56th Tony Awards
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| 56th Tony Awards | |||
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 Official poster for the 56th annual Tony Awards |
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| Date | June 2, 2002 | ||
| Venue | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York | ||
| Host | Bernadette Peters, Gregory Hines |
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| Network | CBS | ||
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The 56th Annual Tony Awards (2002) was broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 2, 2002; "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television . The event was co-hosted by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.
The show opened with a tribute to Richard Rodgers, featuring a medley of his songs performed by Marvin Hamlisch, Harry Connick Jr, Michele Lee, Mos Def, Lea Salonga, Peter Gallagher, John Raitt, Bernadette Peters, Gregory Hines, and the company of Oklahoma! A Broadway/New York song medley was performed by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.
Musicals represented were: Into the Woods, Mamma Mia!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sweet Smell of Success, Urinetown The Musical, and Oklahoma!.
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[edit] Winners and Nominees
Winners are in bold
[edit] Production
Nominees
- Fortune's Fool adapted by Mike Poulton
- Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman
- Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks
Nominees
Nominees
Nominee
[edit] Performance
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Nominees
- Billy Crudup in The Elephant Man
- Liam Neeson in The Crucible
- Alan Rickman in Private Lives
- Jeffrey Wright in Topdog/Underdog
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Nominees
- Kate Burton in The Constant Wife
- Laura Linney in The Crucible
- Helen Mirren in in The Dance of Death
- Mercedes Ruehl in The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia?
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Nominees
- Gavin Creel in Thoroughly Modern Millie
- John McMartin in Into the Woods
- Patrick Wilson in Oklahoma!
- John Cullum in Urinetown the Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Nominees
- Louise Pitre in Mamma Mia!
- Vanessa L. Williams in Into the Woods
- Nancy Opel in Urinetown the Musical
- Jennifer Laura Thompson in Urinetown the Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Nominees
- Brian Murray in The Crucible
- William Biff McGuire in Morning's at Seven
- Sam Robards in The Man Who Had All the Luck
- Stephen Tobolowsky in Morning's at Seven
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Nominees
- Kate Burton in The Elephant Man
- Elizabeth Franz in Morning's at Seven
- Estelle Parsons in Morning's at Seven
- Frances Sternhagen in Morning's at Seven
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominees
- Gregg Edelman in Into the Woods
- Brian d'Arcy James in Sweet Smell of Success
- Marc Kudisch in Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Norbert Leo Butz in Thou Shalt Not
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Nominees
- Andrea Martin in Oklahoma!
- Judy Kaye in Mamma Mia!
- Laura Benanti in Into the Woods
- Spencer Kayden in Urinetown the Musical
[edit] Craft
Nominees
- Howard Davies for Private Lives
- Richard Eyre for The Crucible
- Daniel Sullivan for Morning's at Seven
Nominees
- James Lapine for Into the Woods
- Michael Mayer for Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Trevor Nunn for Oklahoma!
Nominees
- John Carrafa for Urinetown the Musical
- John Carrafa for Into the Woods
- Susan Stroman for Oklahoma!
Nominees
- Catherine Johnson for Mamma Mia!
- John Guare for Sweet Smell of Success
- Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
- Urinetown The Musical (Music by Mark Hollmann and lyrics by Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis)
Nominees
- Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical (Music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Craig Carnelia)
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (Music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics by Dick Scanlan)
- Thou Shalt Not (Music and lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr.)
- Doug Besterman for Thoroughly Modern Millie
Nominees
- Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Martin Koch
- William David Brohn
- Bruce Coughlin
Nominees
- Daniel Ostling
- Douglas W. Schmidt
- John Lee Beatty
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
Nominees
- Jenny Beavan for Private Lives
- Susan Hilferty for Into the Woods
- Jane Greenwood for Morning's at Seven
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Nominees
- David Hersey for Oklahoma!
- Natasha Katz for Sweet Smell of Success
- Paul Gallo for The Crucible
[edit] Special Awards
- Regional Theater Tony Award
- Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Robert Whitehead
- Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Special Theatrical Event
- Elaine Stritch at Liberty
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