The 65th Annual Tony Awards was held on June 12, 2011, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2010–2011 season. They were held at the Beacon Theatre, ending a fourteen-year tradition of holding the ceremony at

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. The Awards ceremony was broadcast

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and was hosted by

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. The award nominations were announced on May 3, 2011. The ceremony received extremely positive reviews from critics, with many citing it as a major improvement over the previous year. Numerous critics credited host

with the success of the production, with one critic calling him "America's next great awards host." Neil Patrick Harris opened the show with a comic and edgy number "Broadway's Not Just for Gays Anymore".Healy, Patrick
"''Book of Mormon'' and ''War Horse'' Win Top Tonys"
''The New York Times'', June 12, 2011 The song was written by David Javerbaum and

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.Gans, Andrew and Gioia, Michael
"Cry-Baby Composers Wrote Tony Awards Opening Number: Read It Here"
. Playbill.com, June 13, 2011 Harris and

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performed another comic number, a revised version of '' Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)'', as rival awards-show hosts. This was Harris' second time hosting previously in 2009. He went on to host again in 2012 and 2013. The smash hit musical ''

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'' was nominated for 14

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winning 9 including the

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

's for Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book of a Musical. The musical '' The Scottsboro Boys'' was nominated for 12 awards winning none.

Eligibility

Shows that opened during the 2010–11 Broadway season before April 28, 2011, were eligible. The category of "Lead Actress in a Musical" has only four nominees. According to Tony Award rules, "Because only six actresses are eligible for nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category, only four of those actors can be nominated." ;Original plays * '' Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'' * ''

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'' * ''

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's Long Story Short'' * '' Elling'' * '' A Free Man of Color'' * ''

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's Ghetto Klown'' * '' Good People'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Lombardi'' * '' The Motherf**ker with the Hat'' * ''

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'' * '' The Pitmen Painters'' * '' War Horse'' ;Original Musicals * '' Baby It's You!'' * '' Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' * ''

'' * ''

Catch Me If You Can ''Catch Me If You Can'' is a 2002 American crime comedy-drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks with Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, and James Brolin in ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' The People in the Picture'' * '' Priscilla Queen of the Desert'' * '' Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles'' * '' The Scottsboro Boys'' * ''

Sister Act ''Sister Act'' is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (billed as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to hide in a convent after being placed in a witn ...

'' * ''

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' () is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Ivá ...

'' * '' Wonderland'' ;Play Revivals * '' Arcadia'' * '' Born Yesterday'' * ''

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'' * ''

The House of Blue Leaves ''The House of Blue Leaves'' is a play by American playwright John Guare which premiered Off-Broadway in 1971, and was revived in 1986, both Off-Broadway and on Broadway, and was again revived on Broadway in 2011. The play won the Drama Criti ...

'' * ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' * '' La Bête'' * '' A Life in the Theatre'' * ''

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'' * '' Mrs. Warren's Profession'' * ''

The Normal Heart ''The Normal Heart'' is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer. It focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay founder of a promi ...

'' * ''

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'' ;Musical Revivals * ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madc ...

'' * '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''

Ceremony

In addition to the CBS television broadcast, the ceremony was simulcast live to

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and included the Tony Awards Red Carpet and the complete Tony Awards show, including the Creative Arts Awards.

Presenters

The creative arts awards presentation was hosted by Laura Benanti and

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and were presented prior to the network broadcast of the rest of the awards and the entertainment. The awards in this portion of the ceremony included those for Best Original Score, Choreography, Best Orchestrations, and others. Presenters at the ceremony included:Gans, Andre
"Brooke Shields and Robin Williams Will Be Tony Presenters; Daniel Radcliffe To Sing"
Playbill.com, June 7, 2011 *

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Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s in which he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and obse ...

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* Samuel L. Jackson *

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* Harry Connick, Jr. *

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Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in ''WarGames'' (1983) as a teen government hacker, and ''Ladyhawke (film), Ladyhawke'' (1985), a medieval fantasy alongside Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. He play ...

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Hosting

, with costumed dancers and singers, opened the show with a comic and edgy number "arguing that Broadway, with its con artists, Mormons and nuns this season, is 'not just for gays anymore.'" The song was written by David Javerbaum and

. Harris and

performed another comic number as rival awards-show hosts. Performances from nominated musicals included: ''

'' with

Norbert Leo Butz Norbert Leo Butz (born January 30, 1967) is an American actor and singer known for his work in Broadway theatre. He is a two-time recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performances in ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' and '' ...

and

Aaron Tveit Aaron Kyle Tveit (; born October 21, 1983) is an American actor and singer. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian in the stage adaptation of ''Moulin Rouge! (musical), Moulin Rouge!'' on Broadway theatre, Broadway, a performance for which ...

; ''

'' with Patina Miller; ''

'' with

Andrew Rannells Andrew Scott Rannells (born August 23, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for originating the role of Elder Kevin Price in the 2011 Broadway musical ''The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon'', for which he was nominated for th ...

; '' The Scottsboro Boys'' with Joshua Henry; ''

'' with

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; and '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' with

and

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. Other musical numbers were performed from '' Memphis'', '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', '' Priscilla Queen of the Desert'' and ''

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''. Harris ended the broadcast with a rap-style recap of the show. The rap was notable because

Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda (; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals '' In the Heights'' and ''Hamilton'', and the soundtracks for the animated films '' Moana' ...

and Thomas Kail wrote the lyrics ''during the show''—in 80 minutes while writing backstage, Miranda and Kail created all the lyrics, and Harris, aided by a teleprompter, learned and performed the rap without rehearsal.

Special awards

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced special non-competitive awards prior to the ceremony. The Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre is given to

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and Philip J. Smith, Chairman of The Shubert Organization. The

Isabelle Stevenson Award The Isabelle Stevenson Award is a non-competitive philanthropic award presented as part of the Tony Awards to "recognize an individual from the theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of o ...

is awarded to

Eve Ensler V, formerly Eve Ensler (; born May 25, 1953), is an American playwright, author, performer, feminist, and activist. V is best known for her play ''The Vagina Monologues''.

, founder of V-Day. The

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is given to animal trainer William Berloni, The Drama Book Shop (West 40th Street in Manhattan), and Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. The Special Tony Award is given to

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, "for creating lifelike horses (manipulated by three actor-puppeteers)". The

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is presented to

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(Chicago, Illinois).

Competitive awards

Source: Tony Awards

Summary

'' received 14 nominations, the most of any production, and won nine, including Best Musical; '' The Scottsboro Boys'' received 12 nominations, winning none.Jones, Kenneth
"''War Horse'', ''Book of Mormon'', ''Anything Goes'', ''Normal Heart'' Win 2011 Tony Awards"
. Playbill.com, June 12, 2011 The revival of ''

'' won three awards, including Best Revival of a Musical. '' War Horse'' won five awards, including Best Play. ''

'' won three awards, including Best Revival of a Play. Several director-choreographers were double-nominated:

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, Kathleen Marshall,

Casey Nicholaw Casey Nicholaw (born October 6, 1962) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and performer. He has been nominated for several Tony Awards for his work directing and choreographing ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' (2006), ''The Book of Mormon'' (2 ...

and

Susan Stroman Susan P. Stroman (born October 17, 1954) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and performer. Her notable theater productions include ''Oklahoma!'', ''The Music Man'', ''Crazy for You (musical), Crazy for You'', ''Contact (musical), Co ...

were nominated for both Best Director and Best Choreographer.Hetrick, Adam
"Twice As Nice: Several Tony Nominees Nab Recognition in Two Categories"
. Playbill.com, May 3, 2011 Marshall (Choreography) and Nicholaw (Best Direction of a Musical with Trey Parker) won. The revival of ''

'' received seven nominations, the most for any play, but won none, followed by ''

'' with six, winning one, for Best Actor, for the performance of Mark Rylance.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 21 productions received multiple nominations (the number of nominations is shown at left): * 14: ''The Book of Mormon'' * 12: ''The Scottsboro Boys'' * 9: ''

'' * 8: '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' * 7: ''

'' * 6: ''Jerusalem'' and '' The Motherfucker with the Hat'' * 5: ''

'', ''Sister Act'' and ''War Horse'' * 4: ''Catch Me if You Can'' * 3: '' Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'', ''

'' and ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' * 2: ''Arcadia'', '' Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'', '' Born Yesterday'', ''Brief Encounter'', ''Good People'', '' La Bête'' and ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' The following four productions received multiple awards (the number is shown at left): * 9: ''The Book of Mormon'' * 5: ''War Horse'' * 3: ''

'' and ''

''In Memoriam''

Arthur Laurents Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter. With a career spanning seven decades he received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award, ...

* Michael Langham *

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Ellen Stewart Ellen Stewart (November 7, 1919 – January 13, 2011) was an American theatre director and Theatrical producer, producer and the founder of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. During the 1950s, she worked as a fashion designer for Saks Fifth A ...

James Gammon James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager of fictionalized versions of the Cleve ...

* Marcia Lewis Bryan *

Jill Clayburgh Jill Clayburgh (April 30, 1944 – November 5, 2010) was an American actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. She received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actr ...

Sidney Michaels Sidney Michaels (August 17, 1927 – April 22, 2011, aged 83) was an American playwright best known for the early and mid 1960s works '' Tchin-Tchin'', '' Dylan'', and '' Ben Franklin in Paris''. References External links * * 1927 births ...

* Hillard Elkins * Betty Garrett *

Tom Bosley Thomas Edward Bosley (October 1, 1927 – October 19, 2010) was an American actor, television personality and entertainer. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham (Happy Days character), Howard Cunningham on the American Broadcasti ...

Pam Gems Pam Gems ( Iris Pamela Price; 1 August 1925 – 13 May 2011) was an England, English playwright. The author of numerous original plays, as well as of adaptations of works by European playwrights of the past, Gems is best known for the 1978 Musi ...

* Israel Hicks * Shannon Tavarez * Douglas Leeds * Marian Mercer *

Patricia Neal Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is well known for, among other roles, playing World WarII widow Helen Benson in ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (195 ...

Arthur Penn Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and a Tony Awards, Tony Awa ...

* Beverley Randolph * John Willis *

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

Jerry Bock Jerrold Lewis Bock (November 23, 1928November 3, 2010) was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical '' Fiorello!'' and the Tony A ...

* Theoni V. Aldredge * Philip Rose * Romulus Linney * John Cossette * Sandy Speer *

Sada Thompson Sada Carolyn Thompson (September 27, 1927 – May 4, 2011) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Though best known to television audiences as Kate Lawrence in ''Family'' (1976–1980), for which she won the Emmy Award for Outstan ...

* Helen Stenborg * Randall Wreghitt *

Lanford Wilson Lanford Wilson (April 13, 1937March 24, 2011) was an American playwright. His work, as described by ''The New York Times'', was "earthy, realist, greatly admired ndwidely performed". Fox, Margalit"Lanford Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwrigh ...

* Joseph Stein

References

External links

Tony Awards Official Site

Beacon Theatre - Official Web Site - New York City
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Eligibility

Ceremony

Presenters

Hosting

Special awards

Competitive awards

Summary

Awards

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

''In Memoriam''

See also

References

External links