60th Tony Awards

60th Tony Awards

Official poster for the 60th annual Tony Awards
Date June 11, 2006
Location Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
Television/Radio coverage
Network CBS

The 60th Annual Tony Awards were held 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.[1]

The biggest winner of the night is Royal National Theatre production The History Boys by British playwright Alan Bennett winning six Tonys out of seven nominations, including Best Play, Best Direction, Best Leading Actor and Best Featured Actress.

Natasha Richardson, Phylicia Rashad and Liev Schreiber announced the nominations on May 16, 2006.[2]

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).

The ceremony

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,[3]), was also a nominee and a performer with the cast of The Pajama Game. All of the sixty presenters and co-hosts joined the stage during the third song. Connick performed "Tonight" (from West Side Story), "Give My Regards to Broadway" (from George M!), and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (from Annie Get Your Gun).[4]

Performances

New Musicals

Revivals

Presenters

Source: tonyawards.com[4]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Following the 2006 Tony Awards, the Administration Committee voted unanimously to abandon the category.[8]

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 -

[9][10]

Winners and nominees

Sources:Playbill[10]New York Times[11]

Winners are in bold

Best Play Best Musical
Best Revival of a Play Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Direction of a Play Best Direction of a Musical
Best Choreography Best Orchestrations

Special awards

References

  1. Gans, Andrew. "Tony Awards Will Go Hostless; 60 Stars to Present at 2006 Ceremony" Playbill, May 23, 2006
  2. Nominations TheatreMania.com, May 2006
  3. From FindArticles.com
  4. 1 2 "Ceremonies" tonyawards.com
  5. 1 2 3 4 Gans, Andrew."Tony Presenters to Receive Gift Basket and Entrance to Gift Lounge" playbill.com, June 1, 2006
  6. Pesner, Ben. "A New Tony Award Category", tonyawards.com, retrieved June 7, 2010
  7. Gans, Andrew. "Tony Committee Abolishes Recreated Role Tony Award", playbill.com, June 23, 2006
  8. Lipton, Brian Scott. "Best Recreation of a Role Tony Award Is Officially Eliminated", theatermania.com, June 27, 2006
  9. Playbill News: 2005-2006 "Tony Nominations Announced; 'Drowsy' Leads Pack With 13 Noms" playbill.com, May 16, 2006
  10. 1 2 Jones, Kenneth. " 'History Boys' Is Best Play, 'Jersey Boys' Best Musical in 2006 Tony Awards" playbill.com, June 11, 2006
  11. Robertson, Campbell. "It's 'Jersey Boys' and 'History Boys' at the Tony Awards" The New York Times, June 12, 2006

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