2006 Tony Award Winners: "Boys" Take Home the Big
Wins
This year's Tony Award winners were lead by a group of talented "boys," young and old. "History Boys" swept the Tonys, earning six awards including Best Play. Surprise hit "Jersey Boys" took home the much coveted award for Best Musical as well as awards for Best Featured Actor and Best Leading Actor in a Musical. "The Drowsy Chaperone" fared well, winning five awards during the night. For a full list of winners, see below.
Best Play
The History Boys
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Best Musical
Jersey Boys
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Best Book of a Musical
Bob Martin and Don McKellar for The Drowsy Chaperone
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Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Music and Lyrics: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison for the The Drowsy Chaperone
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Best Revival of a Play
Awake and Sing
Best Revival of a Musical
The Pajama Game
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Richard Griffiths in The History Boys
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Cynthia Nixon in Rabbit Hole
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
John Lloyd Young in Jersey Boys
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
LaChanze in The Color Purple
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Ian McDiarmid in Faith Healer
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Frances de la Tour in The History Boys
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Hoff in Jersey Boys
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Beth Leavel in The Drowsy Chaperone
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Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner for The History Boys
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Best Direction of a Musical
John Doyle for Sweeney Todd
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Best Choreography
Kathleen Marshall for The Pajama Game
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Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley for The History Boys
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Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Gallo for The Drowsy Chaperone
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Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber for Awake and Sing
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes for The Drowsy Chaperone
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Best Lighting Design of a Play
Mark Henderson for The History Boys
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Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Howell Binkley for Jersey Boys
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Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Harold Prince
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Intiman Theatre, Seattle, WA
Special Tony
Sarah Jones
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The Tony Awards are presented by Tony Award Productions, a
joint venture of the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American
Theatre Wing.
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