60th Tony Awards
| 60th Tony Awards | ||||
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 Official poster for the 60th annual Tony Awards |
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| Date | June 11, 2006 | |||
| Venue | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York | |||
| Host | 60 presenters/co-hosts | |||
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| Network | CBS | |||
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The 60th Annual Tony Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2006. The award ceremony was broadcast live on the CBS television network in the United States. The 2006 Tony Awards did not feature a host, but instead over 60 stars presented awards at the ceremony.
Natasha Richardson, Phylicia Rashad and Liev Schreiber announced the nominations on May 16, 2006.[1]
The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers (now called The Broadway League) at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are for Broadway productions and performances plus several non-competitive Special Awards (such as the Regional Theatre Award).
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[edit] Performances and presenters
Opening number
Harry Connick Jr. opened the show singing three popular songs from three Broadway musicals. Connick, (who was heavily medicated to be able to perform, because of a ruptured disc in his spine,[2]), was also a nominee and a performer with the cast of The Pajama Game. Every one of the sixty presenters and co-hosts joined the stage during the third song. Connick performed "Tonight" (West Side Story), "Give My Regards to Broadway" (George M!), and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Annie Get Your Gun).[3]
Performances
New Musicals
- The Color Purple: Felicia P. Fields, La Chanze and the company performed "Hell No!" and the reprise of the title song.
- The Drowsy Chaperone: Sutton Foster and Bob Martin performed "Show Off" with the ensemble.
- Jersey Boys: John Lloyd Young performed "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" and was joined by Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer to perform "Who Loves You?".
- The Wedding Singer: Stephen Lynch and the company performed "It's Your Wedding Day".
Revivals
- The Pajama Game: Harry Connick, Jr. and Kelli O'Hara performed "There Once Was a Man". Harry Connick, Jr. and Megan Lawrence with ensemble performed "Hernando's Hideaway".
- Sweeney Todd: The company, including Manoel Felciano, Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone performed a medley of "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd", "The Worst Pies in London", "My Friends" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise)"
- The Threepenny Opera: Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper with the ensemble performed "The Ballad of the Pimp."
Presenters[3]
[edit] New category
Beginning with the 2006 awards, an additional category was added on a trial basis for the 2005-2006, 2006–2007 and 2007-2008 seasons: Best Recreation of a Leading Role by an Actor/Actress. This category was intended to honor actors and actresses who were cast as replacements and joined a long-running show after its official opening, and would not have otherwise had the chance to be recognized for a potentially Tony-worthy performance. This award may or may not have been given in any particular year.[5] Shows were to submit replacements they deemed worthy of consideration and a twenty-four-member committee, The Tony Awards Administration Committee, were to attend the shows and evaluate the performances.
No award was given in 2006, because neither of the two performers nominated, Jonathan Pryce and Harvey Fierstein, received the necessary sixteen votes for a win.[6]
Following the 2006 Tony Awards, the Administration Committee voted unanimously to abandon the category.[7]
[edit] Nominations Tally
| Production | Nomination(s) | Win(s) |
|---|---|---|
| A Touch of the Poet | 1 | - |
| Awake and Sing! | 8 | 2 |
| Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life | 1 | - |
| Edward Albee’s Seascape | 2 | - |
| Faith Healer | 4 | 1 |
| Jersey Boys | 8 | 4 |
| Lestat | 2 | - |
| Rabbit Hole | 5 | 1 |
| Shining City | 2 | - |
| Souvenir | 1 | - |
| Sweeney Todd | 6 | 2 |
| Tarzan | 1 | - |
| The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | 1 | - |
| The Color Purple | 11 | 1 |
| The Constant Wife | 4 | - |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | 13 | 5 |
| The History Boys | 7 | 6 |
| The Lieutenant of Inishmore | 5 | - |
| The Pajama Game | 9 | 2 |
| The Threepenny Opera | 2 | - |
| The Wedding Singer | 5 | - |
| The Woman in White | 1 | - |
| Three Days of Rain | 2 | - |
| Well | 2 | - |
[edit] Winners and nominees
Winners are in bold
[edit] Production
- The History Boys by Alan Bennett
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh
- Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire
- Shining City by Conor McPherson
[edit] Performance
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
- Ralph Fiennes in Faith Healer
- Richard Griffiths in The History Boys
- Zeljko Ivanek in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
- Oliver Platt in Shining City
- David Wilmot in The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
- Kate Burton in The Constant Wife
- Judy Kaye in Souvenir
- Lisa Kron in Well
- Cynthia Nixon in Rabbit Hole
- Lynn Redgrave in The Constant Wife
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
- Michael Cerveris in Sweeney Todd
- Harry Connick, Jr. in The Pajama Game
- Stephen Lynch in The Wedding Singer
- Bob Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone
- John Lloyd Young in Jersey Boys
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
- Sutton Foster in The Drowsy Chaperone
- LaChanze in The Color Purple
- Patti LuPone in Sweeney Todd
- Kelli O'Hara in The Pajama Game
- Chita Rivera in Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
- Samuel Barnett in The History Boys
- Domhnall Gleeson in The Lieutenant of Inishmore
- Ian McDiarmid in Faith Healer
- Mark Ruffalo in Awake and Sing!
- Pablo Schreiber in Awake and Sing!
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
- Tyne Daly in Rabbit Hole
- Frances de la Tour in The History Boys
- Jayne Houdyshell in Well
- Alison Pill in The Lieutenant of Inishmore
- Zoë Wanamaker in Awake and Sing!
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
- Danny Burstein in The Drowsy Chaperone
- Jim Dale in The Threepenny Opera
- Brandon Victor Dixon in The Color Purple
- Manoel Felciano in Sweeney Todd
- Christian Hoff in Jersey Boys
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
- Carolee Carmello in Lestat: The Musical
- Felicia P. Fields in The Color Purple
- Megan Lawrence in The Pajama Game
- Beth Leavel in The Drowsy Chaperone
- Elisabeth Withers-Mendes in The Color Purple
[edit] Craft
- The Color Purple by Marsha Norman
- The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
- Jersey Boys by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
- The Wedding Singer by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy.
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
- The Color Purple, Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
- The Drowsy Chaperone, Music & Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
- The Wedding Singer, Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
- The Woman in White, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by David Zippel
- Nicholas Hytner for The History Boys
- Wilson Milam for The Lieutenant of Inishmore
- Bartlett Sher for Awake and Sing!
- Daniel Sullivan for Rabbit Hole
- John Doyle for Sweeney Todd
- Kathleen Marshall for The Pajama Game
- Des McAnuff for Jersey Boys
- Casey Nicholaw for The Drowsy Chaperone
- Rob Ashford for The Wedding Singer
- Donald Byrd for The Color Purple
- Kathleen Marshall for The Pajama Game
- Casey Nicholaw for The Drowsy Chaperone
- Larry Blank for The Drowsy Chaperone
- Dick Lieb and Danny Troob for The Pajama Game
- Steve Orich for Jersey Boys
- Sarah Travis for Sweeney Todd.
- John Lee Beatty for Rabbit Hole
- Bob Crowley for The History Boys
- Santo Loquasto for Three Days of Rain
- Michael Yeargan for Awake and Sing!
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- John Lee Beatty for The Color Purple
- David Gallo for The Drowsy Chaperone
- Derek McLane for The Pajama Game
- Klara Zieglerova for Jersey Boys
- Michael Krass for The Constant Wife
- Santo Loquasto for A Touch of the Poet
- Catherine Zuber for Awake and Sing!
- Catherine Zuber for Edward Albee's Seascape
Best Costume Design of a Musical
- Gregg Barnes for The Drowsy Chaperone
- Susan Hilferty for Lestat: The Musical
- Martin Pakledinaz for The Pajama Game
- Paul Tazewell for The Color Purple
Best Lighting Design of a Play
- Christopher Akerlind for Awake and Sing!
- Paul Gallo for Three Days of Rain
- Mark Henderson for Faith Healer
- Mark Henderson for The History Boys
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Ken Billington and Brian Monahan for The Drowsy Chaperone
- Howell Binkley for Jersey Boys
- Natasha Katz for Tarzan
- Brian MacDevitt for The Color Purple.
[edit] Special awards
- Special Tony Award
- Regional Theater Tony Award
- Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
[edit] Notes
- ^ TheatreMania article
- ^ From FindArticles.com
- ^ a b From TonyAwards.com tonyawards.com
- ^ a b c d Gans, Andrew."Tony Presenters to Receive Gift Basket and Entrance to Gift Lounge" playbill.com, June 1, 2006
- ^ Pesner, Ben."A New Tony Award Category" tonyawards.com, retrieved June 7, 2010
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Tony Committee Abolishes Recreated Role Tony Award" playbill.com, June 23, 2006
- ^ Lipton, Brian Scott."Best Recreation of a Role Tony Award Is Officially Eliminated" theatermania.com, June 27, 2006
- ^ Playbill News: 2005-2006 Tony Nominations Announced; Drowsy Leads Pack With 13 Noms
- ^ Playbill News: Just the Facts: List of 2006 Tony Award Winners and Nominees
