THE STAR STUDDED 2011 TONY AWARDS

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WALTER MCBRIDE
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TONY AWARDS
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Neil Patrick Harris


Judith Light


Joel Grey


Victoria Clark


James Earl Jones


Montego Glover


Annabella Sciorra


The stars came out for the 2011 Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre in New York City last night. Once again this was a celebrity packed event.


Best Musical


The Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

WINNER: The Book of Mormon


Best Play

Good People
Jerusalem
The Motherf—er With the Hat
War Horse

WINNER: War Horse

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
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter

WINNER: Frances McDormand, Good People

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical


Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It’s You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture

WINNER: Sutton Foster, Anything Goes

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play


Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf—er With the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

WINNER: Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 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

WINNER: Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can

Best Direction of a Play


Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherf—er With the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice

WINNER: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse

Best Direction 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

WINNER: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play


Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bête
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherf—er With the Hat

WINNER: Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play


Mackenzie Crook, Jerusalem
Billy Crudup, Arcadia
John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf—er With the Hat

WINNER: John Benjamin Hickey, The Normal Heart

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role 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

WINNER: Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role 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

WINNER: John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Revival of a Play


Arcadia
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

WINNER: The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical



Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

WINNER: Anything Goes

Best Book of a Musical


Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
David Thompson, The Scottsboro Boys
Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane, Sister Act

WINNER: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon

Best Orchestrations



Doug Besterman, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Larry Hochman, The Scottsboro Boys
Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank, Catch Me If You Can

WINNER: Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon

Best Original Score Written for the Theater


Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
John Kander and Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys
Alan Menken (music) and Glenn Slater (lyrics), Sister Act
David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

WINNER: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon

Best 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

WINNER: Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes

Best Sound Design of a Musical


Peter Hylenski, The Scottsboro Boys
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Catch Me If You Can
Brian Ronan, Anything Goes

Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon

WINNER: Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play


Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Simon Baker, Brief Encounter
Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Jerusalem
Christopher Shutt, War Horse

WINNER: Christopher Shutt, War Horse

Best Costume Design of a Play



Jess Goldstein, The Merchant of Venice

Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Mark Thompson, La Bête

Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday

WINNER: Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest

Best Costume Design of a Musical



Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes

Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

WINNER: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Scenic Design of a Play


Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf—er With the Hat
Rae Smith, War Horse
Ultz, Jerusalem
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

WINNER: Rae Smith, War Horse

Best Scenic Design of a Musical



Beowulf Boritt, The Scottsboro Boys
Derek McLane, Anything Goes
Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon
Donyale Werle, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

WINNER: Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon

Best Lighting Design of a Musical



Ken Billington, The Scottsboro Boys
Howell Binkley, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Peter Kaczorowski, Anything Goes

Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

WINNER: Brian MacDevitt, The Book of Mormon

Best Lighting Design of a Play



Paule Constable, War Horse

David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Jerusalem

WINNER: Paule Constable, War Horse



Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd

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