| Best Play |
Best Musical |
- The Grapes of Wrath – Frank Galati
- Lettice and Lovage – Peter Shaffer
- Prelude to a Kiss – Craig Lucas
- The Piano Lesson – August Wilson
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- City of Angels
- Aspects of Love
- Grand Hotel
- Meet Me in St. Louis
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| Best Revival |
Best Book of a Musical |
- Gypsy
- Sweeney Todd
- The Circle
- The Merchant of Venice
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- Larry Gelbart – City of Angels
- Andrew Lloyd Webber – Aspects of Love
- Luther Davis – Grand Hotel
- Hugh Wheeler – Meet Me in St. Louis
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
- Robert Morse – Tru as Truman Capote
- Charles S. Dutton – The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie
- Dustin Hoffman – The Merchant of Venice as Shylock
- Tom Hulce – A Few Good Men as LTJG Daniel A. Kaffee
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- Maggie Smith – Lettice and Lovage as Lettice Douffet
- Geraldine James – The Merchant of Venice as Portia
- Mary-Louise Parker – Prelude to a Kiss as Rita Boyle
- Kathleen Turner – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Maggie Pollitt
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
- James Naughton – City of Angels as Stone
- David Carroll – Grand Hotel as Felix Von Gaigern
- Gregg Edelman – City of Angels as Stine
- Bob Gunton – Sweeney Todd as Sweeney Todd
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- Tyne Daly – Gypsy as Mama Rose
- Georgia Brown – The Threepenny Opera as Celia Peachum
- Beth Fowler – Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett
- Liliane Montevecchi – Grand Hotel as Elizaveta Grushinskaya
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
- Charles Durning – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy
- Rocky Carroll – The Piano Lesson as Lymon
- Terry Kinney – The Grapes of Wrath as Jim Casy
- Gary Sinise – The Grapes of Wrath as Tom Joad
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- Margaret Tyzack – Lettice and Lovage as Lotte Schoen
- Polly Holliday – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Mama
- S. Epatha Merkerson – The Piano Lesson as Berniece
- Lois Smith – The Grapes of Wrath as Ma
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
- Michael Jeter – Grand Hotel as Otto Kringelein
- René Auberjonois – City of Angels as Irwin S. Irving
- Kevin Colson – Aspects of Love as George Dillingham
- Jonathan Hadary – Gypsy as Herbie
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- Randy Graff – City of Angels as Oolie/Donna
- Jane Krakowski – Grand Hotel as Freida Flamm/Flaemmchen
- Kathleen Rowe McAllen – Aspects of Love as Giulietta Trapani
- Crista Moore – Gypsy as Louise
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| Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre |
Best Choreography |
- City of Angels – Cy Coleman (music) David Zippel (lyrics)
- Aspects of Love – Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) Don Black and Charles Hart (lyrics)
- Grand Hotel – Robert Wright, George Forrest and Maury Yeston (music and lyrics)
- Meet Me in St. Louis – Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane (music and lyrics)
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- Tommy Tune – Grand Hotel
- Joan Brickhill – Meet Me in St. Louis
- Graciela Daniele and Tina Paul – Dangerous Games
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| Best Direction of a Play |
Best Direction of a Musical |
- Frank Galati – The Grapes of Wrath
- Michael Blakemore – Lettice and Lovage
- Peter Hall – The Merchant of Venice
- Lloyd Richards – The Piano Lesson
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- Tommy Tune – Grand Hotel
- Michael Blakemore – City of Angels
- Trevor Nunn – Aspects of Love
- Susan H. Schulman – Sweeney Todd
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| Best Scenic Design |
Best Costume Design |
- Robin Wagner – City of Angels
- Alexandra Byrne – Some Americans Abroad
- Kevin Rigdon – The Grapes of Wrath
- Tony Walton – Grand Hotel
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- Santo Loquasto – Grand Hotel
- Theoni V. Aldredge – Gypsy
- Florence Klotz – City of Angels
- Erin Quigley – The Grapes of Wrath
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| Best Lighting Design |
- Jules Fisher – Grand Hotel
- Paul Gallo – City of Angels
- Paul Pyant and Neil Peter Jampolis – Orpheus Descending
- Kevin Rigdon – The Grapes of Wrath
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