Tony Awards

The Tony Awards are presented annually by the American Theater Wing and The Broadway League in recognition of achievements in live American theater.

The 64th annual awards ceremony was held on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City with host Sean Hayes.http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/index.html

Presenters scheduled are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Katie Holmes, Laura Bell Bundy, Mark Sanchez, Barbara Cook Angela Lansbury

Performances from the Tony Nominated Best Musicals

American Idiot

Fela!

Memphis

Million Dollar Quartet

Introduced in 2009, the Isabelle Stevenson Award honor an individual who "has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service, or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre."Tony Awards: Category by Category

Although founded in 1947, the first medallion was not given to award winners until the third awards ceremony in 1949. The first ceremony was held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. The award is named for Antoinette Perry who was an actress, director, producer and wartime leader of the American Theater Wing.

The awards are for Broadway productions and performances, as well as discretionary non-competitive Special Tony Awards, Regional Theater Tony Award and Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre.

• Best Play: Awarded to author and award to producer(s) "Red"
• Best Musical: Awarded to producer(s)“Memphis”
• Best Book of a Musical: Originally called Best Author (Musical) Joe DiPietro "Memphis"
• Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Music, David Bryan Lyrics, Joe DiPietro, David Bryan "Memphis"
• Best Choreography Bill T. Jones "Fela!"
• Best Scenic Design of a Play Christopher Oram for "Red"
• Best Scenic Design of a Musical Christine Jones, '"American Idiot."
• Best Costume Design of a Play Catherine Zuber, "The Royal Family"
• Best Costume Design of a Musical Marina Draghici, "Fela!"
• Best Lighting Design of a Play Neil Austin, "Red."
• Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kevin Adams, "American Idiot."
• Best Sound Design of a Play Adam Cork, "Red."
• Best Sound Design of a Musical Robert Kaplowitz, "Fela!"
• Best Director of a Play Michael Grandage, "Red."
• Best Director of a Musical Terry Johnson, "La Cage aux Folles."
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Denzel Washington, "Fences."
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Viola Davis, "Fences."
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Eddie Redmayne, "Red."
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Scarlett Johansson, "AView From the Bridge"
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Catherine Zeta-Jones “A Little Night Music”
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Douglas Hodge “La Cage aux Folles”
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Levi Kreis, "Million Dollar Quartet."
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Katie Finneran, "Promises, Promises."
• Best Orchestrations Daryl Waters and David Bryan "Memphis"
• Best Revival of a Play "Fences"
• Best Revival of a Musical “La Cage aux Folles”
• Special Tony Award For Lifetime Achievement In The Theater Alan Ayckbourn and Marian Seldes.
• Isabelle Stevenson Award David Hyde Pierce