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2015 Tony Nominations: The List is In!

Get out your scorecards, Tony freaks, the thumbs up and snub downs have been posted for 2015 posterity. Front-runners, the musicals An American in Paris and Fun Home, netted 12 nominations apiece, with Something Rotten!, sliding in a close second with 10. Topping the non-musical list of contenders is Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2 with eight nominations.

As always, there were shows that were near shut-outs: Gigi's sole nod was for Victoria Clarke (although I thought Dee Hoty was pretty nifty, too); The Heidi Chronicles netted a nomination for Elisabeth Moss and nothing more, and It’s Only a Play’s single went to featured actor Micah Stock.

Then there were the total exiles, most notably the big-budget Doctor Zhivago; the David Hyde Pierce-directed It Should Been You, an admittedly frothy musical confection that, nevertheless, served up some fine performances from Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris and others; and Finding Neverland with Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer, last week’s second highest-grossing Broadway show according to the New York Times. Go figure.

Still, the deed is done leaving us to peruse the options, mark our choices and twiddle our Playbills until Sunday, June 7th arrives. FYI: This year’s Tony ceremony at Radio City Music Hall will be its 69th year hosting the event. Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming: may the theatrical gods and muses bless them with savvy banter, flattering attire, and un-embarrassing musical numbers.

 

Best Musical

An American in Paris

Fun Home

Something Rotten!

The Visit

 

Best Play

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Disgraced

Hand to God

Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

 

Best Musical Revival

The King and I

On the Town

On the Twentieth Century

 

Best Play Revival

The Elephant Man

Skylight

This Is Our Youth

You Can’t Take It With You

 

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Steven Boyer, Hand to God

Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man

Ben Miles, Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

Bill Nighy, Skylight

Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

 

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Geneva Carr, Hand to God

Helen Mirren, The Audience

Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles

Carey Mulligan, Skylight

Ruth Wilson, Constellations

 

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris, Fun Home

Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris

Brian d’Arcy James, Something Rotten!

Ken Watanabe, The King and I

Tony Yazbeck, On the Town

 

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century

Leanne Cope, An American in Paris

Beth Malone, Fun Home

Kelli O’Hara, The King and I

Chita Rivera, The Visit

 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Matthew Beard, Skylight

K. Todd Freeman, Airline Highway

Richard McCabe, The Audience

Alessandro Nivola, The Elephant Man

Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

Micah Stock, It’s Only a Play

 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It With You

Patricia Clarkson, The Elephant Man

Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

Sarah Stiles, Hand to God

Julie White, Airline Highway

 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Christian Borle, Something Rotten!

Andy Karl, On the Twentieth Century

Brad Oscar, Something Rotten!

Brandon Uranowitz, An American in Paris

Max von Essen, An American in Paris

 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Victoria Clark, Gigi

Judy Kuhn, Fun Home

Sydney Lucas, Fun Home

Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I

Emily Skeggs, Fun Home

 

Best Book of a Musical

An American in Paris, Craig Lucas

Fun Home, Lisa Kron

Something Rotten!, Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell

The Visit, Terrence McNally

 

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics)

Fun Home, Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: Lisa Kron

The Last Ship, Music and Lyrics: Sting

Something Rotten!, Music and Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick

The Visit, Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb

 

 

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Bob Crowley, Skylight

Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

David Rockwell, You Can’t Take It With You

 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris

David Rockwell, On the Twentieth Century

Michael Yeargan, The King and I

David Zinn, Fun Home

 

Best Costume Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, The Audience

Jane Greenwood, You Can’t Take It With You

Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

David Zinn, Airline Highway

 

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes, Something Rotten!

Bob Crowley, An American in Paris

William Ivey Long, On the Twentieth Century

Catherine Zuber, The King and I

 

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Paule Constable and David Plater, Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

Natasha Katz, Skylight

Japhy Weideman, Airline Highway

 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Donald Holder, The King and I

Natasha Katz, An American in Paris

Ben Stanton, Fun Home

Japhy Weideman, The Visit

 

Best Direction of a Play

Stephen Daldry, Skylight

Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Scott Ellis, You Can’t Take It With You

Jeremy Herrin, Wolf Hall Parts 1 and 2

Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God

 

Best Direction of a Musical

Sam Gold, Fun Home

Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!

John Rando, On the Town

Bartlett Sher, The King and I

Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris

 

Best Choreography

Joshua Bergasse, On the Town

Christopher Gattelli, The King and I

Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!

Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris

 

Best Orchestrations

Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris

John Clancy, Fun Home

Larry Hochman, Something Rotten!

Rob Mathes, The Last Ship

 

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater

Tommy Tune


Special Tony Award

John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch


Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater

Arnold Abramson

Adrian Bryan-Brown

Gene O’Donovan


Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Stephen Schwartz


Regional Theatre Tony Award

Cleveland Play House

About the Author

City Guide Theatre Editor Griffin Miller moved to New York to pursue an acting/writing career in the 1980s after graduating magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Since then, she has written for The New York Times, For the Bride, Hotels, and a number of other publications, mostly in the areas of travel and performance arts. An active member of The New York Travel Writers Association, she is also a playwright and award-winning collage artist. In addition, she sits on the board of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America. Griffin is married to Richard Sandomir, a reporter for The New York Times.

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