Jun 12, 2011
"The Book Of Mormon" dominated the 65th Annual Tony Awards. The musical by the creators of South Park which affectionately spoofs Mormons won nine awards including Best Musical.
Also having a memorable night was the play "War Horse." The show uses puppets to tell the story of World War I and a soldier's quest to find his horse and won five times including Best Play.
The ceremony was held at the Beacon Theatre and was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.
2011 Tony Award Winners
| Tony Award: Best Musical | |
| The Book Of Mormon | |
| Other Nominees: Catch Me If You Can; The Scottsboro Boys; Sister Act | |
| Tony Award: Best Play | |
| War Horse | |
| Other Nominees: Good People; Jerusalem; The Motherf**ker With The Hat | |
| Tony Award: Best Book of a Musical | |
| The Book Of Mormon | |
| Trey Parker; Robert Lopez; Matt Stone | |
| Other Nominees: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; The Scottsboro Boys; Sister Act | |
| Tony Award: Best Original Score | |
| The Book Of Mormon | |
| Trey Parker; Robert Lopez; Matt Stone | |
| Other Nominees: The Scottsboro Boys; Sister Act; Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown | |
| Tony Award: Best Revival of a Musical | |
| Anything Goes | |
| Other Nominees: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying | |
| Tony Award: Best Revival of a Play | |
| The Normal Heart | |
| Other Nominees: Arcadia; The Importance Of Being Earnest; The Merchant Of Venice | |
| Tony Award: Best Leading Actor in a Musical | |
| Norbert Leo Butz (Catch Me If You Can) | |
| Other Nominees: Josh Gad (The Book Of Mormon); Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys); Andrew Rannells (The Book Of Mormon); Tony Sheldon (Priscilla Queen Of The Desert) | |
| Tony Award: Best Leading Actor in a Play | |
| Mark Rylance (Jerusalem) | |
| Other Nominees: Brian Bedford (The Importance Of Being Earnest); Bobby Cannavale (The Motherf**ker With The Hat); Joe Mantello (The Normal Heart); Al Pacino (The Merchant Of Venice) | |
| Tony Award: Best Leading Actress in a Musical | |
| Sutton Foster (Anything Goes) | |
| Other Nominees: Beth Leavel (Baby It's You!); Patina Miller (Sister Act); Donna Murphy (The People In The Picture) | |
| Tony Award: Best Leading Actress in a Play | |
| Frances McDormand (Good People) | |
| Other Nominees: Nina Arianda (Born Yesterday); Lily Rabe (The Merchant Of Venice); Vanessa Redgrave (Driving Miss Daisy); Hannah Yelland (Brief Encounter) | |
| Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Musical | |
| John Larroquette (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying) | |
| Other Nominees: Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys); Adam Godley (Anything Goes); Forrest McClendon (The Scottsboro Boys); Rory O'Malley (The Book Of Mormon) | |
| Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Play | |
| John Benjamin Hickey (The Normal Heart) | |
| Other Nominees: Mackenzie Crook (Jerusalem); Billy Crudup (Arcadia); Arian Moayed (Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo); Yul Vazquez (The Motherf**ker With The Hat) | |
| Tony Award: Best Featured Actress in a Musical | |
| Nikki M James (The Book Of Mormon) | |
| Other Nominees: Laura Benanti (Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown); Tammy Blanchard (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying); Victoria Clark (Sister Act); Patti LuPone (Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown) | |
| Tony Award: Best Featured Actress in a Play | |
| Ellen Barkin (The Normal Heart) | |
| Other Nominees: Edie Falco (The House Of Blue Leaves); Judith Light (Lombardi); Joanna Lumley (La Bete); Elizabeth Rodriguez (The Motherf**ker With The Hat) | |
| Tony Award: Best Direction of a Musical | |
| Casey Nicholaw (The Book Of Mormon) | |
| and Trey Parker | |
| Other Nominees: Rob Ashford (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying); Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes); Susan Stroman (The Scottsboro Boys) | |
| Tony Award: Best Direction of a Play | |
| Marianne Elliott (War Horse) | |
| and Tom Morris | |
| Other Nominees: Joel Grey & George C Wolfe (The Normal Heart); Anna D Shapiro (The Motherf**ker With The Hat); Daniel Sullivan (The Merchant Of Venice) | |
| Tony Award: Best Choreography | |
| Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes) | |
| Other Nominees: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying; The Book Of Mormon; The Scottsboro Boys | |
| Tony Award: Best Orchestrations | |
| Larry Hochman (The Book Of Mormon) | |
| and Stephen Oremus | |
| Other Nominees: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying; The Scottsboro Boys; Catch Me If You Can | |
| Tony Award: Best Scenic Design of a Musical | |
| Scott Pask (The Book Of Mormon) | |
| Other Nominees: The Scottsboro Boys; Anything Goes; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson | |
| Tony Award: Best Scenic Design of a Play | |
| Rae Smith (War Horse) | |
| Other Nominees: The Motherf**ker With The Hat; Jerusalem; The Merchant Of Venice | |
| Tony Award: Best Costume Design of a Musical | |
| Tim Chappel (Priscilla Queen Of The Desert) | |
| and Lizzy Gardiner | |
| Other Nominees: Anything Goes; The Book Of Mormon; How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying | |
| Tony Award: Best Costume Design of a Play | |
| Desmond Heeley (The Importance Of Being Earnest) | |
| Other Nominees: The Merchant Of Venice; La Bete; Born Yesterday | |
| Tony Award: Best Lighting Design of a Musical | |
| Brian MacDevitt (The Book Of Mormon) | |
| Other Nominees: The Scottsboro Boys; How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying; Anything Goes | |
| Tony Award: Best Lighting Design of a Play | |
| Paule Constable (War Horse) | |
| Other Nominees: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; The Merchant Of Venice; Jerusalem | |
| Tony Award: Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Brian Ronan (The Book Of Mormon) | |
| Other Nominees: The Scottsboro Boys; Catch Me If You Can; Anything Goes | |
| Tony Award: Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Christopher Shutt (War Horse) | |
| Other Nominees: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; Brief Encounter; Jerusalem | |
| Tony Award: Isabelle Stevenson Award | |
| Eve Ensler | |
| Tony Award: Regional Theatre | |
| Lookingglass Theatre Company - Chicago | |
| Special Tony Award: Lifetime Achievement | |
| Athol Fugard | |
| Special Tony Award: Lifetime Achievement | |
| Philip J Smith | |
| Special Tony Award | |
| Handspring Puppet Company | |
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