Who Won 59th Annual Tony Awards?

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Eric Idle at the 2005 Tony Awards

Jun 5, 2005

"Monty Python's Spamalot" came into the 59th annual Tony Awards with a whopping 14 nominations, but took home only three awards - however one of those was for Best Musical. "Doubt" was a big winner with four awards including Best Play, as was "The Light in the Piazza" which took six awards - three of them for scenery, lighting, and costumes.

Production
     
Best Musical Monty Python's Spamalot  Monty Python's Spamalot
Best Play Doubt 
By John Patrick Shanley
Doubt
Revival of a Musical La Cage aux Folles  La Cage aux Folles
Revival of a Play Glengarry Glen Ross  Glengarry Glen Ross
Acting
     
Lead Actor In A Musical Norbert Leo Butz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lead Actor In A Play Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?) Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Lead Actress In A Musical Victoria Clark (The Light In The Piazza) The Light In The Piazza
Lead Actress In A Play Cherry Jones (Doubt) Doubt
Featured Actor In A Musical Dan Fogler (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Featured Actress In A Musical Sara Ramirez (Monty Python's Spamalot) Monty Python's Spamalot
Featured Actor In A Play Liev Schreiber (Glengarry Glen Ross) Glengarry Glen Ross
Featured Actress In A Play Adriane Lenox (Doubt) Doubt
Technical
     
Best Direction Of A Musical Mike Nichols (Monty Python's Spamalot) Monty Python's Spamalot
Best Direction Of A Play Doug Hughes (Doubt) Doubt
Best Book of a Musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 
Rachel Sheinkin
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Best Original Score The Light In The Piazza 
Adam Guettel (music and lyrics)
The Light In The Piazza
Best Choreography La Cage aux Folles 
Jerry Mitchell
La Cage aux Folles
Best Orchestrations The Light In The Piazza 
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel & Bruce Coughlin
The Light In The Piazza
Scenic Design Of A Musical The Light In The Piazza 
Michael Yeargan
The Light In The Piazza
Scenic Design Of A Play The Pillowman 
Scott Pask
The Pillowman
Costume Design Of A Musical The Light In The Piazza 
Catherine Zuber
The Light In The Piazza
Costume Design Of A Play The Rivals 
Jess Goldstein
The Rivals
Lighting Design Of A Musical The Light In The Piazza 
Christopher Akerlind
The Light In The Piazza
Lighting Design Of A Play The Pillowman 
Brian MacDevitt
The Pillowman