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Best game

English – Author: Sanaz Tossi

The Hills of California – Author: Jes Butterworth

John Proctor is the villain – author: Kimberly Belflower

Oh, Mary! – Author: Cole Escola

Purpose – Author: Brand Jacobs -Jenkins – Winner

Best revival of a musical

Floyd Collins – Book/Extra Texts: Tina Landau; Music and lyrics: Adam Guettel

Gypsy

Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Sunset Blvd. – winner

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play

Laura Donnelly – The Hills of California

Mia Farrow – the roommate

Latanya Richardson Jackson – Doel

Sadie Sink – John Proctor is the villain

Sarah Snook – The photo of Dorian Gray – Winner

Best version by an actress in a leading role in a musical

Megan Hilty – Death becomes her

Audra McDonald – Gypsy

Jasmine Amy Rogers – Bop! The musical

Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Blvd. – winner

Jennifer Simard – Death becomes her

Best version of an actress in a recommended role in a play

Tala Ashe – English

Jessica attached – Eureka Day

Marjan Neshat – English

Fina Strazza – John Proctor is the villain

Kara Young – Goal – Winner

Best version by an actress in a recommended role in a musical

Natalie Venetia Belcon – Buena Vista Social Club – Winner

Julia Knitel – Dead Outlaw

Gracie Lawrence – Just in time

Justina Machado – Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Joy Woods – Gypsy

Best direction of a musical

Saheem Ali – Buena Vista Social Club

Michael Arden – Maybe Happy End – Winner

David Cromer – Dead Outlaw

Christopher Gattelli – Death becomes her

Jamie Lloyd – Sunset Blvd.

Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater

Dead Outlaw – Music and lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik della Penna

Death becomes her – Music and lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey

Maybe Happy End – Music: Will Aronson; Text: Will Aronson and Hue Park – Winner

Operation MINCEMeat: A New Musical – Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical – Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Best orchestrations

Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber – just in time

Will Aronson – Maybe a happy ending

Bruce Coughlin – Floyd Collins

Marco Paguia – Buena Vista Social Club – Winner

David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber – Sunset Blvd.

Best picturesque design of a musical

Rachel Hauck – wiped out

Dane Laffrey and George Reeve – Maybe Happy End – Winner

Arnulfo Maldonado – Buena Vista Social Club

Derek McLane – Death becomes her

Derek McLane – Just in time

Best costume design of a musical

Dede Ayite – Buena Vista Social Club

GREGG BARNES – BOOP! The musical

Clint Ramos – Maybe a happy ending

Paul Tazewell – Death is her – winner

Catherine Zuber – just in time

Best lighting design of a musical

Jack Knowles – Sunset Blvd. – winner

Tyler Micoleau – Buena Vista Social Club

Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun – Floyd Collins

Ben Stanton – maybe a happy ending

Justin Townsend – Death becomes her

Best sound design of a musical

Jonathan Deans – Buena Vista Social Club – Winner

Adam Fisher – Sunset Blvd.

Peter Hylenski – Just in time

Peter Hylenski – Maybe a happy ending

Dan Moses Schreier – Floyd Collins