Awards & Winners

2001 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 2001 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 55th Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

55th Tony Awards

Special Tony Award

Paul Gemignani

(Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award)
Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Mason Blast!
Cook Group Blast!
Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps Blast!
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Mary-Louise Parker

Honored for : Proof

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Nominee Nominated Work
Leslie Uggams King Hedley II
Mary-Louise Parker Proof
Linda Lavin The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Juliette Binoche Betrayal
Jean Smart The Man Who Came to Dinner
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations

Doug Besterman

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Harold Wheeler The Full Monty
Jonathan Tunick Follies
Doug Besterman The Producers
Larry Hochman A Class Act
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Susan Stroman

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Bramble 42nd Street
Susan Stroman The Producers
Jack O'Brien The Full Monty
Christopher Ashley The Rocky Horror Show
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre

Betty Corwin

Honored for : Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre
Tony Award for Best Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mel Brooks The Producers
Rocco Landesman The Producers
Harvey Weinstein The Producers
The R/F/B/V Group The Producers
Bob Weinstein The Producers
Robert F. X. Sillerman The Producers
Rick Steiner The Producers
SFX Theatrical Group, Inc The Producers
Arielle Tepper Madover A Class Act
Chase Mishkin A Class Act
Marty Bell A Class Act
Fox Searchlight Pictures The Full Monty
Thomas Hall The Full Monty
Lindsay Law The Full Monty
Janet Robinson Jane Eyre
Pamela Koslow Jane Eyre
Annette Niemtzow Jane Eyre
Margaret McFeely Golden Jane Eyre
Tony Award for Best Costume Design

William Ivey Long

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
David C. Woolard The Rocky Horror Show
Roger Kirk 42nd Street
William Ivey Long The Producers
Theoni V. Aldredge Follies
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

Robin Wagner

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robin Wagner The Producers
Douglas W. Schmidt 42nd Street
Bob Crowley The Invention of Love
Heidi Ettinger The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carole Shorenstein Hays The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Daryl Roth The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Manhattan Theatre Club The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Stuart Thompson The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Carole Shorenstein Hays Proof
Stuart Thompson Proof
Roger Berlind Proof
OSTAR Enterprises Proof
David Auburn Proof
Manhattan Theatre Club Proof
Jujamcyn Theaters Proof
Daryl Roth Proof
Lincoln Center Theater The Invention of Love
Tom Stoppard The Invention of Love
August Wilson King Hedley II
Manhattan Theatre Club King Hedley II
Spring Sirkin King Hedley II
Benjamin Mordecai King Hedley II
Peggy Hill King Hedley II
Sageworks King Hedley II
Jujamcyn Theaters King Hedley II
52nd Street Productions King Hedley II
Charles Busch The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Douglas S. Cramer The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Richard Easton

Honored for : The Invention of Love

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Easton The Invention of Love
Sean Campion Stones in His Pockets
Conleth Hill Stones in His Pockets
Brian Stokes Mitchell King Hedley II
Gary Sinise One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Christine Ebersole

Honored for : 42nd Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marla Schaffel Jane Eyre
Faith Prince Bells Are Ringing
Blythe Danner Follies
Randy Graff A Class Act
Christine Ebersole 42nd Street
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Viola Davis

Honored for : King Hedley II

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Nominee Nominated Work
Viola Davis King Hedley II
Michele Lee The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Marthe Keller Judgment at Nuremberg
Johanna Day Proof
Penny Fuller The Dinner Party
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Susan Stroman

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Susan Stroman The Producers
Randy Skinner 42nd Street
Jim Moore Blast!
Jonathan Vanderkolff Blast!
George Pinney Blast!
Jerry Mitchell The Full Monty
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Robert Sean Leonard

Honored for : The Invention of Love

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Hayden Judgment at Nuremberg
Charles Brown King Hedley II
Robert Sean Leonard The Invention of Love
Larry Bryggman Proof
Ben Shenkman Proof
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Mel Brooks

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Kleban A Class Act
David Yazbek The Full Monty
Mel Brooks The Producers
John Caird Jane Eyre
Paul Gordon Jane Eyre
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical

Stage Holding, Dodger Theatricals, Joop van den Ende

Honored for : 42nd Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roundabout Theatre Company Follies
Anthony R. Russo Bells Are Ringing
Mitchell Maxwell Bells Are Ringing
Mark Goldberg Bells Are Ringing
Victoria Maxwell Bells Are Ringing
James L. Simon Bells Are Ringing
Robert Barandes Bells Are Ringing
Mark Balsam Bells Are Ringing
Jordan Roth The Rocky Horror Show
Dodger Theatricals 42nd Street
Joop van den Ende 42nd Street
Stage Holding 42nd Street
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mel Brooks The Producers
Thomas Meehan The Producers
Linda Kline A Class Act
Lonny Price A Class Act
Terrence McNally The Full Monty
John Caird Jane Eyre
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Gary Beach

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gary Beach The Producers
Roger Bart The Producers
John Ellison Conlee The Full Monty
André DeShields The Full Monty
Brad Oscar The Producers
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Cady Huffman

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cady Huffman The Producers
Kate Levering 42nd Street
Mary Testa 42nd Street
Kathleen Freeman The Full Monty
Polly Bergen Follies
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Nathan Lane

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Hewitt The Rocky Horror Show
Kevin Chamberlin Seussical
Nathan Lane The Producers
Matthew Broderick The Producers
Patrick Wilson The Full Monty
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Daniel J. Sullivan

Honored for : Proof

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel J. Sullivan Proof
Marion McClinton King Hedley II
Ian McElhinney Stones in His Pockets
Jack O'Brien The Invention of Love
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roundabout Theatre Company Betrayal
Darren Bagert Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Jeffrey Richards Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Jerry Frankel Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Michael B. Rothfeld Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Raymond J. Greenwald Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Tomlin and Wagner Theatricalz The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
John York Noble One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Michael Leavitt One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Elizabeth Williams One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Dori Berinstein One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Anita Waxman One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Steppenwolf Theatre Company One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randall L. Wreghitt One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Fox Theatricals One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Special Tony Award

Paul Gemignani

(Lifetime Achievement)
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical

Peter Kaczorowski

Honored for : The Producers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Kaczorowski The Producers
Paul Gallo 42nd Street
Peggy Eisenhauer Jane Eyre
Jules Fisher Jane Eyre
Kenneth Posner The Adventures of Tom Sawyer