Monday, June 11, 2007

2007 Tony Award Wrap-Up

Spring Awakening deservedly walked away with an arm full of Tony Awards last night. Hopefully producers won't just see this as a fluke and realize that the future of musical theater must include “popular” music if it wants to be relevant.

The other observation was that for the second year in a row, the Tony for Leading Actress in a Play went to a show that's already closed.

Here is a list of this year's winners:

Best Musical: Spring Awakening
Best Play: The Coast of Utopia
Best Revival of a Musical: Company
Best Revival of a Play: Journey's End
Best Special Theatrical Event: Jay Johnson: The Two and Only
Best Direction of a Play: Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Best Direction of a Musical: Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical: Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical: David Hyde Pierce, Curtains
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Play: Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Play: Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Play: Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical: John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Play: Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical: Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Best Original Score: Spring Awakening - Music: Duncan Sheik; Lyrics: Steven Sater
Best Orchestrations: Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Best Book of a Musical: Steven Sater, Spring Awakening
Best Choreography Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia
Best Costume Design of a Musical: William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Best Costume Design of a Play: Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia
Regional Theatre Tony Award: Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA



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