See below for the full list of candidates. Winners will be notified overnight. “Executioners”, Martin McDonagh “The Lehman Trilogy”, Stefano Massini and Ben Power “The Minutes”, Tracy Letz “Skeleton Crew”, Dominique Morrisseau
Best Musical
“Girl from the north country” “MJ” “Mr. Saturday night” “Paradise Square” “SIX: The Musical” “A Strange Loop”
Best Revival of a Play
“American Buffalo” “for girls of color who thought of committing suicide / when the rainbow is on” “How I learned to drive” “Get me out” “Problem in the mind”
Best Musical Revival
“Caroline, or Change” “Company” “The Music Man”
Best musical book
“Girl From The North Country”, Conor McPherson “MJ,” Lynn Nottage “Mr. Saturday Night”, Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel “Paradise Square”, Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas & Larry Kirwan “A Strange Loop”, Michael R. Jackson
Best Original Music (Music and / or Lyrics) Written for the Theater
“Flying Over Sunset”, Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Michael Korie “Mr. Saturday Night”, Music: Jason Robert Brown, Lyrics: Amanda Green “Paradise Square”, Music: Jason Howland, Lyrics: Nathan Tysen & Masi Asare “SIX: The Musical”, Music and Lyrics: Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss * WINNER “A Strange Loop”, Music and Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
Simon Russell Beale, “The Lehman Trilogy” Adam Godley, “The Lehman Trilogy” Adrian Lester, “The Lehman Trilogy” David Morse, “How I Learned to Drive” Sam Rockwell, “American Buffalo” Ruben Santiago-Hudson, “Lackawanna Blues” David Threlfall, “Hangmen”
Best performance of an actor in a leading role in a play
Gabby Beans, “The Skin of Our Teeth” LaChanze, “Trouble in Mind” Ruth Nega, Macbeth Deirdre O’Connell, “Dana H.” Mary-Louise Parker, “How I Learned to Drive”
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
Billy Crystal, “Mr. Saturday Night” Myles Frost, “MJ” Hugh Jackman, “The Music Man” Rob McClure, “Mrs. Doubtfire” Jaquel Spivey, “A Strange Loop”
Best performance of an actor in a leading role in a musical
Sharon D Clarke, “Caroline, or Change” Carmen Cusack, “Flying Over Sunset” Sutton Foster, “The Music Man” Joaquina Kalukango, “Paradise Square” Mare Winningham, “Girl From The North Country”
Best performance of an actor in a selected role in a play
Alfie Allen, “Dimiers” Chuck Cooper, “Problem in the Mind” Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Take Me Out” * WINNER Ron Cephas Jones, “Clyde’s” Michael Oberholtzer, “Take Me Out” Jesse Williams, “Take Me Out”
Best performance of an actor in a prominent role in a play
Uzo Aduba, “Clyde’s” Rachel Dratch, “POTUS: Or, behind every great fool there are seven women trying to keep him alive” Kenita R. Miller, “for colored girls who thought of committing suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” Phylicia Rashad, “Skeleton Crew” Julie White, “POTUS: Or, behind every big fool there are seven women trying to keep him alive” Kara Young, “Clyde’s”
Best performance of an actor in a selected role in a musical
Matt Doyle, “Company” Sidney DuPont, “Paradise Square” Jared Grimes, “Funny Girl” John-Andrew Morrison, “A Strange Loop” AJ Shively, “Paradise Square”
Best Actress in a Selected Role in a Musical
Jeannette Bayardelle, “Girl From The North Country” Shoshana Bean, “Mr. Saturday Night” Jayne Houdyshell, “The Music Man” L Morgan Lee, “A Strange Loop” Patti LuPone, “Company” * NIKITIS Jennifer Simard, “Company”
Best setting in a play
Beowulf Boritt, “POTUS: Or, behind every big fool there are seven women trying to keep him alive” Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong, “Skeleton Crew” Es Devlin, “The Lehman Trilogy” * WINNER Anna Fleischle, “Hangmen” Scott Pask, “American Buffalo” Adam Rigg, “The Skin of Our Teeth”
Best Musical Stage Design
Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions, “Flying Over Sunset” Bunny Christie, “Company” * NIKITIS Arnulfo Maldonado, “A Strange Loop” Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini, “MJ” Allen Moyer, “Paradise Square”
Best costume design for a play
Montana Levi Blanco, “The Skin of Our Teeth” * WINNER Sarafina Bush, “for Colored Girls Thinking of Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf” Emilio Sosa, “Trouble in Mind” Jane Greenwood, “Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite” Jennifer Moeller, “Clyde’s”
Best Musical Costume Design
Fly Davis, “Caroline, or Change” Toni-Leslie James, “Paradise Square” William Ivey Long, “Diana, The Musical” Santo Loquasto, “The Music Man” Gabriella Slade, “SIX: The Musical” * NIKITIS Paul Tazewell, “MJ”
Best theatrical lighting design
Joshua Carr, “Dimiers” Jiyoun Chang, “for girls of color who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” Jon Clark, “The Lehman Trilogy” * WINNER Jane Cox, Macbeth Yi Zhao, “The skin of our teeth”
Best musical lighting design
Neil Austin, “Company” Tim Deiling, “SIX: The Musical” l Donald Holder, “Paradise Square” Natasha Katz, “MJ” * WINNER Bradley King, “Flying Over Sunset” Jen Schriever, “A Strange Loop”
Best theatrical sound design
Justin Ellington, “for colored girls who thought of committing suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” Mikhail Fiksel, “Dana H.” * WINNER Palmer Heferan, “The Skin of Our Teeth” Nick Powell and Dominic Bilkey, “The Lehman Trilogy” Mikaal Sulaiman, “Macbeth”
Best musical sound design
Simon Baker, “Girl From The North Country” Paul Gatehouse, “SIX: The Musical” Ian Dickinson for Autograph, “Company” Drew Levy, “A Strange Loop” Gareth Owen, “MJ” * WINNER
Best Theater Direction
Lileana Blain-Cruz, “The Skin of Our Teeth” Camille A. Brown, “for colored girls who thought of committing suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” Sam Mendes, “The Lehman Trilogy” * WINNER Neil Pepe, “American Buffalo” Les Waters, “Dana H.”
Best Musical Direction
Stephen Brackett, “A Strange Loop” Marianne Elliott, “Company” * WINNER Conor McPherson, “Girl From The North Country” Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage, “SIX: The Musical” Christopher Wheeldon, “MJ”
Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, “for colored girls who thought of committing suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” Warren Carlyle, “The Music Man” Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, “SIX: The Musical” Bill T. Jones, “Paradise Square” Christopher Wheeldon, “MJ” * WINNER
Best Orchestrations
David Cullen, “Company” Tom Curran, “SIX: The Musical” Simon Hale, “Girl From The North Country” * NIKITIS Jason Michael Webb and David Holcenberg, “MJ” Charlie Rosen, “A Strange Loop”
