Voting Open! 2006 Theater Fans' Choice Awards — Page 2

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Here's the current vote tally as of 5/23 on the NY Times, as you might expect, some clear favorites and some horse races

BEST PLAY

"The History Boys": 69%

"The Lieutenant of Inishmore": 13%

"Rabbit Hole": 12%

"Shining City": 6%

BEST MUSICAL

"The Color Purple": 13%

"The Drowsy Chaperone": 60%

"Jersey Boys": 25%

"The Wedding Singer": 3%

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

"Awake and Sing!": 52%

"The Constant Wife": 15%

"Seascape": 6%

"Faith Healer": 27%

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

"The Pajama Game": 33%

"Sweeney Todd": 63%

"The Threepenny Opera": 4%

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy, "The Wedding Singer": 3%

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, "Jersey Boys": 21%

Bob Martin and Don McKellar, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 60%

Marsha Norman, "The Color Purple": 16%

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS)

Music & Lyrics: Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 65%

Music & Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray, "The Color Purple": 23%

Music: Matthew Sklar, Lyrics: Chad Beguelin, "The Wedding Singer": 6%

Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics: David Zippel, "The Woman in White": 6%

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY

Ralph Fiennes, "Faith Healer": 35%

Richard Griffiths, "The History Boys": 45%

Željko Ivanek, "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial": 5%

Oliver Platt, "Shining City": 9%

David Wilmot, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore": 7%

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Kate Burton, "The Constant Wife": 14%

Judy Kaye, "Souvenir": 18%

Lisa Kron, "Well": 13%

Cynthia Nixon, "Rabbit Hole": 41%

Lynn Redgrave, "The Constant Wife": 14%

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Michael Cerveris, "Sweeney Todd": 33%

Harry Connick, Jr., "The Pajama Game": 25%

Stephen Lynch, "The Wedding Singer": 2%

Bob Martin, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 12%

John Lloyd Young, "Jersey Boys": 27%

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Sutton Foster, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 22%

LaChanze, "The Color Purple": 17%

Patti LuPone, "Sweeney Todd": 41%

Kelli O'Hara, "The Pajama Game": 12%

Chita Rivera, "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life": 7%

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

Samuel Barnett, "The History Boys": 36%

Domhnall Gleeson, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore": 10%

Ian McDiarmid, "Faith Healer": 26%

Mark Ruffalo, "Awake and Sing!": 24%

Pablo Schreiber, "Awake and Sing!": 4%

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

Tyne Daly, "Rabbit Hole": 22%

Frances de la Tour, "The History Boys": 28%

Jayne Houdyshell, "Well": 24%

Alison Pill, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore": 9%

Zoë Wanamaker, "Awake and Sing!": 17%

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

Danny Burstein, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 22%

Jim Dale, "The Threepenny Opera": 25%

Brandon Victor Dixon, "The Color Purple": 7%

Manoel Felciano, "Sweeney Todd": 30%

Christian Hoff, "Jersey Boys": 16%

BEST PEFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

Carolee Carmello, "Lestat": 8%

Felicia P. Fields, "The Color Purple": 21%

Megan Lawrence, "The Pajama Game": 21%

Beth Leavel, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 38%

Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, "The Color Purple": 11%

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY

Nicholas Hytner, "The History Boys": 66%

Wilson Milam, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore": 11%

Sandy Powell, "Awake and Sing!": 12%

Daniel Sullivan, "Rabbit Hole": 12%

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

John Doyle, "Sweeney Todd": 56%

Kathleen Marshall, "The Pajama Game": 14%

Des McAnuff, "Jersey Boys": 12%

Casey Nicholaw, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 18%

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Rob Ashford, "The Wedding Singer": 8%

Donald Byrd, "The Color Purple": 9%

Kathleen Marshall, "The Pajama Game": 55%

Casey Nicholaw, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 29%

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS

Larry Blank, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 20%

Dick Lieb and Danny Troob, "The Pajama Game": 16%

Steve Orich, "Jersey Boys": 17%

Sarah Travis, "Sweeney Todd": 47%

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

John Lee Beatty, "Rabbit Hole": 21%

Bob Crowley, "The History Boys": 34%

Santo Loquasto, "Three Days of Rain": 22%

Michael Yeargan, "Awake and Sing!": 24%

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

John Lee Beatty, "The Color Purple": 27%

David Gallo, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 47%

Derek McLane, "The Pajama Game": 16%

Klara Zieglerova, "Jersey Boys": 10%

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY

Michael Krass, "The Constant Wife": 28%

Santo Loquasto, "A Touch of the Poet": 13%

Catherine Zuber, "Awake and Sing!": 35%

Catherine Zuber, "Seascape": 24%

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Gregg Barnes, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 48%

Susan Hilferty, "Lestat": 15%

Martin Pakledinaz, "The Pajama Game": 19%

Paul Tazewell, "The Color Purple": 18%

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY

Christopher Akerlind, "Awake and Sing!": 22%

Paul Gallo, "Three Days of Rain": 23%

Mark Henderson, "Faith Healer": 20%

Mark Henderson, "The History Boys": 35%

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

Ken Billington and Brian Monahan, "The Drowsy Chaperone": 35%

Howell Binkley, "Jersey Boys": 16%

Natasha Katz, "Tarzan": 28%

Brian MacDevitt, "The Color Purple": 22%

voting for favorites is always fun

Go Wedding Singer

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Vote Tim Howar for best replacement male.

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Candida, you are hilarious! I love reading your posts!

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Now vothing for Tim Howar is like voting for Ralph Nator.

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I think people should vote for "The Blonde in the Thunderbird." Wouldn't it be funny if that won??