|  | Click on a show title for more information about the production.
| |
| | | | Billy Elliot, The Musical | | This tale of a young boy with a dream, this celebration of his triumph against the odds, is set against the historic British miners’ strike of the 1980s. The story follows Billy’s journey as a boy in a small mining town. After stumbling across a ballet class while on his way to a boxing lesson, he realizes that his future lay not in the boxing ring but on stage as a dancer. more >
| | |
Best Musical  | | | | Best Book of a Musical | | Lee Hall | | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | | Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Lee Hall | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | | David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | | David Bologna | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | | Gregory Jbara | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | | Haydn Gwynne | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | | Carole Shelley | | Best Direction of a Musical | | Stephen Daldry | | Best Choreography | | Peter Darling | | Best Orchestrations | | Martin Koch | | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | | Ian MacNeil | | Best Costume Design of a Musical | | Nicky Gillibrand | | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | | Rick Fisher | | Best Sound Design of a Musical | | Paul Arditti |
|
| | | Back to Top | |  | |
| | | | Blithe Spirit | | In Noël Coward’s "improbable farce," a successful novelist (Rupert Everett) is haunted by his biggest fan -- his deceased first wife (Christine Ebersole), whose ghost is conjured at a séance by Madame Arcati (Angela Lansbury). What happens when his once-beloved won’t take "’til death do us part" for an answer? What happens when his new wife (Jayne Atkinson) finds out they’re not alone anymore? more >
| | |
| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play | | Angela Lansbury | | Best Costume Design of a Play | | Martin Pakledinaz |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Dividing the Estate | | This comedy by the late Horton Foote depicts a family that must confront its past as it prepares for its future. Dividing the Estate is set in small-town Texas where Stella Gordon's late husband’s estate must be split up amongst herself, neighborhood friends, and other family members. more >
| | |
| Best Play | | Author: Horton Foote | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play | | Hallie Foote |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Equus | | Peter Shaffer's drama is the story of stable boy Alan Strang (Daniel Radcliffe) and the psychiatrist who tries to unravel the religious and sexual mystery that ensues when the troubled teenager blinds six horses. Dr. Martin Dysart (Richard Griffiths), the psychiatrist, faces his own doubts about his work when confronted with Strang's complex case. more >
| | |
| Best Lighting Design of a Play | | David Hersey | | Best Sound Design of a Play | | Gregory Clarke |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Exit the King | | Geoffrey Rush plays a megalomaniacal ruler, King Berenger, whose incompetence has left his country in near ruin. Despite the efforts of Queen Marguerite (Susan Sarandon) and the other members of the court to convince the King he has only 90 minutes left to live, he refuses to relinquish any control. more >
| | |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | | Geoffrey Rush | | Best Scenic Design of a Play | | Dale Ferguson | | Best Costume Design of a Play | | Dale Ferguson | | Best Sound Design of a Play | | Russell Goldsmith |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | God of Carnage | | Yasmina Reza's "comedy of manners without the manners" deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between two boys and what happens when their parents meet to talk about it. Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, and James Gandolfini star. more >
| | |
| Best Play | | Author: Yasmina Reza | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | | Jeff Daniels | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | | James Gandolfini | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play | | Hope Davis | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play | | Marcia Gay Harden | | Best Direction of a Play | | Matthew Warchus |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Guys and Dolls | | This "musical fable of Broadway" tells the tale of two New York couples betting on love despite the odds. Nathan Detroit (Oliver Platt) is looking for a location for his floating crap game; in order to raise cash he bets high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson (Craig Bierko) that Masterson will not be able to take the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown (Kate Jennings Grant) on a date to Havana. Meanwhile, Detroit's long-suffering fiancée, Miss Adelaide (Lauren Graham), has caught cold, on account of having to wait 14 years for her wedding day. more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Musical | | | | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | | Robert Brill |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Hair | | This rock musical depicts the the birth of a cultural movement in the 1960s and ‘70s that changed America forever. Hair follows a group of hopeful, free-spirited young people who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism and free-love in a society riddled with intolerance and brutality during the Vietnam War. As they explore sexual identity, challenge racism, experiment with drugs, and burn draft cards, the "tribe" in Hair creates an message of hope. more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Musical | | | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | | Gavin Creel | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | | Will Swenson | | Best Direction of a Musical | | Diane Paulus | | Best Choreography | | Karole Armitage | | Best Costume Design of a Musical | | Michael McDonald | | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | | Kevin Adams | | Best Sound Design of a Musical | | Acme Sound Partners |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Irving Berlin's White Christmas | | This holiday musical features a score chock-full of Irving Berlin standards. Two showbiz buddies put on a musical in a picturesque Vermont inn, and find their perfect mates in the bargain. more >
| | |
| Best Choreography | | Randy Skinner | | Best Orchestrations | | Larry Blank |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | | Set in Pittsburgh in 1911, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone tells the story of Herald Loomis who, after serving seven years hard labor, has journeyed north with his young daughter and arrives at a Pittsburgh boarding house filled with memorable characters who aid him in his search for his inner freedom. more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Play | | | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | | Roger Robinson | | Best Direction of a Play | | Bartlett Sher | | Best Scenic Design of a Play | | Michael Yeargan | | Best Lighting Design of a Play | | Brian MacDevitt | | Best Sound Design of a Play | | Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Liza's at The Palace | | Liza Minnelli paid tribute to her godmother, the late Kay Thompson, who was a vocal arranger and musical director/vocal coach at MGM Studios. Supported by a quartet of singer/dancers, Liza performed musical numbers with the original vocal arrangements from Thompson’s historic act with The Williams Brothers. more >
| | |
| Best Special Theatrical Event | | |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Mary Stuart | | For a Queen to stand, a Queen must fall. Friedrich Schiller’s Mary Stuart is the dramatic account of the extraordinary relationship between England's Elizabeth I (Harriet Walter) and her rival cousin, Mary Queen of Scots (Janet McTeer). more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Play | | | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play | | Janet McTeer | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play | | Harriet Walter | | Best Direction of a Play | | Phyllida Lloyd | | Best Costume Design of a Play | | Anthony Ward | | Best Lighting Design of a Play | | Hugh Vanstone | | Best Sound Design of a Play | | Paul Arditti |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Next to Normal | | This musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis, and how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact. more >
| | |
| Best Musical | | | | Best Book of a Musical | | Brian Yorkey | | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | | Music: Tom Kitt
Lyrics: Brian Yorkey | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | | J. Robert Spencer | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | | Alice Ripley | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | | Jennifer Damiano | | Best Direction of a Musical | | Michael Greif | | Best Orchestrations | | Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt | | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | | Mark Wendland | | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | | Kevin Adams | | Best Sound Design of a Musical | | Brian Ronan |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | 9 to 5: The Musical | | When pushed to their boiling point by their boss, Violet Newstead, the super-efficient office manager; Judy Bernly, a frazzled divorcee; and the sexy executive secretary Doralee Rhodes turn the tables on him. The trio hatches a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical, bigot, and that plan quickly spins out of control. more >
| | |
| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | | Music & Lyrics: Dolly Parton | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | | Allison Janney | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | | Marc Kudisch | | Best Choreography | | Andy Blankenbuehler |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | The Norman Conquests | | Set in the dining room (Table Manners), living room (Living Together) and garden (Round and Round the Garden) of an English country house, Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy The Norman Conquests follows six characters -- assistant librarian Norman, his wife, in-laws and the local vet -- from Saturday night through Monday morning. Norman attempts to seduce his sister-in-law Annie, charm his brother-in-law’s wife Sarah and woo his estranged wife Ruth, during a disastrously hilarious weekend of eating, drinking and misunderstanding. more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Play | | | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | | Stephen Mangan | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | | Paul Ritter | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play | | Jessica Hynes | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play | | Amanda Root | | Best Direction of a Play | | Matthew Warchus | | Best Scenic Design of a Play | | Rob Howell |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Pal Joey | | Set in Chicago in the late 1930s, Pal Joey is the story of Joey Evans (Matthew Risch), a brash, scheming song-and-dance man with dreams of owning his own nightclub. Joey abandons his wholesome girlfriend, Linda English, to charm a rich, married older woman, Vera Simpson (Stockard Channing), in the hope that she’ll set him up in business. more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Musical | | | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | | Stockard Channing | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | | Martha Plimpton | | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | | Scott Pask |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Reasons to Be Pretty | | Neil LaBute's play begins with Greg's tight-knit social circle thrown into turmoil when his off-hand remarks about a female co-worker get back to his girlfriend. more >
| | |
| Best Play | | Author: Neil LaBute | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | | Thomas Sadoski | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play | | Marin Ireland |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Rock of Ages | | A legendary rock club faces its demise at the hands of eager developers, and a young rocker, hoping for his big break, falls for a small-town girl chasing big dreams of her own. The score of Rock of Ages features numerous classic rock hits from the 1980s. more >
| | |
| Best Musical | | | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | | Constantine Maroulis | | Best Direction of a Musical | | Kristin Hanggi | | Best Costume Design of a Musical | | Gregory Gale | | Best Sound Design of a Musical | | Peter Hylenski |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Shrek The Musical | | Based on William Steig's book and the Hollywood blockbuster it spawned, Shrek The Musical tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre; his wisecracking sidekick, Donkey; Princess Fiona; Lord Farquaad; and a chorus of fractured fairytale creatures. more >
| | |
| Best Musical | | | | Best Book of a Musical | | David Lindsay-Abaire | | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | | Music: Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire | | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | | Brian d’Arcy James | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | | Sutton Foster | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | | Christopher Sieber | | Best Orchestrations | | Danny Troob and John Clancy | | Best Costume Design of a Musical | | Tim Hatley |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Slava's Snowshow | | Created and staged by the renowned clown Slava Polunin, Slava’s Snowshow combined theatrical spectacle with the poignancy of the art of clowning. more >
| | |
| Best Special Theatrical Event | | |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Soul of Shaolin | | This kung fu spectacle tells the story of a boy named Hui Guang, who is separated from his mother by war. Hui Guang is found and taken in by the legendary monks of the Shaolin temple and raised among them. As he becomes a man, Hui Gang becomes an accomplished master of Shaolin Kung Fu and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. more >
| | |
| Best Special Theatrical Event | | |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Speed-the-Plow | | David Mamet's comedy is a portrait of the film industry and the people who are willing to sell their souls for sex, fame and fortune. The play begins with ambitious producer Charlie Fox (Raúl Esparza) coming to film production exec Bobby Gould (Jeremy Piven) after Fox unexpectedly gets the 24-hour option to a prison movie. Their 20-year friendship undergoes a test of loyalty when Karen (Elisabeth Moss), the naïve-seeming temporary secretary, comes between them and the project with an agenda of her own. more >
| | |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | | Raúl Esparza |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | 33 Variations | | Jane Fonda stars in Moisés Kaufman's play about a woman who races against time to solve the riddle of a composer's 200-year-old obsession. As she faces her daughter, her past, and Beethoven himself, she must struggle to embrace the legacy of her own life. more >
| | |
| Best Play | | Author: Moisés Kaufman | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play | | Jane Fonda | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | | Zach Grenier | | Best Scenic Design of a Play | | Derek McLane | | Best Lighting Design of a Play | | David Lander |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | [Title of Show] | | This meta-musical about the birth of a musical takes a look at the pleasures and perils of the artistic process. Two struggling writers and two struggling actresses take on the seemingly impossible task of creating a new musical about creating a new musical. With Broadway as their destination, the quartet face mounting pressures and deadlines, and are nearly thrown off-track by disagreements, day jobs and insecurities. more >
| | |
| Best Book of a Musical | | Hunter Bell |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | Waiting for Godot | | Two seemingly homeless men (Nathan Lane and Bill Irwin) are waiting near a tree on a barren stretch of road for someone -- or something -- named Godot. The result is a wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes and nonsense, which has been interpreted as a somber summation of mankind’s inexhaustible search for meaning. John Goodman and John Glover also star in this modernist classic by Samuel Beckett. more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Play | | | | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play | | John Glover | | Best Costume Design of a Play | | Jane Greenwood |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| | | | West Side Story | | Two star-crossed lovers, Tony and Maria, find themselves caught between the rival street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds, the “Jets” and the “Sharks.” They struggle to exist together in a world of violence, hate and prejudice. more >
| | |
| Best Revival of a Musical | | | | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | | Josefina Scaglione | | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | | Karen Olivo | | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | | Howell Binkley |
|
| | | Back to Top | | | |
| |
| | |
![[Title of Show]](/images/shows/sl_titleofshow.jpg)
