The George Lopez Golf Classic Attracts Celebs

By Darlene Donloe

Celebrity friends of George Lopez came out in mass recently to support the comedian’s 10^th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic.  All proceeds from the event benefit the George Lopez Foundation, which raises awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.

After teeing-off for the ‘sold-out’ good cause, hosted by Lopez, the celebrity golfers were lavished with high-end gifts at Doris Bergman’s Annual ‘Gratitude Lounge,’ co-sponsored by OM Audio, LLC and BUYWINE.com.  

George Lopez and OM Audio

Bergman, who is known for hosting the highly-anticipated and coveted Style Lounge & Party during the Emmy Award season and the annual Oscar Style Party, attended by the industry’s elite actors and executives, pulled out all the stops with envious treats and trinkets that included: limited edition timepieces, luggage, jewelry collections, ear buds & headsets, motorcycle gear, men’s wear, urban wear, skin & hair care, premiere wines from Napa Valley, including a wine tasting, cannabis topical & edible products, scented candles, unique spirits, delectable sweets and more!  The exclusive 2017 Harley Davidson® Road King was also showcased.

George Lopez and Sneakerwarz

Sneakerwarz

Celebs who teed it up included Lopez, Adam Levine, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia, Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Don Cheadle, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Pesci, Joe Mantegna, Kevin Dillon, Lee Trevino, Richard Karn, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mossimo Giannulli (fashion designer), Constance Marie, Aimee Garcia (Lucifer), Bailey Chase (24: Legacy), Brian McKnight (Grammy nominee), Bryan Kellen (Comedian), Oscar de la Hoya,  Chris Spencer (Real Husbands of Hollywood), Debbe Dunning, Emilio Rivera (Hand of God), Peter Gallagher, (Grace & Frankie).

Anthony Anderson

Johnathan Fernandez

George Lopez and Cheech Marin with Culinary and Cannabis 

John Brotherton

Eva LaRue

Other golf-loving celebrities in attendance included: Frank Buckley (KTLA), Jeffrey Osborne (Grammy nominee), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains Lead Singer), Eva LaRue, John Brotherton (Fuller House), Johnathan Fernandez (Lethal Weapon), Kyle Lowder (Days of Our Lives), Jonny Lang (Grammy winner), Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), Jonathan Antin (Blow Out), Mark Rolston, Norm Nixon, Pat Monahan (Train Lead Singer), Elizabeth “Lizzy” Small (Lopez), Patrika Darbo (The Bold & The Beautiful), Phillip Palmer (KABC), Roland Martin (CNN), Ken Corday (Exec Prod Days of Our Lives), Ryan McPartlin (Devious Maids), Joe Regalbuto, Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Stitchers), Shawn Hatosy (Animal Kingdom), Mauricio Umansky (TV Personality), Sheryl Underwood (The Talk), Steven Michael Quezada (Breaking Bad), Jimmy Jam (record producer), Ray Diaz (Lopez), Paula Trickey, Dr. Jason Diamond (TV Personality), Anthony ‘Citric’ Campos (Lopez), Richard Schiff and Chef Travis Stricklan, to name a few.

One of the big ticket items given only to tournament participants, was a limited edition Curtis & Co. stainless steel, Unisex watch designed by Lopez that included a special engraving.

Curtis & Co.

Twisted Silver

Shaunte Cannady, owner of Sneakerwarz

Thomas Woodley and Perry Anzilotti of Perrywinkles Edibles

Olympia USA

Tamara Anderson of Culinary and Cannibas 

Sprig THC Infused Citrus Soda

Antone Murray owner of RTPS

Royal Treatment Wellness

Royal Treatment Wellness

Ellie with My Saint My Hero

Participants were feted with gifts from BuyWine.com, OM Audio, LLC; In Spirit Hemp Crème; FaceCamp™ Anti-Aging Kit (containing Feel The Burn facial spray, moisturizer and gel serum); Sneakerwarz; Curtis & Co.; Milena’s Boutique; Harley Davidson® of Glendale; Olympia USA; Hint Water; Spa Girl Vodka; Sharibella Events; Mere Relief; Twisted Silver; My Saint, My Hero; Signature Innovation Group; Perrywinkles Edibles; Downey’s Desserts; Blu Public Relations; Pura D’or Argon Oil; Sprig THC Infused Citrus Soda; Rock Your Hair; Petzi Treat Cam and Gratitude Lounge DJ “Who Is Mister Anderson”.  VIP Gift Bags were provided by Harley Davidson® of Glendale.

Milena's Boutique

Harley-Davidson

The mission of The George Lopez Foundation is to create positive, permanent change for underprivileged children, adults and military families confronting challenges in education and health, as well as increasing community awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.  georgelopezfoundation.org

Citizen: An American Lyric Takes On Topic Of Race

L-R: Lisa Pescia, Leith Burke, Bernard K. Addison, 

Monnae Michaell, Tony Maggio and Simone Missick

By Darlene Donloe

Two years ago when the Fountain Theatre mounted Claudia Rankine’s powerful tome, Citizen: An American Lyric, the country was in the midst of possibly imploding behind the growing number of racially motivated killings of black men and women at the hands of law enforcement.

Fast-forward and the show, which opened this week at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, is being presented during a time when Los Angeles is observing the 25^th anniversary of the city’s uprising that resulted after several policemen were acquitted of the Rodney King beating.

The commemoration has left an uneasy feeling in Los Angeles and even reopened some puss-filled wounds.  Depending on how you look at it, the timing of this remount is either brilliant or slightly dangerous. Either way, because of its authenticity and rawness, it will, hopefully, result in a much needed citywide healing.

Bernard K. Addison and Leith Burke

The show two years ago, helmed by Shirley Jo Finney, was a provocative and impressive piece of theater. However, the show mounted at the Kirk Douglas seems to have found its legs. It’s stronger and more powerful and emotional. Maybe it’s because Finney and all but one member of the cast has returned, so the familiarity with the material has been ingested and restocked.  There is something about this current incarnation that not only leaves a lump in your throat and a tear dangling from cheek, you can also feel your heartbeat jumping out of your chest.

Monnae Michaell and Tony Maggio

A stimulating reflection on the subject of race, Rankine's Citizen is the follow up to her groundbreaking book Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric.

Citizen has some haunting dialogue, the kind that stays with you long after the performance.

“Because White men can’t police their imagination, Black men are dying.”

“It is the White Man who creates the black man. But it is the black man who creates.”

“Then the voice in your head silently tells you to take your foot off your throat because just getting along shouldn’t be an ambition.”

Bernard K. Addison and Simone Missick

While she reveals those are not her words, but rather can be attributed to other authors, including James Baldwin, the power behind those words don’t dissipate. In fact, they engulf the theater.   The words are stinging, but timely, given today’s headlines.

Rankine’s work, which has garnered several awards including the National Book Critics Circle Award, Los Angeles Times Book Award, the NAACP Image Award and the Pen Open Book Award, is challenging and eye-opening as she tackles the subject of race fusing poetry, prose, movement, music and video.

To be sure, this play points out how racism is still prevalent – whether it’s subtle or intentional. The piece recounts increased racial hostilities in unending encounters in daily life and in the media that are either slips of the tongues or full out deliberate assaults. Even Serena Williams is not spared from the indignities of racism.  The tennis champion has her own horror stories about those who didn’t think her black body belonged on their tennis court and/or about unfair umpires and sports reporters.

Tony Maggio and Leith Burke

Some of the show’s hard-hitting vignettes in the 75-minute presentation include:

A white father takes the middle seat on a plane so that his daughter won’t have to sit next to a black man.

A white woman is frightened and on the offensive when a black man rings her doorbell only to realize he has an appointment with her.

When her black friend shows up a bit late, the white friend exclaims, ‘why are you so late you nappy headed hoe’?

A white man says to his black buddy, ‘they are making me hire a person of color when there are so many good writers out there.’

And then there’s the story of the woman on a train. She would rather stand than sit next to a black man. People notice there is one seat left, but the woman doesn’t budge. Maybe she’s about to get off of the train. The space next to the man is the pause in a conversation you are suddenly rushing to fill. You step quickly over the woman’s fear, a fear she shares. You let her have it. When another passenger leaves his seat and the standing woman sits, you glance over at the man. He is gazing out the window into what looks like darkness.

All of those are slight-of-hand moments of racism plaguing society.

(L-R) Tony Maggio, Lisa Pescia, Leith Burke, Bernard K. Addison, 

Monnae Michaell (front) and Simone Missick

At one point in the show, Rankine and Finney pay homage to the many black people who have senselessly lost their lives - by displaying some of their faces on a full screen upstage center, alongside the words In Memory Of…. Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott…..   The list goes on.

Finney knows how to tell a story. She not only comes up with inspired ways to convey the play’s themes, she keeps the audience engaged with her fluid direction. She commands the entire stage by directing the six actors (three men, three women) to not only move themselves effortlessly around the stage, but also to move the chairs – in order to signify a scene change. Far from an easy piece to helm with its ever moving parts, Finney’s decided and instinctual direction makes it look easy.

This strong cast doesn’t disappoint in delivering even stronger, racially-charged, damaging, emotionally-spent and incredibly sensitive material that weaves beautifully between essays, poems, prose and images. There is no weak link in bunch. Kudos to Bernard K. Addison, Simone Missick, Leith Burke, Lisa Pescia, Tony Maggio and Monnae Michaell, the new kid on the block, who replaced Tina Lifford.

Center Theatre Group is remounting “Citizen” as part of its very first Block Party program, which was created to showcase work done on other, more intimate stages around L.A. Other shows included in the program are Coeurage Theatre’s “Failure: A Love Story” and Echo Theater’s “Dry Land.”

(L-R) Bernard K. Addison, Tony Maggio, Lisa Pescia and Simone Missick (sitting)

Citizen: An American Lyric is written by Claudia Rankine, adapted for the stage by Stephen Sachs and directed by Shirley Jo Finney. It stars Bernard K. Addison, Leith Burke, Monnae Michaell, Tony Maggio, Simone Missick and Lisa Pescia.

Scenic and projection design is by Yee Eun Nam, costume design is by Naila Aladdin-Sanders, lighting design is by Pablo Santiago and original music and sound design is by Peter Bayne. Anastasia Coon is the movement director and Shawna Voragen is the production stage manager.

Citizen: An American Lyric, The Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City; through May 7. Tickets for each production are available by calling (213) 628-2772, online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, at the Center Theatre Group box office at the Ahmanson Theatre or at the Kirk Douglas Theatre box office two hours prior to performance. Tickets range from $25 – $70 (ticket prices are subject to change).

On the DONLOE SCALE: D (don’t know), O (oh, no), N (needs work), L (likeable), O (oh, yeah) and E (excellent), Citizen: An American Lyric gets an E (excellent).

2017 Tony Award® Nominations Announced

Nominations in 24 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 71^st Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® were announced today by Tony Award-winning actress Jane Krakowski and past Tony Award nominee Christopher Jackson at the Tony Award Nominations ceremony, sponsored by IBM, held at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 43 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2017 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.  (The list of nominations follows.)

Marking 71 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards, hosted by Tony and Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey, will be broadcast live from the Radio City Music Hall on CBS, on Sunday, June 11, 8 – 11 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). 

Legitimate theatrical productions opening in any of the 41 eligible Broadway theatres during the current season may be considered for Tony nominations. The 2016/2017 eligibility season began April 30, 2016 and ended April 28, 2017. The Tony Awards will be voted in 24 competitive categories by 839 designated Tony voters within the theatre community.  

As previously announced, the 2017 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre will be presented to James Earl Jones.  The 2017 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to General Manager Nina Lannan and General Manager Alan Wasser.   The Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award will be presented to director, actress, chorographer Baayork Lee.   This year, a Special Tony Award will be presented to Gareth Fry and Peter Malkin for their outstanding Sound Design on The Encounter. 

Each year, the Tony Awards Administration Committee presents a Tony Award to a regional theatre on the recommendation of the American Theatre Critics Association. The 2017 Regional Theatre Tony Award will be presented to the Dallas Theatre Center in Dallas, Texas.

The 2016-2017 Tony Award Nominating Committee consists of Adrian Bailey, Victoria Bailey, Luis Castro, Hope Clarke, Paul Cremo, Scott Elliott, Harvey Evans, Paul Gallo, Jenny Gersten, Daniel Goldfarb, Sam Gonzalez, Adam Gwon, Peter Hedges, Mara Isaacs, Lou Jacob, Anne Keefe, Tom Kitt, Fran Kumin, Michael John LaChiusa, Kate Levin, Reynold Levy, Patricia Marx, Jim McLaughlin, Tony Meola, Jessica Molaskey, Roger Morgan, Laurence O’Keefe, Katherine Oliver, Christian Parker, Paige Price, Ravi S. Rajan, Paul Rudnick, Susan H. Schulman, Mikki Shepard, Warner Shook, Ellen Sorrin, Jessica Stone, Edward Strong, Wynn Thomas, Jennifer von Mayrhauser, Tom Watson, Preston Whiteway and Evan Yionoulis. 

                                                             

The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.   

The 2017 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Robert E. Wankel is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is President. At the American Theater Wing, David Henry Hwang is Chairman and Heather A. Hitchens is President. 

For the CBS broadcast, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers.  Weiss also serves as Director. 

Sponsors for the 2017 Tony Awards include: IBM - develops, designs, and hosts the official Tony Awards digital experience anchored by TonyAwards.com; Carnegie Mellon University – the first-ever, exclusive higher education partner; Grant Thornton LLP – official accounting services partner; City National – official bank of the Tony Awards and presenting sponsor of the Creative Arts Awards; Nordstrom - official sponsor of the Red Carpet; Sofitel New York – the official hotel of the Tony Awards; Rainbow Room - official partner of the Tony Nominee Luncheon; United Airlines – the official airline of the Tony Awards for the last 17 years.

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Following is a list of Nominations for the 

2017 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® 

Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing

Best Play

A Doll's House, Part 2

Author: Lucas Hnath
Producers: Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Barry Diller, Universal Stage Productions, The John Gore Organization, James L. Nederlander, Ambassador Theatre Group, Peter May, Seth A. Goldstein, Heni Koenigsberg, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Al Nocciolino, True Love Productions, Diana DiMenna, Meredith Lynsey Schade, Barbara Freitag & Patty Baker, Benjamin Lowy & Adrian Salpeter, John Mara, Jr. & Benjamin Simpson, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson

Indecent

Author: Paula Vogel
Producers: Daryl Roth, Elizabeth I. McCann, Cody Lassen, Jerry Meyer, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Elizabeth Armstrong, Julie Boardman, CoGo Partners, Nicole Eisenberg, Four Star Productions, GLS Productions, The John Gore Organization, Kathleen K. Johnson, Dana M. Lerner, Jenn Maley, Mano-Horn Productions, Marc Platt, Storyboard Entertainment, Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Vineyard Theatre

Oslo

Author: J.T. Rogers
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Adam Siegel, Hattie K. Jutagir 

Sweat

Author: Lynn Nottage
Producers: Stuart Thompson, Louise L. Gund, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Jon B. Platt, Roy Furman, Len Blavatnik, Shelly Mitchell, Scott Rudin, Ted Snowdon, Kevin Emrick, True Love Productions, John Gore, Deborah Taylor/Richard Winkler, The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Patrick Willingham 

Best Musical

Come From Away

Producers: Junkyard Dog Productions, Jerry Frankel, Latitude Link, Smith & Brant Theatricals, Steve & Paula Reynolds, David Mirvish, Michael Rubinoff, Alhadeff Productions, Michael Alden & Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Sam Levy, Rodney Rigby, Spencer Ross, Richard Winkler, Yonge Street Theatricals, Sheridan College, Michael & Ellise Coit, Ronald Frankel, Sheri & Les Biller, Richard & Sherry Belkin, Gary & Marlene Cohen, Allan Detsky & Rena Mendelson, Lauren Doll, Barbara H. Freitag, Wendy Gillespie, Laura Little Theatricals, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Radio Mouse Entertainment, The Shubert Organization, Cynthia Stroum, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Gwen Arment/Molly Morris & Terry McNicholas, Maureen & Joel Benoliel/Marjorie & Ron Danz, Pamela Cooper/Corey Brunish, Demos Bizar/Square 1 Theatrics, Joshua Goodman/Lauren Stevens, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams Productions, Bill & Linda Potter/Rosemary & Kenneth Willman, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre

Dear Evan Hansen

Producers: Stacey Mindich, Mickey Liddell, Hunter Arnold, Caiola Productions, Double Gemini Productions, Fakston Productions, Roy Furman, Harris Karma Productions, On Your Marks Group, Darren Bagert, Roger & William Berlind, Bob Boyett, Colin Callender, Caitlin Clements, Freddy DeMann, Dante Di Loreto, Bonnie & Kenneth Feld, FickStern Productions, Eric & Marsi Gardiner, Robert Greenblatt, Jere Harris and Darren DeVerna, The John Gore Organization, Mike Kriak, Arielle Tepper Madover, David Mirvish, Eva Price, Zeilinger Productions, Adam Zotovich, Ambassador Theatre Group, Independent Presenters Network, The Shubert Organization, Wendy Orshan, Jeffrey M. Wilson, Arena Stage, Molly Smith, Edgar Dobie, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Casey Reitz 

Groundhog Day The Musical

Producers: Whistle Pig, Columbia Live Stage, The Dodgers, Michael Watt, The Araca Group, Len Blavatnik, Burnt Umber Productions, Michael Coppel, Ken Davenport, Stephen Found, Greenleaf Productions, David Harris, Independent Presenters Network, The John Gore Organization, Stephanie P. McClelland, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Glass Half Full Productions, Marion Alden Badway, Marriner Group, Tommy Mottola, Nederlander Presentations Inc, Daryl Roth, Sonia Friedman Productions, Theater Mogul, Tulbart, David Walsh, Tony & Maureen Wheeler, Jujamcyn Theaters

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Producers: Howard and Janet Kagan, Paula Marie Black, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jenny Steingart and Jason Eagan, Mary Lu Roffe and Susan Gallin, Diana DiMenna, Mary Maggio/Sharon Azrieli/Robin Gorman, Darren Sussman/Roman Gambourg/Lev Gelfer, Tom Smedes, John Logan, Lisa Matlin, Margie and Bryan Weingarten, Daveed Frazier, Argyle Productions/Jim Kierstead, In Fine Company/Hipzee, Gutterman & Caiola/Backdrop Partners, Siderow Kirchman Productions/SunnySpot Productions, Gordon/Meli Theatricals, Rodger Hess/Larry Toppall, Daniel Rakowski/Matt Ross/Ben Feldman, Mike Karns, The American Repertory Theater, Ars Nova

Best Book of a Musical

Come From Away

Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Dear Evan Hansen

Steven Levenson

Groundhog Day The Musical

Danny Rubin

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Dave Malloy

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

Come From Away

Music & Lyrics: Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Dear Evan Hansen

Music & Lyrics: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

Groundhog Day The Musical

Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Music & Lyrics: Dave Malloy

Best Revival of a Play

August Wilson's Jitney

Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Eric Falkenstein, Ron Simons, John Legend/Mike Jackson, Ken Wirth

Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes

Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove

Present Laughter

Producers: Jordan Roth, Jujamcyn Theaters, Spencer Ross, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, AC Orange Entertainment Ltd., Grove Entertainment, Stephanie P. McClelland, Eric Falkenstein, Harbor Entertainment, Joe Everett Michaels/Robert F. Ryan, Daryl Roth 

Six Degrees of Separation

Producers: Stuart Thompson, Louise L. Gund, Tim Levy, John Breglio, Scott M. Delman, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Frank De La Vega, Jane Bergère, John Gore, Gregory Holt, The Lowy Salpeter Company, Laruffa Hysell Group 

Best Revival of a Musical

Falsettos

Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Adam Siegel, Hattie K. Jutagir, Jujamcyn Theaters

Hello, Dolly!

Producers: Scott Rudin, Roy Furman, James L. Nederlander, Eli Bush, Universal Stage Productions, Roger Berlind, William Berlind, Heni Koenigsberg, Terry Allen Kramer, Seth A. Goldstein, The John Gore Organization, Daryl Roth, The Araca Group, Len Blavatnik, Eric Falkenstein, Ruth Hendel, Independent Presenters Network, Peter May, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Jane Bergère, Scott M. Delman, Wendy Federman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Anita Waxman, Al Nocciolino, Spring Sirkin, Barbara Freitag, John Mara, Jr. & Benjamin Simpson, Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson

Miss Saigon

Producers: Cameron Mackintosh

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Denis Arndt, Heisenberg
Chris Cooper, A Doll's House, Part 2
Corey Hawkins, Six Degrees of Separation
Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
Jefferson Mays, Oslo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Cate Blanchett, The Present
Jennifer Ehle, Oslo
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Laura Linney, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
Laurie Metcalf, A Doll's House, Part 2

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Christian Borle, Falsettos
Josh Groban, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Andy Karl, Groundhog Day The Musical
David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!
Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Denée Benton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Christine Ebersole, War Paint
Patti LuPone, War Paint
Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Michael Aronov, Oslo
Danny DeVito, Arthur Miller's The Price
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Richard Thomas, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
John Douglas Thompson, August Wilson's Jitney

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Johanna Day, Sweat
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll's House, Part 2
Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
Condola Rashad, A Doll's House, Part 2
Michelle Wilson, Sweat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Mike Faist, Dear Evan Hansen
Andrew Rannells, Falsettos
Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!
Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos
Jenn Colella, Come From Away
Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia

Best Scenic Design of a Play

David Gallo, August Wilson's Jitney
Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
Douglas W. Schmidt, The Front Page
Michael Yeargan, Oslo

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Rob Howell, Groundhog Day The Musical
David Korins, War Paint
Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!

Best Costume Design of a Play

Jane Greenwood, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
Susan Hilferty, Present Laughter
Toni-Leslie James, August Wilson's Jitney
David Zinn, A Doll's House, Part 2

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho, Anastasia
Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!
Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Catherine Zuber, War Paint

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Jane Cox, August Wilson's Jitney
Donald Holder, Oslo
Jennifer Tipton, A Doll's House, Part 2

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Howell Binkley, Come From Away
Natasha Katz, Hello, Dolly!
Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Japhy Weideman, Dear Evan Hansen

Best Direction of a Play

Sam Gold, A Doll's House, Part 2
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson's Jitney
Bartlett Sher, Oslo
Daniel Sullivan, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
Rebecca Taichman, Indecent

Best Direction of a Musical

Christopher Ashley, Come From Away
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day The Musical
Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly!

Best Choreography

Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane, Groundhog Day The Musical
Kelly Devine, Come From Away
Denis Jones, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical
Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best Orchestrations

Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, Bandstand
Larry Hochman, Hello, Dolly!
Alex Lacamoire, Dear Evan Hansen
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

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Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

James Earl Jones

Special Tony Award

Gareth Fry & Pete Malkin, Sound Designers for The Encounter

Regional Theatre Tony Award

Dallas Theater Center

Dallas, TX

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Baayork Lee

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

Nina Lannan

Alan Wasser