56th Tony Awards

Infobox Tony Awards
name = 56th


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caption = Official poster for the 56th annual Tony Awards
date = June 2 2002
venue = Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
host = Bernadette Peters, Gregory Hines
network = CBS
last = 55th
next = 57thThe 56th Annual Tony Awards 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", "", "Urinetown The Musical", and "Oklahoma!".

Winners and Nominees

"Winners are in bold"

Production

Best Play----
*"The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" by Edward AlbeeNominees
*"Fortune's Fool" adapted by Mike Poulton
*"Metamorphoses" by Mary Zimmerman
*"Topdog/Underdog" by Suzan-Lori Parks

Best Musical----
*"Thoroughly Modern Millie"Nominees
*"Mamma Mia!"
*""
*"Urinetown The Musical"

Best Revival of a Play----
*"Private Lives"Nominees
*"The Crucible"
*"Morning's at Seven"
*"Noises Off"

Best Revival of a Musical----
*"Into the Woods"Nominee
*"Oklahoma!"

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
*Alan Bates in "Fortune's Fool"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----
*Lindsay Duncan in "Private Lives"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----
*John Lithgow in ""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----
*Sutton Foster in "Thoroughly Modern Millie"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----
*Frank Langella in "Fortune's Fool"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----
*Katie Finneran in "Noises Off"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----
*Shuler Hensley in "Oklahoma!"Nominees
*Gregg Edelman in "Into the Woods"
*Brian d'Arcy James in ""
*Marc Kudisch in "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
*Norbert Leo Butz in "Thou Shalt Not"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
*Harriet Harris in "Thoroughly Modern Millie"Nominees
*Andrea Martin in "Oklahoma!"
*Judy Kaye in "Mamma Mia!"
*Laura Benanti in "Into the Woods"
*Spencer Kayden in " Urinetown the Musical"

Craft

Best Direction of a Play----
*Mary Zimmerman for "MetamorphosesNominees
*Howard Davies for "Private Lives"
*Richard Eyre for "The Crucible"
*Daniel Sullivan for "Morning's at Seven"

Best Direction of a Musical----
*John Rando for "Urinetown The MusicalNominees
*James Lapine for "Into the Woods"
*Michael Mayer for "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
*Trevor Nunn for "Oklahoma!"

Best Choreography----
*Rob Ashford for "Thoroughly Modern MillieNominees
*John Carrafa for "Urinetown the Musical"
*John Carrafa for "Into the Woods"
*Susan Stroman for "Oklahoma!"

Best Book of a Musical----
*Greg Kotis for "Urinetown The MusicalNominees
*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
*"" (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.)

Best Orchestrations----
*Doug Besterman for "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Nominees
*Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Martin Koch
*William David Brohn
*Bruce Coughlin

Best Scenic Design----
*Tim Hatley for "Private Lives"Nominees
*Daniel Ostling
*Douglas W. Schmidt
*John Lee Beatty

Tony Award for Best Costume Design----
*Martin Pakledinaz for "Thoroughly Modern Millie"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 ----
*Brian MacDevitt for "Into the Woods"Nominees
*David Hersey for "Oklahoma!"
*Natasha Katz for "Sweet Smell of Success"
*Paul Gallo for "The Crucible"

pecial 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

*Special Theatrical Event
**Elaine Stritch at Liberty

External links

* [http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search Tony Awards Official Site]