- 59th Tony Awards
Infobox Tony Awards
name = 59th
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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 = 60thThe 59th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by
CBS television fromRadio City Music Hall onJune 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 andAretha Franklin and Hugh Jackman performed a duet of "Somewhere" from "West Side Story".Laura Linney gave a tribute to the lateArthur Miller andJesse L. Martin and the cast of Chicago performed "Razzle Dazzle" in memory ofJerry Orbach andFred 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 , andChita 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 byAl Sharpton , performed the title song and "Prayer of the Comfort Counselor."
*Monty Python's Spamalot :Sara Ramirez andTim Curry performed "Find Your Grail" with the company, as well as the voice ofJohn 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 " byMichael Frayn
* "Doubt " byJohn Patrick Shanley
* "Gem of the Ocean " byAugust Wilson
* "The Pillowman " byMartin 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 Enos in "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 " byJeffrey Lane
* "The Light in the Piazza " byCraig Lucas
* "Monty Python's Spamalot " byEric Idle
* "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee " byRachel Sheinkin Best Original Score Written for the Theatre----
* "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ", Music & Lyrics byDavid Yazbek
* "The Light in the Piazza ", Music & Lyrics byAdam Guettel
* "Monty Python's Spamalot ", Music byJohn Du Prez ,Eric Idle ; Lyrics byEric Idle
* "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ", Music & Lyrics byWilliam 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 Award sBest 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]
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