The Tony Award Winners 2019
Sunday, June 9 2019
Best Play
Winner – The Ferryman
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney – More on Choir Boy
The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth – WINNER 2019 More on Ferryman
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus by Taylor Mac – More on Gary
Ink by James Graham – More on Ink
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck – Need More
Best Musical
Winner 2019 – Hadestown
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations – More on the Show
Beetlejuice – More on the Show
Hadestown – More on the Show
The Prom – More on the Show
Tootsie – More on the Show
Best Book of a Musical
Winner 2019 Tootsie
Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations
Dominique Morisseau
Beetlejuice
Scott Brown & Anthony King
Hadestown
Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom
Bob Martin & Chad Beguelin
Tootsie – WINNER
Robert Horn
Best Original Score (Music and /or Lyrics)
Written for the Theatre
Winner 2019 – Hadestown
Be More Chill – Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis – More on the Show
Beetlejuice by Eddie Perfect
Hadestown Music and Lyrics by Anais Mitchell – WINNER
The Prom Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Music by Matthew Sklar
To Kill a Mockingbird Music by Adam Guettel
Tootsie Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Best Revival of a Play
Winner 2019 – The Boys in the Band
All My Sons by Arthur Miller – More on Show
The Boys in the Band – by Mart Crowley – WINNER More on Show
Burn This by Lanford Wilson – More on Show
Torch Song Author Harvey Fierstein – More on Show
The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan – More on Show
Best Revival of a Musical
Winner 2019 – Oklahoma
Kiss Me Kate – More on the Show
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma ! – WINNER More on the Show
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
WINNER 2019 Bryan Cranston
Paddy Considine for “The Ferryman”
Bryan Cranston for “Network” – WINNER
Jeff Daniels for “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Adam Driver for “Burn This”
Jeremy Pope for “Choir Boy”
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Leading Role in a Play
WINNER 2019 – Elaine May
Annette Bening for “All My Sons”
Laura Donnelly for “The Ferryman”
Elaine May for “The Waverly Gallery” – WINNER
Janet McAteer for “Bernhardt/Hamlet”
Laurie Metcalf for “Hillary and Clinton”
Heidi Schreck for “What the Constriction Means to Me”
Best performance by an Actor in a
Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER 2019 – Santino Fontana
Brooks Ashmanskas for “The Prom“
Derrick Baskin for “Ain’t Too Proud“
Alex Brightman for “Beetlejuice“
Damon Daunno for “Oklahoma“
Santino Fontana for “Tootsie“ – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER 2019 – Stephanie J Block
Stephanie J. Block for “The Cher Show“ – Winner
Caitlin Kinnunen for “The Prom“
Beth Leavel for “The Prom“
Eva Noblezada for “Hadestown“
Kelli O’Hara for “Kiss Me Kate“
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Featured Role in a Play
WINNER 2019 – Bertie Carvel
Bertie Carvel for “Ink“ – Winner
Robin De Jesus for “The Boys in the Band“
Gideon Glick for “To Kill a Mockingbird“
Brandon Uranowitz for “Burn This“
Benjamin Walker for “All My Sons“
Best Performance by an Actress in a
Featured Role in a Play
WINNER 2019 – Celia Keenan-Bolger
Fionnula Flanagan for “The Ferryman”
Celia Keenan-Bolger for “To Kill a Mockingbird” – Winner
Kristine Nielsen for “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Julie White for “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Ruth Wilson for “King Lear“
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Featured Role in a Musical
WINNER 2019 – Andre De Shields
Andre De Shields for “Hadestown” – Winner
Andy Grotelueschen for “Tootsie”
Patrick Page for “Hadestown”
Jeremy Pope for “Ain’t To Proud”
Ephraim Sykes for “Ain’t To Proud”
Best Performance by an Actor in a
Featured Role in a Musical
WINNER 2019 – Ali Stroker
Lilli Cooper for “Tootsie”
Amber Gray for “Hadestown”
Sarah Stiles for “Tootsie”
Ali Stroker for “Oklahoma” – WInner
Mary Testa for “Oklahoma”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Mirian Buether for “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Bunny Christie for “Ink”
Rob Howell for “The Ferryman” – WINNER 2019
Santo Loquasto for “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Jan Versweyveld for “Network”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini for “Ain’t To Proud”
Peter England for “King Kong”
Rachel Hauck for “Hadestown” – WINNER 2019
Laura Jellinek for “Oklahoma”
David Korins for “Beetlejuice”
Best Costume Design of a Play
Rob Howell for “The Ferryman” – WINNER 2019
Toni-Leslie James for “Bernhardt/Hamlet”
Clint Ramos for “Torch Song”
Ann Roth for “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Ann Roth for “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Michael Krass for “Hadestown”
William Lvey Long “Beetlejuice”
William Lvey long “Tootsie”
Bob Mackie for “The Cher Show” – WINNER 2019
Paul Tazewell for “Ain’t To Proud”
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin for “Ink” – WINNER 2019
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer for “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Peter Mumford for “The Ferryman”
Jennifer Tipton for “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden for “Network”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams for “The Cher Show”
Howell Binkley for “Ain’t To Proud”
Bradley King for “Hadestown” – WINNER 2019
Peter Mumford for “King Kong”
Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini for “Beetlejuice”
Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork for “Ink”
Scott Lehrer for “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Fitz Patton for “Choir Boy” – WINNER 2019
Nick Powell for “The Ferryman”
Eric Sleichim for “Network”
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski for “Beetlejuice”
Peter Hylenski for “King Kong”
Steve Canyon Kennedy for “Ain’t To Proud”
Drew Levy for “Oklahoma”
Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz for “Hadestown” – WINNER 2019
Best Direction of a Play
WINNER 2019 – Sam Mendes
Rupert Goold for “Ink”
Sam Mendes for “The Ferryman” – WInner
Bartlett Sher “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Ivo van Hove for “Network”
George C. Wolfe for “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Best Direction of a Musical
WINNER 2019 – Rachel Chavkin
Rachel Chavkin for “Hadestown” – Winner
Scott Ellis for “Tootsie”
Daniel Fish for “Oklahoma”
Des McAnuff for “Ain’t To Proud”
Casey Nicholaw for “The Prom”
Best Choreography
WINNER 2019 – Sergio Trujillo
Camille A. Brown for “Choir Boy”
Warren Carlyle for “Kiss Me Kate“
Denis Jones for “Tootsie”
David Neumann for “Hadestown”
Sergio Trujillo for “Ain’t To Proud”
Best Orchestrations
WINNER 2019 – Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose
Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose for “Hadestown” _ Winner
Simon Hale for “Tootsie”
Larry Hochman for “Kiss Me Kate”
Daniel Kluger for “Oklahoma”
Harold Wheeler for “Ain’t To Proud”
Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement
in the Theatre
Rosemary Harris
Terrence McNally
Harold Wheeler
Special Tony Award
Marin Mazzie
Honored posthumously for her advocacy and leadership within the theatre community as a brave and dedicated voice for women’s health issues and organizations.
Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company
Creators of the character/puppet Kong for the Broadway musical “King Kong”
Jason Michael Webb
For his outstanding vocal arrangements for “Choir Boy”
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Judith Light
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Theatreworks Silicon Valley
Palo Alto, CA
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Broadway Inspirational Voices – Michael McElroy, Founder
Peter Entin
FDNY Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9
Joseph Blakely Forbes
