Theater news the 2011 tony award winners the book of mormon, anything goes, war horse, and the normal heart are the evenings biggest winners. The book of mormon received 14 nominations, the most of any production, and won nine, including best musical. The 65th annual tony awards were held sunday at the beacon theatre in new york city, and as expected the irreverent comic musical the book of mormon raked in the most trophies, nine in total. The tony award nominations the american theatre wings. Book of mormon leads with 14 tony nominations reuters. In case you missed it, here are this years tony award nominees and winners.
The award is named after antoinette perry, nicknamed tony, an actress, director, producer and cofounder of the american theatre wing, who died in 1946. Andrew rannells, the book of mormon tony sheldon, priscilla queen of the desert my take. Book of mormon, neil patrick harris, daniel radcliffe, and more best moments watch this. Neil patrick harris 2011 tony awards opening number. The book of mormon leads 2011 tony nominations may 3, 2011 6. The satirical musical fell short of the tony awards record sunday night but captured nine statuettes.
The tony award nominations on tuesday snubbed a stretch limos worth of hollywood stars who converged on broadway during the 201011 season, bypassing. The book of mormon tony awards info broadway world. Click on the award name to show winners and nominees. Leo butz et aaron tveit, sister act avec patina miller, the book of mormon avec andrew rannells. Tony awards, annual awards for distinguished achievement in american theatre. The book of mormon, a smashhit broadway musical made out of the unlikeliest of elements, emerged as the runaway prizewinner at the tony awards. Book of mormon leads tony nomination list the new york. The book of mormon, the audacious musical by south parks trey parker and matt stone, and avenue qs robert lopez dominated the 2011 tony awards tonight at manhattans beacon theater. The book of mormon, a musical comedy skewering many classes of people, was nominated for 14 tony awards on tuesday, potentially making it the most celebrated broadway show since the producers. Overall, the production took home six tonys, including direction of a play for marianne elliott and tom morris, a handful of design awards and a. Andrew rannells from nbcs the new normal singing i believe from the tony awarding winning broadway musical book of mormon. The book of mormon wins big at tony awards the washington post. New york voters for the 65th annual tony awards demonstrated.
Named for the actressproducer antoinette perry, the annual awards were established in 1947 by the american theatre wing and are intended to recognize excellence in plays and musicals staged on broadway. The book of mormon follows a pair of mismatched mormon boys sent on a. Book of mormon, ellen barkin, john benjamin hickey, new. Book of mormon, war horse big winners at tony awards june, 2011 1. Surprising exactly no one, matt stone and trey parkers the book of mormon took home best musical tonight at the beacon theatre, as well as eight other tony awards.
War horse and book of mormon win top tony awards the. A critical and boxoffice darling, the show was the favorite to take home the nights biggest crown thanks to a. The book of mormon wins big at tony awards tv guide. Josh gad and andrew rannells appear to have split the book of mormon vote, giving previous winner butz a chance to pick up his second tony. Trey parker and matt stones the book of mormon dominates the race for best musical in. The award ceremony was held june 12, 2011 at the beacon theater in new york city. Complete list of winners for the 2011 tony awards june 12, 2011 at 11. New york ap the book of mormon has won the tony award for best musical. Tony winners matthew broderick and anika noni rose announced the nominations for the 65th annual tony awards may 3 at the new york. The complete list of the 2011 tony award nominees announced on may 3 by matthew broderick and anika noni rose follows.
The late late show with james corden 6,366,518 views 10. Butz is great, in this show as well as in everything he. The book of mormon tony awards info browse by show. The following is a list of winners for the 2011 american theatre wings tony awards, announced sunday. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony awards with nine wins. The 2011 tony award winners new york theater guide. The tony awards and carnegie mellon university announce madeline michel as the 2019 theatre education award winner.
The scottsboro boys received 12 nominations, winning none. Perhaps the biggest 2011 tony award winner was the book of mormon musical. The book of mormon received 14 nominations with the scottsboro boys receiving 12 nominations. Book of mormon wins nine awards, including best musical, while war horse takes home six trophies, including best play. Elaine paige returns to host 2019 tony awards special on bbc radio 2. Winners of best book of a musical for book of mormon trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez speak on stage during the 65th annual tony awards at the beacon theatre on june 12, 2011 in new york city. The book of mormon wins big, daniel radcliffe makes dancing magic, and. Book of mormon performance at the 2011 tony awards youtube. Check all the awards won and nominated for by scott pask tony award for best scenic design of a musical 2011, drama desk award for outstanding set design of a play 2008, tony award for best scenic design of a play 2007 and more awards.
Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine awards. Best performance by an actress in leading role in a play. Andrew rannells performs i believe from the book of mormon at the 2011 tony awards. As her official biography at the tony awards website states, at warner bros. Delman, jean doumanian, roy furman, important musicals llc, stephanie p. Anne garefino, scott rudin, roger berlind, scott m.
Congratulations to everyone for a remarkable season. James cordens electrifying 2019 tony awards opening number salutes. Book of mormon tops tony nominations with 14 hollywood. Neil patrick harris 2011 tony awards opening number youtube.
To view the complete list of 2011 tony award winners, click. The book of mormon leads with fourteen nominations, followed by the scottsboro boys with twelve nominations. James cordens electrifying 2019 tony awards opening number salutes the magic of live broadway duration. Featuring a book, lyrics, and music by robert lopez and trey parker and matt stone south park, the book of mormon broadway won an astounding nine of the 14 tony awards for which it had been nominated, including the awards for best musical, best book of a musical, best. The book of mormon was an early favorite to win at sundays 65th annual tony awardsand win it did. It was a night filled with musical performances at the 2011 tony awards held at the beacon theatre on sunday june. The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling stone.
Trey parker accepts the award for best musical for the book of mormon during the american theatre wings 65th annual tony awards ceremony in new york, june 12, 2011. Winners of best book of a musical for book of mormon trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez speak on stage during the 65th annual tony awards at the beacon theatre on june 12, 2011 in new york. The regional theatre tony award is presented to lookingglass theatre company chicago, illinois. The big winner of the night was the hit new musical the book of mormon, which took home eight awards including best musical, best book, best score. Platt, sonia friedman productions, stuart thompson. With a brand new venue the beacon theatre and awardwinning host neil patrick harris, the 2011 tony awards telecast was an exciting evening celebrating the. The book of mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of south park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 tony award nominations were. Complete list of winners for the 2011 tony awards cbs. With a brand new venue the beacon theatre and awardwinning host neil patrick harris, the 2011 tony awards telecast was an exciting evening celebrating the best shows, performances and creative efforts of the season. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling. He has worked primarily on stage productions in the. Book of mormon, war horse big winners at tony awards. The award was founded in 1947 by a committee of the american theatre wing headed by brock pemberton. It was a night filled with musical performances at the 2011 tony awards held at the beacon theatre on sunday june 12 in new york city.
Two new musicals received the most nominations of any of the productions. New york voters for the 65th annual tony awards demonstrated their faith in the book of mormonsunday night, showering the irreverent buddy comedy about two unworldly missionaries catapulted from salt lake city to a povertystricken ugandan village with nine wins, including best musical. Josh gad, the book of mormon joshua henry, the scottsboro boys andrew rannells, the book of mormon tony sheldon, priscilla queen of the desert. Most notably, the book of mormon, a religious satire musical created by trey parker and matt stone. The book of mormon reigned over the evening with nine awards, including best musical. Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play. From left, trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez accept the award for best book of a musical for the book of mormon during the 65th annual tony awards, sunday, june 12, in new york. The 2011 tony award winners my take everything i know. Winners of best book of a musical for book of mormon trey parker. New york the book of mormon inscribed its own chapter of broadway history sunday night, winning the tony award for best musical as well as eight others a formidable harvest for the.
I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Although the book of mormon fell short of the record 12 tonys collected in 2001 by the producers, it proved to be the. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony award nominations with 14. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony award nominations with. Complete list of 2011 tony award winners new york post.