2006 Tony Award® Nominations
The 2006 Tony Award®
nominations were presented June 11, 2006
Best Play
 The History Boys
by Alan Bennett
The Lietenant
of Inishmore
by Martin McDonagh
Rabbit Hole
by David Lindsay-Abaire
Shining City by
Conor McPherson
Best Musical
The Color Purple
The Drowsy
Chaperone
Jersey
Boys
The Wedding Singer
Best Revival | Play
Awake and Sing!
The Constant Wife
Seascape
Faith Healer
Best Revival | Musical
The Pajama Game
Sweeney Todd
The Threepenny Opera
Best Performance | Leading Actor | Play
Ralph Fiennes
Faith Healer
Richard Griffiths
The History Boys
Zelijko Ivanek
The Caine Mutiny Court
Martial
Oliver Platt
Shining City
David Wilmot
The Lieutenant
of Inishmore
Best Performance | Leading Actress | Play
Kate Burton
The Constant Wife
Judy Kaye
Souvenir
Lisa Kron
Well
Cynthia Nixon
Rabbit Hole
Lynn Redgrave
The Constant Wife
Best Performance | Leading Actor | Musical
Michael Cerveris
Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick Jr
The Pajama Game
Stephen Lynch
The Wedding Singer
Bob Martin
The Drowsy
Chaperone
John Lloyd Young
Jersey Boys
Best Performance | Leading Actress |
Musical
Sutton Foster
The Drowsy
Chaperone
LaChanze
The Color Purple
Patti LuPone
Sweeney Todd
Kelli O'Hara
The Pajama Game
Chita Rivera
Chita
Rivera: The Dancer's Life
Best Performance | Featured Actor | Play
Samuel Barnett
The History Boys
Domhnall Gleeson
The Lieutenant
of Inishmore
Ian McDiamid
Faith Healer
Mark Ruffalo
Awake and Sing!
Pablo Schreiber
Awake and Sing!
Best Performance | Featured Actress | Play
Tyne Daly
Rabbit Hole
Frances de la Tour
The History Boys
Jayne Houdyshell
Well
Alison Pill
The Lieutenant
of Inishmore
Zoe Wanamaker
Awake and Sing!
Best Performance | Featured Actor | Musical
Danny Burstein
The Drowsy
Chaperone
Jim Dale
The Threepenny Opera
Brandon Victor Dixon
The Color Purple
Manoel Felciano
Sweeney Todd
Christian Hoff
Jersey Boys
Best Performance | Featured Actress |
Musical
Carolee Carmello
Lestat
Felicia P Fields
The Color Purple
Megan Lawrence
The Pajama Game
Beth Leavel
The Drowsy
Chaperone
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes
The Color Purple
Best Direction | Play
Nicholas Hytner
The History Boys
Wilson Milam
The Lieutenant
of Inishmore
Bartlett Sher
Awake and Sing!
Daniel Sullivan
Rabbit Hole
Best Direction | Musical
John Doyle
Sweeney Todd
Kathleen Marshall
The Pajama Game
Des McAnuff
Jersey Boys
Casey Nicholaw
The Drowsy
Chaperone
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford
The Wedding Singer
Donald Byrd
The Color Purple
Kathleen Marshall
The Pajama Game
Casey Nicholaw
The Drowsy
Chaperone
Best Book of a Musical
Marsha Norman
The Color Purple
Bob Martin & Don McKellar
The Drowsy Chaperone
Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice
Jersey Boys
Chad Beguelin & Tim Herlihy
The Wedding Singer
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
Brenda Russell, Allee Willis & Stephen Bray music & lyrics
The Color Purple
Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison music &
lyrics The
Drowsy Chaperone
Matthew Sklar music Chad Beguelin lyrics
The Wedding Singer
Andrew Lloyd Webber music David
Zippel
lyrics The
Woman in White
Best Orchestrations
Larry Blank
The Drowsy
Chaperone
Dick Lieb & Danny Troob
The Pajama Game
Steve Orich
Jersey Boys
Sarah Travis
Sweeney Todd
Best Scenic Design | Play
John Lee Beatty
Rabbit Hole
Bob Crowley
The History Boys
Santo Loquasto
Three Days of Rain
Michael Yeargan
Awake and Sing!
Best Scenic Design | Musical
John Lee Beatty
The Color Purple
David Gallo
The Drowsy Chaperone
Derek McLane
The Pajama Game
Klara Zieglerova
Jersey Boys
Best Costume Design | Play
Michael Krass
The Constant Wife
Santo Loquasto
A Touch of the Poet
Catherine Zuber
Awake and Sing!
Catherine Zuber
Seascape
Best Costume Design | Musical
Gregg Barnes
The Drowsy Chaperone
Susan Hilferty
Lestat
Martin Pakledinaz
The Pajama Game
Paul Tazewell
The Color Purple
Best Lighting Design | Play
Christopher Akerlind
Awake and Sing!
Paul Gallo
Three Days of Rain
Mark Henderson
Faith Healer
Mark Henderson
The History Boys
Best Lighting Design | Musical
Ken Billington & Brian Monahan
The Drowsy Chaperone
Howell Binkley
Jersey Boys
Natasha Katz
Tarzan
Brian MacDevitt
The Color Purple
Lifetime Achievement
Hal Prince
Regional Theater
Intiman Theatre
Special Award
Sarah Jones
Bridge & Tunnel
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