| Best Play |
Best Musical |
- Master Class – Terrence McNally
- Buried Child – Sam Shepard
- Racing Demon – David Hare
- Seven Guitars – August Wilson
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- Rent
- Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold
- Swinging on a Star
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| Best Revival of a Play |
Best Revival of a Musical |
- A Delicate Balance
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- An Ideal Husband
- Inherit the Wind
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- The King and I
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Company
- Hello, Dolly!
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
- George Grizzard – A Delicate Balance as Tobias
- Philip Bosco – Moon Over Buffalo as George Hay
- George C. Scott – Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
- Martin Shaw – An Ideal Husband as Lord Goring
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- Zoe Caldwell – Master Class as Maria Callas
- Carol Burnett – Moon Over Buffalo as Charlotte Hay
- Rosemary Harris – A Delicate Balance as Agnes
- Elaine Stritch – A Delicate Balance as Claire
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
- Nathan Lane – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Pseudolus
- Savion Glover – Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk as 'da Beat/Lil' Dahlin'
- Adam Pascal – Rent as Roger Davis
- Lou Diamond Phillips – The King and I as The King of Siam
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- Donna Murphy – The King and I as Anna Leonowens
- Crista Moore – Big: the musical as Susan Lawrence
- Daphne Rubin-Vega – Rent as Mimi Marquez
- Julie Andrews – Victor/Victoria as Victoria Grant
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Seven Guitars as Canewell
- James Gammon – Buried Child as Dodge
- Roger Robinson – Seven Guitars as Hedley
- Reg Rogers – Holiday as Ned Seton
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- Audra McDonald – Master Class as Sharon Graham
- Viola Davis – Seven Guitars as Vera
- Michele Shay – Seven Guitars as Louise
- Lois Smith – Buried Child as Halie
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
- Wilson Jermaine Heredia – Rent as Angel Dumott Schunard
- Lewis J. Stadlen – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Senex
- Brett Tabisel – Big: the musical as Billy
- Scott Wise – State Fair as Pat Gilbert
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- Ann Duquesnay – Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk as 'da Singer/The Chanteuse
- Joohee Choi – The King and I as Tuptim
- Veanne Cox – Company as Amy
- Idina Menzel – Rent as Maureen Johnson
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| Best Book of a Musical |
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre |
- Jonathan Larson – Rent
- John Weidman – Big: the musical
- Reg E. Gaines – Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
- Graciela Daniele, Jim Lewis and Michael John LaChiusa – Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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- Rent – Jonathan Larson (music and lyrics
- Big: the musical – David Shire (music) and Richard Maltby, Jr. (lyrics)
- Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk – Daryl Waters and Zane Mark (music), Ann Duquesnay (music & lyrics), George C. Wolfe and Reg E. Gaines (lyrics)
- State Fair – Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
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| Best Scenic Design |
Best Costume Design |
- Brian Thomson – The King and I
- John Lee Beatty – A Delicate Balance
- Scott Bradley – Seven Guitars
- Anthony Ward – A Midsummer Night's Dream
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- Roger Kirk – The King and I
- Jane Greenwood – A Delicate Balance
- Allison Reeds – Buried Child
- Paul Tazewell – Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
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| Best Lighting Design |
Best Choreography |
- Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer – Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
- Christopher Akerlind – Seven Guitars
- Blake Burba – Rent
- Nigel Levings – The King and I
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- Savion Glover – Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk
- Graciela Daniele – Chronicle of a Death Foretold
- Susan Stroman – Big: the musical
- Marlies Yearby – Rent
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| Best Direction of a Play |
Best Direction of a Musical |
- Gerald Gutierrez – A Delicate Balance
- Peter Hall – An Ideal Husband
- Lloyd Richards – Seven Guitars
- Gary Sinise – Buried Child
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- George C. Wolfe – Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
- Michael Greif – Rent
- Christopher Renshaw – The King and I
- Jerry Zaks – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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