2006 Broadway.com Audience Award Nominees Announced

Favorite New Broadway Musical
The Color Purple
The Drowsy Chaperone
Jersey Boys
Tarzan
The Wedding Singer

Favorite New Broadway Play
Festen
The History Boys
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Rabbit Hole
Well

Favorite Broadway Musical Revival
The Pajama Game
Sweeney Todd
The Threepenny Opera

Favorite Broadway Play Revival
Awake and Sing!
Barefoot in the Park
Faith Healer
The Odd Couple
Three Days of Rain

Favorite New Off-Broadway Musical
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Grey Gardens
I Love You Because
See What I Wanna See
[title of show]

Favorite New Off-Broadway Play
Dog Sees God
The Little Dog Laughed
Miss Witherspoon
Red Light Winter
Stuff Happens

Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Musical
Michael Cerveris, Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game
Stephen Lynch, The Wedding Singer
Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone
John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys

Favorite Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical
Sutton Foster, The Drowsy Chaperone
LaChanze, The Color Purple
Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Kelli O'Hara, The Pajama Game
Chita Rivera, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life

Favorite Leading Actor in a Broadway Play
Matthew Broderick, The Odd Couple
Ralph Fiennes, Faith Healer
Nathan Lane, The Odd Couple
Paul Rudd, Three Days of Rain
Patrick Wilson, Barefoot in the Park

Favorite Leading Actress in a Broadway Play
Judy Kaye, Souvenir
Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Amanda Peet, Barefoot in the Park
Lynn Redgrave, The Constant Wife
Julia Roberts, Three Days of Rain

Favorite Featured Actor in a Broadway Musical
Jim Dale, The Threepenny Opera
Brandon Victor Dixon, The Color Purple
Manoel Felciano, Sweeney Todd
Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
Kingsley Leggs, The Color Purple

Favorite Featured Actress in a Broadway Musical
Carolee Carmello, Lestat
Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple
Cyndi Lauper, The Threepenny Opera
Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Amy Spanger, The Wedding Singer

Favorite Featured Actor in a Broadway Play
Rob Bartlett, The Odd Couple
Bradley Cooper, Three Days of Rain
Brad Garrett, The Odd Couple
Brian d'Arcy James, The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Mark Ruffalo, Awake and Sing!

Favorite Featured Actress in a Broadway Play
Lauren Ambrose, Awake and Sing!
Jill Clayburgh, Barefoot in the Park
Tyne Daly, Rabbit Hole
Cherry Jones, Faith Healer
Julianna Margulies, Festen

Favorite Diva Performance
Sutton Foster, The Drowsy Chaperone
LaChanze, The Color Purple
Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Idina Menzel, See What I Wanna See
Chita Rivera, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life

Favorite Solo Performance
Adrienne Barbeau, The Property Known as Garland
Sandra Bernhard, Everything Bad and Beautiful
Steven Fales, Confessions of a Mormon Boy
Hal Holbrook, Mark Twain Tonight!
Sarah Jones, Bridge & Tunnel

Favorite Ensemble Cast
Awake and Sing!
Lauren Ambrose, Ned Eisenberg, Ben Gazzara, Jonathan Hadary, Peter Kybart, Mark Ruffalo, Pablo Schreiber, Richard Topol & Zoë Wanamaker
The Drowsy Chaperone
Danny Burstein, Georgia Engel, Sutton Foster, Edward Hibbert, Troy Britton Johnson, Eddie Korbich, Garth Kravits, Jason Kravits, Beth Leavel, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Bob Martin, Jennifer Smith, Lenny Wolpe, Linda Griffin, Angela Pupello, Joey Sorge & Patrick Wetzel
The History Boys
Samuel Anderson, Joseph Attenborough, Tom Attwood, Samuel Barnett, Dominic Cooper, James Corden, Frances de la Tour, Rudi Dharmalingam, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Colin Haigh, Andrew Knott, Pamela Merrick, Clive Merrison, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jamie Parker & Russell Tovey
See What I Wanna See
Marc Kudisch, Aaron Lohr, Idina Menzel, Henry Stram & Mary Testa
Sweeney Todd
John Arbo, Michael Cerveris, Donna Lynne Champlin, Diana DiMarzio, Manoel Felciano, Alexander Gemignani, Mark Jacoby, Patti LuPone, Benjamin Magnuson & Lauren Molina

Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)
Harry Connick, Jr., The Pajama Game
Manoel Felciano, Sweeney Todd
Bob Martin, The Drowsy Chaperone
Josh Strickland, Tarzan
John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys

Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)
Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple
Sarah Jones, Bridge & Tunnel
Cyndi Lauper, The Threepenny Opera
Lauren Molina, Sweeney Todd
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, The Color Purple

Favorite Replacement (Male)
Will Chase, Rent
Aaron Lazar, The Light in the Piazza
Jonathan Pryce, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jai Rodriguez, The Producers
Ben Vereen, Wicked

Favorite Replacement (Female)
Eden Espinosa, Wicked
Megan Hilty, Wicked
Carol Kane, Wicked
Rue McClanahan, Wicked
Rachel York, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Favorite Onstage Pair
Matthew Broderick & Nathan Lane, The Odd Couple
Michael Cerveris & Patti LuPone, Sweeney Todd
Harry Connick, Jr. & Kelli O'Hara, The Pajama Game
LaChanze & Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, The Color Purple
Brandon Victor Dixon & Felicia P. Fields, The Color Purple

Favorite New Broadway Song
"The Color Purple," The Color Purple
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis
"Hell No!," The Color Purple
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis
"It's Your Wedding Day," The Wedding Singer
Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
"Push Da Button," The Color Purple
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis
"Show Off," The Drowsy Chaperone
Music & Lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison

Favorite Long-Running Broadway Show
Avenue Q
Hairspray
The Phantom of the Opera
Rent
Wicked

Favorite Long-Running Off-Broadway Show
Altar Boyz
Blue Man Group
Forbidden Broadway
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Stomp

Shows with Multiple Nominations:
The Color Purple - 13
Sweeney Todd - 9
The Drowsy Chaperone - 8
The Odd Couple - 6
Wicked - 6
The Pajama Game - 5
Awake and Sing! - 4
Barefoot in the Park - 4
Jersey Boys - 4
Three Days of Rain - 4
The Threepenny Opera - 4
The Wedding Singer - 4
Faith Healer - 3
Rabbit Hole - 3
See What I Wanna See - 3
Bridge & Tunnel - 2
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - 2
Festen - 2
The History Boys - 2
The Lieutenant of Inishmore - 2
Rent - 2
Tarzan - 2

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Updated On: 5/12/06 at 06:38 PM

I look forward to BWW's annual Tony poll. It will be fun to compare.

And may I just add that I'm thrilled that Jonathan Pryce and Rachel York made the cut as Best Replacements.

lc

what about Pryce and Butz as best onstage pair?

glad that Pryce and York got noms. for best replacement.

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Yes. The Color Purple, fantastic!

However, I must agree with jdixon on this, I don't think the Tony's will have that much Purple to them either. The Color Purple sent out an online newsletter to their subscribers telling them to vote, so that probably affected how many nominations there were for that show. It's a great show though, so I don't know...

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I can't wait to know who wins!

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what about Pryce and Butz as best onstage pair?

All of the nominations, with the exception of favorite replacement and favorite long-running show, are for shows that have opened during the past season. Since Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opened last year, it is not eligible. However, last year Norbert and John Lithgow won for favorite onstage pair.

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Why hell is Avenue Q and Wicked nominated for favorite longest running musical over CHICAGO? Which has been playing for 10 years.

Couldn't agree more, Fosca.

I wasn't expecting so many noms for The Color Purple. I really don't think the Tonys will be like this at all. And Orfeh for Diva Perf? Trailer Park for Ensemble?

Went different than I expected.

Key word- favorite. Not best.

Critics dissing Julia, audiences loving Ms. Roberts.

Yes, these nominations are surprising, and mostly WAY off-base.

Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick? PLEASE.

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Given how these nominations are in no way indicative of the way most of us at BWW feel (at least, the most vocal posters), Felciano's inclusion should help dispel the notion that he's only viewed as a standout within the BWW community. He certainly does have an appeal that extends far beyond this community.

I thought the Jai Rodriguez one was interesting. Although I still like him, my friends that saw him in it ragged on his performance.

This sounds terrible, but it would be a complete rip off if Julia Roberts won. It's unfair for me to say that, I know, - I haven't even seen it - I'm trusting my NYC friends and the reviews....

Isn't it great that RENT is still so popular? I wonder how longt it will go before it closes. And if/when it does - can you imagine the revival? Weird.