Tony Awards 2011: A Capital guide
Bobby Cannavale, nominated for his role in 'Motherfucker With the Hat.' Joan Marcus.
10:04 am May. 3, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning, and (surprise!) The Book of Mormon is getting top props with 14 nods.
Mormon, from the creators of the Comedy Central TV show "South Park" and Broadway's Avenue Q, has been receiving excellent reviews all year and is not much of a surprise. It will vie for best musical against Sister Act, Catch Me If You Can and The Scottsboro Boys, which had a short run after transferring from Off-Broadway. The underdog still got 12 nominations, which is reportedly a record for a show that is already closed, according to the Times. Patrick Healy did a great liveblog of today's announcement of the 65th annual awards by Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose at the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts.
The full list of nominees are below, along with links to reviews from Capital writers Mark Sullivan and Wayne Hoffman.
Best Play
Good People
Jerusalem
The Motherfucker with the Hat [review]
War Horse
Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can [review]
The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Sister Act
Best Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: Alex Timbers [review]
The Book of Mormon: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro Boys: David Thompson [review]
Sister Act: Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Book of Mormon
Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb
Sister Act
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [review]
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek
Best Revival of a Play
Arcadia [review]
The Importance of Being Earnest [review]
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart [review]
Best Revival of a Musical
Anything Goes [review]
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest [review]
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherfucker with the Hat [review]
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart [review]
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Frances McDormand, Good People
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy [review]
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can [review]
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert [review]
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes [review]
Beth Leavel, Baby It’s You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia [review]
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart [review]
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo [review]
Yul Vázquez, The Motherfucker with the Hat [review]
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart [review]
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves [review by Sheila O'Malley]
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bête [review]
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherfucker with the Hat [review]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Colman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Adam Godley, Anything Goes [review]
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [review]
Tammy Blanchard, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [review]
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Todd Rosenthal, The Motherfucker with the Hat [review]
Rae Smith, War Horse
Ultz, Jerusalem
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Derek McLane, Anything Goes [review]
Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson [review]
Best Costume Design of a Play
Jess Goldstein, The Merchant of Venice
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest [review]
Mark Thompson, La Bête [review]
Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert [review]
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes [review]
Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, War Horse
David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo [review]
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Jerusalem
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Howell Binkley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Peter Kaczorowski, Anything Goes [review]
Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon
Best Sound Design of a Play
Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo [review]
Simon Baker, Brief Encounter
Ian Dickinson, Autograph
Jerusalem Christopher Shutt, War Horse
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Catch Me If You Can [review]
Brian Ronan, Anything Goes [review]
Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon
Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart [review]
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherfucker with the Hat [review]
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice
Best Direction of a Musical
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes [review]
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes [review]
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [review]
Larry Hochman, The Scottsboro Boys [review]
Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank, Catch Me If You Can [review]
