Tony Awards 2015 Nominees: A Nominations Refresher List Before The June 7 Show

Before Broadway jumps from the stage and into television screens across America this Sunday, take a look at this year’s Tony Award nominees. There are some less-known shows on the list, such as “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” but there are also familiar revivals like “The Elephant Man” and “You Can’t Take It With You” looking to win a Tony at the 2015 show.

If song-and-dance numbers are more your tempo, then 2015’s crop of musicals, like “The King and I” or “Something Rotten,” might woo you over. Interestingly enough, two Gene Kelly vehicles, “An American in Paris” and “On the Town,” made their way onto the stage and the onto the nomination list in the same year. Fortunately, the two musicals are not in the same category.

Here is the full list of the nominees for the Tony Awards 2015 before the 69th annual event:

Best Play

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
“Disgraced”
“Hand to God”
“Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”

Best Musical

“An American in Paris”
“Fun Home”
“Something Rotten!”
“The Visit”

Best Revival of a Play

“The Elephant Man”
“Skylight”
“This is Our Youth”
“You Can't Take it With You”

Best Revival of a Musical

“The King and I”
“On the Town”
“On the Twentieth Century”

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Steven Boyer – “Hand to God” as Jason/Tyrone
Bradley Cooper – “The Elephant Man” as John Merrick
Ben Miles – “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two” as Thomas Cromwell
Bill Nighy – “Skylight” as Tom Sergeant
Alex Sharp – “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” as Christopher Boone

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Geneva Carr – “Hand to God” as Margery
Helen Mirren – “The Audience” as Queen Elizabeth II
Elisabeth Moss – “The Heidi Chronicles” as Heidi Holland
Carey Mulligan – “Skylight” as Kyra Hollis
Ruth Wilson – “Constellations” as Marianne

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Michael Cerveris – “Fun Home” as Bruce Bechdel
Robert Fairchild – “An American in Paris” as Jerry Mulligan
Brian d'Arcy James – “Something Rotten!” as Nick Bottom
Ken Watanabe – “The King and I” as The King of Siam
Tony Yazbeck – “On the Town” as Gabey

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Kristin Chenoweth – “On the Twentieth Century” as Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka
Leanne Cope – “An American in Paris” as Lise Dassin
Beth Malone – “Fun Home” as Alison Bechdel
Kelli O'Hara – “The King and I” as Anna Leonowens
Chita Rivera – “The Visit” as Claire Zachannassian

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Matthew Beard – “Skylight” as Edward Sergeant
K. Todd Freeman – “Airline Highway” as Sissy Na Na
Richard McCabe – “The Audience” as PM Harold Wilson
Alessandro Nivola – “The Elephant Man” as Frederick Treves
Nathaniel Parker – “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two” as Henry VIII
Micah Stock – “It's Only a Play” as Gus P. Head

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford – “You Can't Take It with You” as Essie Carmichael
Patricia Clarkson – “The Elephant Man” as Madge Kendal
Lydia Leonard – “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two” as Anne Boleyn
Sarah Stiles – “Hand to God” as Jessica
Julie White – “Airline Highway” as Tanya

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Christian Borle – “Something Rotten!” as The Bard
Andy Karl – “On the Twentieth Century” as Bruce Granit
Brad Oscar – “Something Rotten!” as Nostradamus
Brandon Uranowitz – “An American in Paris” as Adam Hochberg
Max von Essen – “An American in Paris” as Henri Baurel

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Victoria Clark – “Gigi” as Mamita
Judy Kuhn – “Fun Home” as Helen Bechdel
Sydney Lucas – “Fun Home” as Small Alison
Ruthie Ann Miles – “The King and I” as Lady Thiang
Emily Skeggs – “Fun Home” as Medium Alison

Best Book of a Musical

“An American in Paris” - Craig Lucas
“Fun Home” - Lisa Kron
“Something Rotten!” - Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell
“The Visit” - Terrence McNally

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

“Fun Home” - Jeanine Tesori (music) and Lisa Kron (lyrics)
“The Last Ship” - Sting (music and lyrics)
“Something Rotten!” - Wayne Kirkpatrick (music and lyrics) and Karey Kirkpatrick (music and lyrics)
“The Visit” - John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics)

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bunny Christie and Finn Ross – “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Bob Crowley – “Skylight”
Christopher Oram – “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
David Rockwell – “You Can't Take It with You”

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Bob Crowley and 59 Productions – “An American in Paris”
David Rockwell – “On the Twentieth Century”
Michael Yeargan – “The King and I”
David Zinn – “Fun Home”

Best Costume Design of a Play

Bob Crowley – “The Audience”
Jane Greenwood – “You Can't Take It with You”
Christopher Oram – “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
David Zinn – “Airline Highway”

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Gregg Barnes – “Something Rotten!”
Bob Crowley – “An American in Paris”
William Ivey Long – “On the Twentieth Century”
Catherine Zuber – “The King and I”

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Paule Constable – “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Paule Constable and David Plater – “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Natasha Katz – “Skylight”
Japhy Weideman – “Airline Highway”

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Donald Holder –“ The King and I”
Natasha Katz – “An American in Paris”
Ben Stanton – “Fun Home”
Japhy Weideman – “The Visit”

Best Direction of a Play

Stephen Daldry – “Skylight”
Marianne Elliott – “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Scott Ellis – “You Can't Take It with You”
Jeremy Herrin – “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”
Moritz von Stuelpnagel – “Hand to God”

Best Direction of a Musical

Sam Gold – “Fun Home
Casey Nicholaw – “Something Rotten!”
John Rando – “On the Town”
Bartlett Sher – “The King and I”
Christopher Wheeldon – “An American in Paris”

Best Choreography

Joshua Bergasse – “On the Town”
Christopher Gattelli – “The King and I”
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett – “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Casey Nicholaw – “Something Rotten!”
Christopher Wheeldon – “An American in Paris”

Best Orchestrations