The book of mormon, a smashhit broadway musical made out of the unlikeliest of elements, emerged as the runaway prizewinner at the tony awards. Winners of best book of a musical for book of mormon trey parker. The award was founded in 1947 by a committee of the american theatre wing headed by brock pemberton. Book of mormon leads with 14 tony nominations reuters. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling stone. Andrew rannells, the book of mormon tony sheldon, priscilla queen of the desert my take. Complete list of 2011 tony award winners new york post. Book of mormon, neil patrick harris, daniel radcliffe, and more best moments watch this. 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.
The satirical musical fell short of the tony awards record sunday night but captured nine statuettes. Book of mormon, war horse big winners at tony awards. To view the complete list of 2011 tony award winners, click. The book of mormon leads 2011 tony nominations may 3, 2011 6. The tony awards and carnegie mellon university announce madeline michel as the 2019 theatre education award winner. A critical and boxoffice darling, the show was the favorite to take home the nights biggest crown thanks to a. The 2011 tony award winners my take everything i know. Book of mormon, ellen barkin, john benjamin hickey, new.
The award ceremony was held june 12, 2011 at the beacon theater in new york city. 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 tony award nominations on tuesday snubbed a stretch limos worth of hollywood stars who converged on broadway during the 201011 season, bypassing. Tony awards, annual awards for distinguished achievement in american theatre. 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. Perhaps the biggest 2011 tony award winner was the book of mormon musical. Complete list of winners for the 2011 tony awards cbs. The book of mormon tony awards info browse by show. Best performance by an actress in leading role in a play. Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play.
The book of mormon tops 2011 tony awards with nine wins. 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. The award is named after antoinette perry, nicknamed tony, an actress, director, producer and cofounder of the american theatre wing, who died in 1946. 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. Book of mormon performance at the 2011 tony awards youtube. Click on the award name to show winners and nominees. He has worked primarily on stage productions in the.
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. Neil patrick harris 2011 tony awards opening number youtube. Theater news the 2011 tony award winners the book of mormon, anything goes, war horse, and the normal heart are the evenings biggest winners. Trey parker and matt stones the book of mormon dominates the race for best musical in. 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.
Two new musicals received the most nominations of any of the productions. 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. Congratulations to everyone for a remarkable season. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine. The book of mormon leads with fourteen nominations, followed by the scottsboro boys with twelve nominations. The book of mormon wins big at tony awards tv guide. Andrew rannells from nbcs the new normal singing i believe from the tony awarding winning broadway musical book of mormon. 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. Butz is great, in this show as well as in everything he. Most notably, the book of mormon, a religious satire musical created by trey parker and matt stone. Book of mormon wins nine awards, including best musical, while war horse takes home six trophies, including best play.
In case you missed it, here are this years tony award nominees and winners. Tony winners matthew broderick and anika noni rose announced the nominations for the 65th annual tony awards may 3 at the new york. 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. Elaine paige returns to host 2019 tony awards special on bbc radio 2. The complete list of the 2011 tony award nominees announced on may 3 by matthew broderick and anika noni rose follows.
Anne garefino, scott rudin, roger berlind, scott m. 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. The 2011 tony award winners new york theater guide. Delman, jean doumanian, roy furman, important musicals llc, stephanie p. The book of mormon tony awards info broadway world.
The book of mormon tops 2011 tony award nominations with 14. The book of mormon wins big at tony awards the washington post. Complete list of winners for the 2011 tony awards june 12, 2011 at 11. The book of mormon was an early favorite to win at sundays 65th annual tony awardsand win it did. The book of mormon received 14 nominations, the most of any production, and won nine, including best musical. Andrew rannells performs i believe from the book of mormon at the 2011 tony awards. James cordens electrifying 2019 tony awards opening number salutes. Although the book of mormon fell short of the record 12 tonys collected in 2001 by the producers, it proved to be the.
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. Leo butz et aaron tveit, sister act avec patina miller, the book of mormon avec andrew rannells. War horse and book of mormon win top tony awards the. Platt, sonia friedman productions, stuart thompson. 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 regional theatre tony award is presented to lookingglass theatre company chicago, illinois. The book of mormon follows a pair of mismatched mormon boys sent on a. 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. Book of mormon tops tony nominations with 14 hollywood. 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 tony award nominations the american theatre wings. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. The late late show with james corden 6,366,518 views 10. 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.
It was a night filled with musical performances at the 2011 tony awards held at the beacon theatre on sunday june. Neil patrick harris 2011 tony awards opening number. Book of mormon leads tony nomination list the new york. The book of mormon reigned over the evening with nine awards, including best musical. James cordens electrifying 2019 tony awards opening number salutes the magic of live broadway duration. 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. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling. The book of mormon wins big, daniel radcliffe makes dancing magic, and.
The book of mormon tops 2011 tony award nominations with. Book of mormon, war horse big winners at tony awards june, 2011 1. The scottsboro boys received 12 nominations, winning none. New york ap the book of mormon has won the tony award for 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. The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in. The book of mormon received 14 nominations with the scottsboro boys receiving 12 nominations. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine awards.
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