56th Tony Awards

56th Tony Awards
Official poster for the 56th annual Tony Awards
Date	June 2, 2002
Location	Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
Host	Bernadette Peters Gregory Hines
Television/Radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 56th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall on June 2, 2002 and broadcast by CBS. "The First Ten" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The event was co-hosted by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.^[1]

The ceremony

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.^[2]

Presentations from nominated musicals:^[2]

Into the Woods: "Children Will Listen", "Ever After" and "Into the Woods" - Vanessa Williams, John McMartin, Company
Mamma Mia!: Medley
Thoroughly Modern Millie: "Forget About the Boy"/"Thoroughly Modern Millie" - Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan, Casey Nicholaw, Noah Racey, Company
Sweet Smell of Success: "Dirt" - John Lithgow, Company
Urinetown The Musical: "Run, Freedom, Run" - Hunter Foster, Spencer Kayden, Jeff McCarthy, Company
Oklahoma!: "The Farmer and the Cowman" - Company

The First Ten awards were presented prior to the full ceremony and broadcast on PBS. The awards presented were: Best Direction of a Play, Direction of a Musical, Book of a Musical, Original Score, Choreography, Costume Design, Lighting Design and Scenic Design. There were also interviews and "rehearsal and performance clips from the nominated shows."^[3]

The broadcast won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program; the director was Glenn Weiss.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold

Best Play	Best Musical
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? – Edward Albee Fortune's Fool – Mike Poulton Metamorphoses – Mary Zimmerman Topdog/Underdog – Suzan-Lori Parks	Thoroughly Modern Millie Mamma Mia! Sweet Smell of Success Urinetown the Musical
Best Revival of a Play	Best Revival of a Musical
Private Lives The Crucible Morning's at Seven Noises Off	Into the Woods Oklahoma!
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
*Alan Bates – Fortune's Fool* as Vassily Semyonitch Kuzovkin** Billy Crudup – The Elephant Man as John Merrick Liam Neeson – The Crucible as John Proctor Alan Rickman – Private Lives as Elyot Chase Jeffrey Wright – Topdog/Underdog as Lincoln	*Lindsay Duncan – Private Lives* as Amanda Prynne** Kate Burton – Hedda Gabler as Hedda Gabler Laura Linney – The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor Helen Mirren – The Dance of Death as Alice Mercedes Ruehl – The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia? as Stevie
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
*John Lithgow – Sweet Smell of Success* as J.J. Hunsecker** Gavin Creel – Thoroughly Modern Millie as Jimmy Smith John McMartin – Into the Woods as Narrator/Mysterious Man Patrick Wilson – Oklahoma! as Curly John Cullum – Urinetown the Musical as Caldwell B. Cladwell	*Sutton Foster – Thoroughly Modern Millie* as Millie Dillmount** Louise Pitre – Mamma Mia! as Donna Sheridan Vanessa L. Williams – Into the Woods as The Witch Nancy Opel – Urinetown the Musical as Penelope Pennywise Jennifer Laura Thompson – Urinetown the Musical as Hope Cladwell
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Frank Langella – Fortune's Fool* as Flegont Alexandrovitch Tropatchov** Brian Murray – The Crucible as Deputy-Governor Danforth William Biff McGuire – Morning's at Seven as Theodore Swanson Sam Robards – The Man Who Had All the Luck as Gustav Eberson Stephen Tobolowsky – Morning's at Seven as Homer Bolton	*Katie Finneran – Noises Off* as Brooke Ashton** Kate Burton – The Elephant Man as Pinhead/Mrs. Kendal Elizabeth Franz – Morning's at Seven as Aaronetta Gibbs Estelle Parsons – Morning's at Seven as Cora Swanson Frances Sternhagen – Morning's at Seven as Ida Bolton
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Shuler Hensley – Oklahoma!* as Jud Fry** Gregg Edelman – Into the Woods as The Wolf/Cinderella's Prince Brian d'Arcy James – Sweet Smell of Success as Sidney Falco Marc Kudisch – Thoroughly Modern Millie as Trevor Graydon Norbert Leo Butz – Thou Shalt Not as Camille Raquin	*Harriet Harris – Thoroughly Modern Millie* as Ms. Meers** Andrea Martin – Oklahoma! as Aunt Eller Judy Kaye – Mamma Mia! as Rosie Mulligan Laura Benanti – Into the Woods as Cinderella Spencer Kayden – Urinetown the Musical as Little Sally
Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Greg Kotis – Urinetown the Musical Catherine Johnson – Mamma Mia! John Guare – Sweet Smell of Success Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan – Thoroughly Modern Millie	Urinetown the Musical – Mark Hollmann (music and lyrics) and Greg Kotis (lyrics) Sweet Smell of Success – Marvin Hamlisch (music) and Craig Carnelia (lyrics) Thoroughly Modern Millie – Jeanine Tesori (music) and Dick Scanlan (lyrics) Thou Shalt Not – Harry Connick, Jr. (music and lyrics)
Best Scenic Design	Best Costume Design
Tim Hatley – Private Lives Daniel Ostling – Metamorphoses Douglas W. Schmidt – Into the Woods John Lee Beatty – Morning's at Seven	Martin Pakledinaz – Thoroughly Modern Millie Jenny Beavan – Private Lives Susan Hilferty – Into the Woods Jane Greenwood – Morning's at Seven
Best Lighting Design	Best Orchestrations
Brian MacDevitt – Into the Woods David Hersey – Oklahoma! Natasha Katz – Sweet Smell of Success Paul Gallo – The Crucible	Doug Besterman and Ralph Burns– Thoroughly Modern Millie Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Martin Koch – Mamma Mia! William David Brohn – Sweet Smell of Success Bruce Coughlin – Urinetown the Musical
Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Mary Zimmerman – Metamorphoses Howard Davies – Private Lives Richard Eyre – The Crucible Daniel Sullivan – Morning's at Seven	John Rando – Urinetown the Musical James Lapine – Into the Woods Michael Mayer – Thoroughly Modern Millie Trevor Nunn – Oklahoma!
Best Choreography	Best Special Theatrical Event
Rob Ashford – Thoroughly Modern Millie John Carrafa – Urinetown the Musical John Carrafa – Into the Woods Susan Stroman – Oklahoma!	Elaine Stritch at Liberty Bea Arthur on Broadway Barbara Cook in Mostly Sondheim Sexaholix.. A Love Story

Special awards

Regional Theater Tony Award
- Williamstown Theatre Festival

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Robert Whitehead

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
- Julie Harris

References

↑ Gans, Andrew."Tony News: Musical Numbers and Likely Presenters for the June 2 Broadcast" playbill.com, May 23, 2002
1 2 "Year by Year 2002" tonyawards.com, accessed April 28, 2011
↑ Gans, Andrew."Together Again: PBS and CBS Will Televise Tony 2002 Awards" playbill.com, March 7, 2002
↑ Gans, Andrew."2002 Tony Awards Telecast Wins an Emmy" playbill.com, September 22, 2003

External links

Tony Awards Official Site

Tony Awards

American Theatre Wing The Broadway League List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards

Play	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Leading Actor in a Play Best Leading Actress in a Play Best Featured Actor in a Play Best Featured Actress in a Play Best Costume Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play Best Revival of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Sound Design of a Play

Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Leading Actor in a Musical Best Leading Actress in a Musical Best Featured Actor in a Musical Best Featured Actress in a Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography Best Costume Design of a Musical Best Lighting Design of a Musical Best Orchestrations Best Original Score Best Revival of a Musical Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical

Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award

Retired	Best Author Best Conductor and Musical Director Best Director Best Revival Best Special Theatrical Event Best Stage Technician

Ceremonies	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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