| Best Play |
Best Musical |
- Biloxi Blues – Neil Simon
- As Is – William M. Hoffman
- Hurlyburly – David Rabe
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – August Wilson
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- Big River
- Grind
- Leader of the Pack
- Quilters
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| Best Revival |
Best Book of a Musical |
- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Strange Interlude
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- William Hauptman – Big River
- Fay Kanin – Grind
- Michael Stewart – Harrigan and Hart
- Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek – Quilters
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
- Derek Jacobi – Much Ado About Nothing as Benedick
- Jim Dale – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg as Bri
- Jonathan Hogan – As Is as Rich
- John Lithgow – Requiem for a Heavyweight as Harlan "Mountain" McClintock
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- Stockard Channing – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg as Sheila
- Sinéad Cusack – Much Ado About Nothing as Beatrice
- Rosemary Harris – Pack of Lies as Barbara Jackson
- Glenda Jackson – Strange Interlude as Nina Leeds
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
- Barry Miller – Biloxi Blues as Arnold Epstein
- Charles S. Dutton – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Levee
- William Hurt – Hurlyburly as Eddie
- Edward Petherbridge – Strange Interlude as Charles Marsden
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- Judith Ivey – Hurlyburly as Bonnie
- Joanna Gleason – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg as Pam
- Theresa Merritt – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey
- Sigourney Weaver – Hurlyburly as Darlene
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
- Ron Richardson – Big River as Jim
- René Auberjonois – Big River as The Duke
- Daniel H. Jenkins – Big River as Huckleberry Finn
- Kurt Knudson – Take Me Along as Sid Davis
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- Leilani Jones – Grind as Satin
- Evalyn Baron – Quilters as Daughter of the Frontier
- Mary Beth Peil – The King and I as Anna Leonowens
- Lenka Peterson – Quilters as Sarah
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| Best Direction of a Play |
Best Direction of a Musical |
- Gene Saks – Biloxi Blues
- Keith Hack – Strange Interlude
- Terry Hands – Much Ado About Nothing
- Marshall W. Mason – As Is
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- Des McAnuff – Big River
- Barbara Damashek – Quilters
- Mitch Leigh – The King and I
- Harold Prince – Grind
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre |
Best Scenic Design |
- Big River – Roger Miller (music and lyrics)
- Grind – Larry Grossman (music) and Ellen Fitzhugh (lyrics)
- Quilters – Barbara Damashek (music and lyrics)
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- Heidi Landesman – Big River
- Clarke Dunham – Grind
- Ralph Koltai – Much Ado About Nothing
- Voytek and Michael Levine – Strange Interlude
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| Best Costume Design |
Best Lighting Design |
- Florence Klotz – Grind
- Patricia McGourty – Big River
- Alexander Reid – Cyrano de Bergerac
- Alexander Reid – Much Ado About Nothing
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- Richard Riddell – Big River
- Terry Hands – Cyrano de Bergerac
- Terry Hands – Much Ado About Nothing
- Allen Lee Hughes – Strange Interlude
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