights

BEST PLAY
August: Osage County

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
South Pacific

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Boeing-Boeing

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Passing Strange, Stew

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER
In the Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Paulo Szot, South Pacific

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Patti LuPone, Gypsy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jim Norton, The Seafarer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Benanti, Gypsy

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Bartlett Sher, South Pacific

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, In the Heights

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Micheal Yeargan, South Pacific

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Catherine Zuber, South Pacific

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Donald Holder, South Pacific

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps

BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Scott Lehrer, South Pacific

SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER
Stephen Sondheim

REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD
Chicago Shakespeare Theater

SPECIAL TONY AWARD
Robert Russell Bennett

I'm a huge Stew fan, he's been one of my favorite songwriters for years, a biting and clever wit within intricate rockin' arrangements. He's a badass and it doesn't surprise me that he's written a show, his song style format lent itself well to that and his quality is apparent. I'm into The 39 Steps winning sound and lighting design, sounds like a well-crafted treat. Otherwise, this is just a bunch of plays I'll never see.