June 12, 2011
'Book of Mormon' Scores Eight Tony Awards
Matt Stone and Trey Parker's satirical musical "The Book of Mormon" took home Best Musical at the 2011 Tony Awards, along with eight more awards.
Other multiple winners included "The Normal Heart" and "War Horse," which won the Tony for Best Play.
Here's a list of nominations and winners:
Best Musical
"The Book of Mormon" -- WINNER
"Catch Me if You Can"
"The Scottsboro Boys"
"Sister Act"
Best Play
"Good People"
"Jerusalem"
"The Motherf--er With the Hat"
"War Horse" -- WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda, :Born Yesterday"
Frances McDormand, "Good People" -- WINNER
Lily Rabe, "The Merchant of Venice"
Vanessa Redgrave, "Driving Miss Daisy"
Hannah Yelland, "Brief Encounter"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sutton Foster, "Anything Goes" -- WINNER
Beth Leavel, "Baby It's You!"
Patina Miller, "Sister Act"
Donna Murphy, "The People in the Picture"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Brian Bedford, "The Importance of Being Earnest"
Bobby Cannavale, "The Motherf--er With the Hat"
Joe Mantello, "The Normal Heart"
Al Pacino, "The Merchant of Venice"
Mark Rylance, "Jerusalem" -- WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Norbert Leo Butz, "Catch Me If You Can" -- WINNER
Josh Gad, "The Book of Mormon"
Joshua Henry, "The Scottsboro Boys"
Andrew Rannells, "The Book of Mormon"
Tony Sheldon, "Priscilla Queen of the Desert"
Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, "War Horse" -- WINNER
Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe, "The Normal Heart"
Anna D. Shapiro, "The Motherf--er With the Hat"
Daniel Sullivan, "The Merchant of Venice"
Best Direction of a Musical
Rob Ashford, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
Kathleen Marshall, "Anything Goes"
Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, "The Book of Mormon" -- WINNER
Susan Stroman, "The Scottsboro Boys"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Ellen Barkin, "The Normal Heart" -- WINNER
Edie Falco, "The House of Blue Leaves"
Judith Light, "Lombardi"
Joanna Lumley, "La Bete"
Elizabeth Rodriguez, "The Motherf--er With the Hat"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Mackenzie Crook, "Jerusalem"
Billy Crudup, "Arcadia"
John Benjamin Hickey, "The Normal Heart" -- WINNER
Arian Moayed, "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo"
Yul Vázquez, "The Motherf--er With the Hat"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
Tammy Blanchard, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
Victoria Clark, "Sister Act"
Nikki M. James, "The Book of Mormon" -- WINNER
Patti LuPone, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Colman Domingo, "The Scottsboro Boys"
Adam Godley, "Anything Goes"
John Larroquette, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" -- WINNER
Forrest McClendon, "The Scottsboro Boys"
Rory O'Malley, "The Book of Mormon"
Best Revival of a Play
"Arcadia"
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
"The Merchant of Venice"
"The Normal Heart" -- WINNER
Best Revival of a Musical
"Anything Goes" -- WINNER
"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
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