Tuesday 30th April 2019
I have always kept an eye on the Tony Awards however this year I will be following the process from start to finish and providing my thoughts. This is helped by the fact that I was able to do my first trip to Broadway back in October 2018! I can actually witness the talent in person!
If you keep tabs on the theatre world then you know the 73rd Annual Tony Award nominations have just been released…literally this morning!
Here are Ginger in the Theatre, we have some blogs planned based around the Tony Awards this year.
The first is coming at you!
A round up of the nominations for the 73rd annual Tony Awards.
Best Play
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus by Taylor Mac
Ink by James Graham
What the constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck
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Best Musical
Ain’t too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Beetlejuice
Hadestown
The Prom
Tootsie
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Best Book of a Musical
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Beetlejuice
Hadestown
The Prom
Tootsie
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Best Original Score (Music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre
Be More Chill Music & Lyrics by Joe Iconis
Beetlejuice Music & Lyrics by Eddie Perfect
Hadestown Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
To Kill a Mockingbird Music by Adam Guettel
Tootsie Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
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Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
The Boys in the Band
Burn This
Torch Song
The Waverly Gallery
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Best Revival of a Musical
Kiss Me, Kate
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Paddy Considine for The Ferryman
Bryan Cranston for Network
Jeff Daniels for To Kill a Mockingbird
Adam Driver for Burn This
Jeremy Pope for choir Boy
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Best Performance for an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Annette Bening for Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
Laura Donnelly for The Ferryman
Elaine May for The Waverly Gallery
Janet McTeer for Bernhardt/Hamlet
Laurie Metcalf for Hillary and Clinton
Heidi Schreck for What the Constitution Means to Me
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas for The Prom
Derrick Baskin for ain’t Too Proud – the Life and Times of the Temptations
Alex Brightman for Beetlejuice
Damon Daunno for Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Santino Fontana for Tootsie
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block for The Cher Show
Caitlin Kinnunen for The Prom
Beth Leaval for The Prom
Eva Noblezada for Hadestown
Kelli O’Hara for Kiss Me, Kate
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured role in a Play
Bertie Carvel for Ink
Robin De Jesús for The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick for To Kill a Mockingbird
Brandon Uranowitz for Burn this
Benjamin Walker for Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Fionnula Flanagan for The Ferryman
Celia Keenan-Bolger for To Kill a Mockingbird
Kristine Nielsen for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Julie White for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ruth Wilson for King Lear
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Andre De Shields for Hadestown
Andy Grotelueshen for Tootsie
Partick Page for Hadestown
Jeremy Pope for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Ephraim Sykes for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lilli Cooper for Tootsie
Amber Gray for Hadestown
Sarah Stiles for Tootsie
Ali Stroker for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Mary Testa for Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
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Best Scene Design of a Play
Miriam Buether for To Kill a Mockingbird
Bunny Christie for Ink
Rob Howell for The Ferryman
Santo Loquasto for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jan Versweyveld for Network
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Best Scene Design of a Musical
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Peter England for King Kong
Rachel Hauck for Hadestown
Laura Jellinek for Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
David Korins for Beetlejuice
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Best Costume Design of a Play
Rob Howell for The Ferryman
Toni-Leslie James for Bernhardt/Hamlet
Clint Ramos for Torch Song
Ann roth for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ann Roth for To Kill a Mockingbird
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Best Costume Design of a Musical
Michael Krass for Hadestown
William Ivey Long for Beetlejuice
William Ivey Long for tootsie
Bob Mackie for The Cher Show
Paul Tazewell for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
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Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin for Ink
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Peter Mumford for The Ferryman
Jennifer Tipton for To Kill a Mocking bird
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden for Netwrok
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Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams for The Cher Show
Howell Binkley for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Bradley King for Hadestown
Peter Mumford for King Kong
Kenneth Ponser and Peter Nigrini for Beetlejuice
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Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork for Ink
Scott Lehrer for To Kill a Mockingbird
Fitz Patton for Choir Boy
Nick Powell for The Ferryman
Eric Sleichim for Network
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Best Sound Design for a Musical
Peter Hylenski for Beetlejuice
Peter Hylenski for King Kong
Steve Canyon Kennedy for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Drew Levy for Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz for Hadestown
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Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold for Ink
Sam Mendes for The Ferryman
Bartlett Sher for To Kill a Mockingbird
Ivon van Hove for Netwrok
George C. Wolfe for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
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Best Direction of a Musical
Rachel Chavkin for Hadestown
Scott ellis for Tootsie
Daniel Fish for Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Des McAnuff for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Casey Nicholaw for The Prom
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Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown for Choir Boy
Warren Carlyle for Kiss Me, Kate
Denis Jones for Tootsie
David Neumann for Hadestown
Sergio Trujillo for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
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Best Orchestrations
Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose for Hadestown
Simon Hale for Tootsie
Larry Hochman for Kiss Me, Kate
Daniel Klager for Rodger & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Harold Wheeler for Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
All the best to those nominated! The 73rd Annual Tony Awards will take place on Sunday 9th June 2019.
Don’t forget to let us know your thoughts and predictions!