Nominations for the 54th Annual Tony Awards

May 8, 2000
Web posted at: 9:47 a.m. EST (1347 GMT)

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Play 'Copenhagen,' musical 'Contact' score Tony nominations

Best Play

• "Copenhagen," by Michael Frayn
• "Dirty Blonde," by Claudia Shear
• "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan," by Arthur Miller
• "True West," by Sam Shepard

Best Musical

• "Contact"
• "James Joyce's The Dead"
• "Swing!"
• "The Wild Party"

Best Book of a Musical

• John Weidman, "Contact"
• Richard Nelson, "James Joyce's The Dead"
• Michael John LaChiusa, "Marie Christine"
• Michael John LaChiusa & George C. Wolfe, "The Wild Party"

Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• Elton John (Music), Tim Rice (Lyrics), "Aida"
• Shaun Davey (Music), Richard Nelson & Shaun Davey (Lyrics), "James Joyce's The Dead"
• Michael John LaChiusa (Music & Lyrics), "Marie Christine"
• Michael John LaChiusa (Music & Lyrics), "The Wild Party"

Best Revival of a Play

• "Amadeus"
• "A Moon for the Misbegotten"
• "The Price"
• "The Real Thing"

Best Revival of a Musical

• "Jesus Christ Superstar"
• "Kiss Me, Kate"
• "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• "Tango Argentino"

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

• Gabriel Byrne, "A Moon for the Misbegotten"
• Stephen Dillane, "The Real Thing"
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, "True West"
• John C. Reilly, "True West"
• David Suchet, "Amadeus"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

• Jayne Atkinson, "The Rainmaker"
• Jennifer Ehle, "The Real Thing"
• Rosemary Harris, "Waiting in the Wings "
• Cherry Jones, "A Moon for the Misbegotten"
• Claudia Shear, "Dirty Blonde"

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

• Craig Bierko, "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• George Hearn, "Putting it Together"
• Brian Stokes Mitchell, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Mandy Patinkin, "The Wild Party"
• Christopher Walken, "James Joyce's The Dead"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

• Toni Collette, "The Wild Party"
• Heather Headley, "Aida"
• Rebecca Luker, "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• Marin Mazzie, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Audra McDonald, "Marie Christine"

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

• Kevin Chamberlin, "Dirty Blonde"
• Daniel Davis, "Wrong Mountain"
• Roy Dotrice, "A Moon for the Misbegotten"
• Derek Smith, "The Green Bird"
• Bob Stillman, "Dirty Blonde"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

• Blair Brown, "Copenhagen"
• Frances Conroy, "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan"
• Amy Ryan, "Uncle Vanya"
• Helen Stenborg, "Waiting in the Wings"
• Sarah Woodward, "The Real Thing"

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

• Michael Berresse, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Boyd Gaines, "Contact"
• Michael Mulheren, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Stephen Spinella, "James Joyce's The Dead"
• Lee Wilkof, "Kiss Me, Kate"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

• Laura Benanti, "Swing!"
• Ann Hampton Callaway, "Swing!"
• Eartha Kitt, "The Wild Party"
• Deborah Yates, "Contact"
• Karen Ziemba, "Contact"

Best Scenic Design

• Bob Crowley, "Aida"
• Thomas Lynch, "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• Robin Wagner, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Tony Walton, "Uncle Vanya"

Best Costume Design

• Bob Crowley, "Aida"
• Constance Hoffman, "The Green Bird"
• William Ivey Long, "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• Martin Pakledinaz, "Kiss Me, Kate"

Best Lighting Design

• Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, "The Wild Party"
• Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, "Marie Christine"
• Peter Kaczorowski, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Natasha Katz, "Aida"

Best Choreography

• Kathleen Marshall, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Susan Stroman, "Contact"
• Susan Stroman, "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• Lynne Taylor-Corbett, "Swing!"

Best Direction of a Play

• Michael Blakemore, "Copenhagen"
• James Lapine, "Dirty Blonde"
• David Leveaux, "The Real Thing"
• Matthew Warchus, "True West"

Best Direction of a Musical

• Michael Blakemore, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Susan Stroman, "Contact"
• Susan Stroman, "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• Lynne Taylor-Corbett, "Swing!"

Best Orchestrations

• Doug Besterman, "Meredith Willson's The Music Man"
• Don Sebesky, "Kiss Me, Kate"
• Jonathan Tunick, "Marie Christine"
• Harold Wheeler, "Swing!"

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2000 Tony Awards

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