2005 Tony Awards
The 2005 Tony Awards were presented
June 5 2005
Best Play
Democracy by Michael Frayn
Doubt
by John Patrick Shanley
Gem of the Ocean
by August Wilson
The Pillowman by
Martin McDonagh
Best Musical
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
The Light in the Piazza
Monty Python's
Spamalot
The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
Best Revival | Play
Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Glengarry Glenn
Ross
On Golden Pond
Twelve Angry Men
Best Revival | Musical
La Cage aux Folles
Pacific Overtures
Sweet Charity
Best Special Theatrical Event
Billy Crystal 700 Sundays
Dame Edna: Back
with a Vengeance
Laugh Whore
Whoopi the 20th
Anniversary Show
Best Performance | Leading Actor | Play
Phillip Bosco
Twelve Angry Men
Billy Crudup
The Pillowman
Bill Irwin
Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf
James Earl Jones
On Golden Pond
Bryan F O'Byrne
Doubt
Best Performance | Leading Actress | Play
Cherry Jones
Doubt
Laura Linney
Sight Unseen
Mary-Louise Parker
Reckless
Phylicia Rashad
Gem of the Ocean
Kathleen Turner
Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Best Performance | Leading Actor | Musical
Hank Azaria
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Gary Beach
La Cage aux Folles
Norbert Leo Butz
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Tim Curry
Monty Python's
Spamalot
John Lithgow
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Best Performance | Leading Actress |
Musical
Christina Applegate
Sweet Charity
Victoria Clark
The Light in the
Piazza
Erin Dilly
Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang
Sutton Foster
Little Women
Sherie Rene Scott
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Best Performance | Featured Actor | Play
Alan Alda
Glengarry Glenn
Ross
Gordon Clapp
Glengarry Glenn
Ross
David Harbour
Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Liev Schreiber
Glengarry Glenn
Ross
Michael Stuhlbarg
The Pillowman
Best Performance | Featured Actress | Play
Mireille Enos
Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Heather Goldenhersh
Doubt
Dana Ivey
The Rivals
Adriane Lenox
Doubt
Amy Ryan
A Streetcar
Named Desire
Best Performance | Featured Actor | Musical
Dan Fogler
The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
Marc Kudisch
Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang
Michael McGrath
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Matthew Morrison
The Light in the
Piazza
Christopher
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Best Performance | Featured Actress |
Musical
Joanna Gleason
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Celia Keenan-Bolger
The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
Jan Maxwell
Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang
Kelli O'Hara
The Light in the
Piazza
Sara Ramirez
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Best Direction | Play
John Crowley
The Pillowman
Scott Ellis
Twelve Angry Men
Doug Hughes
Doubt
Joe Mantello
Glengarry Glenn
Ross
Best Direction | Musical
James Lapine
The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
Mike Nichols
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Jack O'Brien
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Bartlett Sher
The Light in the
Piazza
Best Choreography
Wayne Cilento
Sweet Charity
Jerry Mitchell
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Jerry Mitchell
La Cage aux Folles
Casey Nocholaw
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Best Book of a Musical
Jeffrey Lane
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Craig Lucas
The Light in the
Piazza
Eric Idle
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Rachel Sheinkin
The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
David Yazbek music & lyrics
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Adam Guettel music &
lyrics The Light
in the Piazza
John du Prez & Eric Idle music Eric
Idle lyrics
Monty Python's Spamalot
William Finn
lyrics The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Best Orchestrations
Larry Hochman
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel & Bruce Coughlin
The Light in the
Piazza
Jonathan Tunick
Pacific Overtures
Harold Wheeler
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Best Scenic Design | Play
John Lee Beatty
Doubt
David Gallo
Gem of the Ocean
Santo Loquasto
Glengarry Glenn
Ross
Scott Pask
The Pillowman
Best Scenic Design | Musical
Tim Hatley
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Rumi Matsui
Pacific Overtures
Anthony Ward
Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang
Michael Yeargan
The Light in the
Piazza
Best Costume Design | Play
Jess Goldstein
The Rivals
Jane Greenwood
Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf
William Ivey Long
A Streetcar
Named Desire
Constanza Romero
Gem of the Ocean
Best Costume Design | Musical
Tim Hatley
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Junko Koshino
Pacific Overtures
William Ivey Long
La Cage aux Folles
Catherine Zuber
The Light in the
Piazza
Best Lighting Design | Play
Pat Collins
Doubt
Donald Holder
Gem of the Ocean
Donald Holder
A Streetcar
Named Desire
Brian MacDevitt
The Pillowman
Best Lighting Design | Musical
Christopher Akerlind
The Light in the
Piazza
Mark Henderson
Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang
Kenneth Posner
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels
Hugh Vanstone
Monty Python's
Spamalot
Lifetime Achievement
Edward Albee
Regional Theater
Theatre de la
Jeune Lune
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