Tony Awards: 2006

All winners are listed in boldfaced type.

BEST DRAMATIC PLAY

The History Boys

Alan Bennett (playwright)
Boyett Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Debra Black, Eric Falkenstein, Roy Furman, Jam Theatricals, Stephanie P. McClelland, Judith Resnick, Scott Rudin, Jon Avnet/Ralph Guild, Dede Harris/Mort Swinsky, The National Theatre of Great Britain(producers)

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Martin McDonagh (playwright)
Randall L. Wreghitt, Dede Harris, Atlantic Theater Company, David Lehrer, Harriet Newman Leve & Ron Nicynski, Zavelson Meyrelles Greiner Group, Mort Swinsky & Redfern Goldman Productions, Ruth Hendel (producers)

Rabbit Hole

David Lindsay-Abaire (playwright)
Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove (producers)

Shining City

Conor McPherson (playwright)
Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Debra Black (producers)

BEST MUSICAL PLAY

Jersey Boys

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (book)
Bob Gaudio (music)
Bob Crewe (lyrics)
Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano, Pelican Group, Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Latitude Link, Rick Steiner/Osher/Staton/Bell/Mayerson Group (producers)

The Color Purple

Marsha Norman (book)
Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis (music and lyrics)
Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, Quincy Jones, Creative Battery, Anna Fantaci & Cheryl Lachowicz, Independent Presenters Network, David Lowy, Stephanie P. McClelland, Gary Winnick, Jan Kallish, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Andrew Asnes & Adam Zotovich, Todd Johnson (producers)

The Drowsy Chaperone

Bob Martin and Don McKellar (book)
Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison (music and lyrics)
Kevin McCollum, Roy Miller, Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie P. McClelland, Barbara Freitag, Jill Furman

The Wedding Singer

Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy (book)
Matthew Sklar (lyrics)
Chad Beguelin (lyrics)
Margo Lion, New Line Cinema, The Araca Group, Roy Furman, Douglas L. Meyer/James D. Stern, Rick Steiner/The Staton Bell Osher Mayerson Group, Jam Theatricals, Jujamcyn Theaters, Jay Furman, Michael Gill, Dr. Lawrence Horowitz, Rhoda Mayerson, Marisa Sechrest, Gary Winnick, Dancap Productions, Inc., Élan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon/Adam Epstein (producers)

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

Awake and Sing!

Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten (producers)

The Constant Wife

Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy (producers)

Edward Albee’s Seascape

Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten (producers)

Faith Healer

Michael Colgan & Sonia Friedman Productions, The Shubert Organization, Robert Bartner, Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin, Spring Sirkin, Gate Theatre Dublin (producers)

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

The Pajama Game

Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Jeffrey Richards, James Fuld, Jr., Scott Landis (producers)

Sweeney Todd

Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Ambassador Theatre Goup, Adam Kenwright, Tulchin/Bartner/Bagert (producers)

The Threepenny Opera

Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy (producers)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

Richard Griffiths – The History Boys
Ralph Fiennes – Faith Healer
Željko Ivanek - The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Oliver Platt - Shining City
David Wilmot - The Lieutenant of Inishmore

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL PLAY

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL PLAY

LaChanze - The Color Purple
Sutton Foster - The Drowsy Chaperone
Patti LuPone - Sweeney Todd
Kelli O'Hara - The Pajama Game
Chita Rivera - Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

Ian McDiarmid - Faith Healer
Samuel Barnett - The History Boys
Domhnall Gleeson - The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Mark Ruffalo - Awake and Sing!
Pablo Schreiber - Awake and Sing!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC PLAY

Frances de la Tour - The History Boys
Tyne Daly - Rabbit Hole
Jayne Houdyshell - Well
Alison Pill - The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Zoë Wanamaker - Awake and Sing!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL PLAY

Christian Hoff - Jersey Boys
Danny Burstein - The Drowsy Chaperone
Jim Dale - The Threepenny Opera
Brandon Victor Dixon - The Color Purple
Manoel Felciano - Sweeney Todd

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL PLAY

Beth Leavel - The Drowsy Chaperone
Carolee Carmello - Lestat
Felicia P. Fields - The Color Purple
Megan Lawrence - The Pajama Game
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes - The Color Purple

BEST DIRECTOR OF A DRAMATIC PLAY

Nicholas Hytner - The History Boys
Wilson Milam - The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Bartlett Sher - Awake and Sing!
Daniel Sullivan - Rabbit Hole

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL PLAY

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Kathleen Marshall - The Pajama Game
Rob Ashford - The Wedding Singer
Donald Byrd - The Color Purple
Casey Nicholaw - The Drowsy Chaperone

BEST SCORE

Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison (music and lyrics) – The Drowsy Chaperone

Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray (music and lyrics) – The Color Purple
Matthew Sklar (music) and Chad Beguelin (lyrics) – The Wedding Singer
Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and David Zippel (lyrics) – The Woman in White

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Bob Martin and Don McKellar - The Drowsy Chaperone
Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy - The Wedding Singer
Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice - Jersey Boys
Marsha Norman - The Color Purple

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Sarah Travis - Sweeney Todd
Larry Blank – The Drowsy Chaperone
Dick Lieb and Danny Troob – The Pajama Game
Steve Orich – Jersey Boys

BEST SCENIC DESIGNER FOR A PLAY

Bob Crowley – The History Boys
John Lee Beatty – Rabbit Hole
Santo Loquasto – Three Days of Rain
Michael Yeargan – Awake and Sing!

BEST SCENIC DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL

David Gallo – The Drowsy Chaperone
John Lee Beatty – The Color Purple
Derek McLane – The Pajama Game
Klara Zieglerova – Jersey Boys

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A PLAY

Catherine Zuber – Awake and Sing!
Michael Krass – The Constant Wife
Santo Loquasto – A Touch of the Poet
Catherine Zuber – Edward Albee's Seascape

BEST COSTUME DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL

Gregg Barnes – The Drowsy Chaperone
Susan Hilferty – Lestat
Martin Pakledinaz – The Pajama Game
Paul Tazewell – The Color Purple

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER FOR A PLAY

Mark Henderson – The History Boys
Christopher Akerlind – Awake and Sing!
Paul Gallo – Three Days of Rain
Mark Henderson – Faith Healer

BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER FOR A MUSICAL

Howell Binkley – Jersey Boys
Ken Billington and Brian Monahan – The Drowsy Chaperone
Natasha Katz – Tarzan
Brian MacDevitt – The Color Purple

REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD

Intiman Theatre

SPECIAL LIFETIME AHCIEVEMENT TONY AWARD

Harold Prince

TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE

BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop
Forbidden Broadway and its creator, Gerard Alessandrini
Samuel (Biff) Liff
Ellen Stewart

SPECIAL TONY AWARD

Sarah Jones

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