59th Tony Awards

Infobox Tony Awards
name = 59th


imagesize =
caption = Official poster for the 59th annual Tony Awards
date = June 5 2005
venue = Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
host = Hugh Jackman
network = CBS
last = 58th
next = 60th

The 59th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS television from Radio City Music Hall on June 5, 2005. Hugh Jackman hosted for the third time in a row.

For the opening number Bernadette Peters sang "Another Op’nin’ Another Show" from "Kiss Me, Kate", which was followed by a video montage of the musicals that opened during the 2004-2005 season as well as short excerpts of those performing that evening. In other special performances, Hugh Jackman sang and danced in a tribute to songs about dancing and Aretha Franklin and Hugh Jackman performed a duet of "Somewhere" from "West Side Story".

Laura Linney gave a tribute to the late Arthur Miller and Jesse L. Martin and the cast of Chicago performed "Razzle Dazzle" in memory of Jerry Orbach and Fred Ebb.

The award presenters included: Angela Bassett, Matthew Broderick, Don Cheadle, Sally Field, Harvey Fierstein, Anne Hathaway, Nathan Lane, Sandra Oh, James Earl Jones, Bernadette Peters, and Chita Rivera.

Shows that performed were:

New Musicals
* Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Norbert Leo Butz, John Lithgow and members of the company performed "Great Big Stuff".
* The Light in the Piazza: Victoria Clark & Kelli O'Hara with Matthew Morrison and members of the company performed "Statues and Stories".
* The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: The company, joined by Al Sharpton, performed the title song and "Prayer of the Comfort Counselor."
* Monty Python's Spamalot: Sara Ramirez and Tim Curry performed "Find Your Grail" with the company, as well as the voice of John Cleese.Revivals
* Sweet Charity: The company did a medley from the show. The female chorus performed "Hey, Big Spender" and Christina Applegate performed 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' and 'I'm a Brass Band'
* La Cage aux Folles: Gary Beach and the company performed the title song.

Winners and nominees

Production

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 of a Play----
* "Glengarry Glen Ross"
* "On Golden Pond"
* "Twelve Angry Men"
* "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Best Revival of a Musical----
* "La Cage aux Folles"
* "Pacific Overtures"
* "Sweet Charity"

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
* Billy Crudup in "The Pillowman"
* Brian F. O'Byrne in "Doubt"
* James Earl Jones in "On Golden Pond"
* Philip Bosco in "Twelve Angry Men"
* Bill Irwin in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play----
* Cherry Jones in "Doubt"
* Phylicia Rashad in "Gem of the Ocean"
* Mary-Louise Parker in "Reckless"
* Laura Linney in "Sight Unseen"
* Kathleen Turner in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical----
* Norbert Leo Butz in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* John Lithgow in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* Gary Beach in "La Cage aux Folles"
* Hank Azaria in "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Tim Curry in "Monty Python's Spamalot"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical----
* Erin Dilly in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
* Sherie Rene Scott in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* Victoria Clark in "The Light in the Piazza"
* Sutton Foster in "Little Women"
* Christina Applegate in "Sweet Charity"

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play----
* Alan Alda in "Glengarry Glen Ross"
* Gordon Clapp in "Glengarry Glen Ross"
* Liev Schreiber in "Glengarry Glen Ross"
* Michael Stuhlbarg in "The Pillowman"
* David Harbour in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play----
* Heather Goldenhersh in "Doubt"
* Adriane Lenox in "Doubt"
* Dana Ivey in "The Rivals"
* Amy Ryan in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
* Mireille Enosin "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical----
* Marc Kudisch in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
* Matthew Morrison in "The Light in the Piazza"
* Michael McGrath in "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Christopher Sieber in "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Dan Fogler in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
* Jan Maxwell in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
* Joanna Gleason in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* Kelli O'Hara in "The Light in the Piazza"
* Sara Ramirez in "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Celia Keenan-Bolger in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

Craft

Best Book of a Musical----
* "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" by Jeffrey Lane
* "The Light in the Piazza" by Craig Lucas
* "Monty Python's Spamalot" by Eric Idle
* "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" by Rachel Sheinkin

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre----
* "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
* "The Light in the Piazza", Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
* "Monty Python's Spamalot", Music by John Du Prez, Eric Idle; Lyrics by Eric Idle
* "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", Music & Lyrics by William Finn

Best Direction of a Play----
* Doug Hughes for "Doubt"
* Joe Mantello for "Glengarry Glen Ross"
* John Crowley for "The Pillowman"
* Scott Ellis for "Twelve Angry Men"

Best Direction of a Musical----
* Jack O'Brien for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* Bartlett Sher for "The Light in the Piazza"
* Mike Nichols for "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* James Lapine for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

Best Choreography----
* Jerry Mitchell for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* Jerry Mitchell for "La Cage aux Folles"
* Casey Nicolaw for "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Wayne Cilento for "Sweet Charity"

Best Orchestrations----
* Harold Wheeler for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel, Bruce Coughlin for "The Light in the Piazza
* Larry Hochman for "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Jonathan Tunick for "Pacific Overtures"

Best Scenic Design of a Play----
* John Lee Beatty for "Doubt"
* David Gallo for "Gem of the Ocean"
* Santo Loquasto for "Glengarry Glen Ross"
* Scott Pask for "The Pillowman

Best Scenic Design of a Musical----
* Anthony Ward for "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
* Michael Yeargan for "The Light in the Piazza"
* Tim Hatley for "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Rumi Matsui for "Pacific Overtures"

Best Costume Design of a Play----
* Constanza Romero for "Gem of the Ocean"
* Jess Goldstein for "The Rivals"
* William Ivey Long for "A Streetcar Named Desire"
* Jane Greenwood for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"

Best Costume Design of a Musical----
* William Ivey Long for "La Cage aux Folles"
* Catherine Zuber for "The Light in the Piazza"
* Tim Hatley for "Monty Python's Spamalot"
* Junko Koshino for "Pacific Overtures"

Best Lighting Design of a Play----
* Pat Collins for "Doubt"
* Donald Holder for "Gem of the Ocean"
* Brian MacDevitt for "The Pillowman"
* Donald Holder for "A Streetcar Named Desire"

Best Lighting Design of a Musical----
* Mark Henderson for "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
* Kenneth Posner for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
* Christopher Akerlind for "The Light in the Piazza"
* Hugh Vanstone for "Monty Python's Spamalot"

Special Tony Awards

Best Special Theatrical Event----
* "Billy Crystal 700 Sundays"
* "Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance"
* "Laugh Whore"
* "Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show"

Regional Theatre Tony Award----
* Theatre de la Jeune Lune

Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre----
* Edward Albee
* Peter Neufeld

ee also

Tony Award

External links

* [http://www.TonyAwards.com The Official Website of the Tony Awards]