| Best Play |
Best Musical |
- The Last Night of Ballyhoo – Alfred Uhry
- Skylight – David Hare
- Stanley – Pam Gems
- The Young Man From Atlanta – Horton Foote
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- Titanic
- Juan Darien
- Steel Pier
- The Life
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| Best Revival of a Play |
Best Revival of a Musical |
- A Doll's House
- London Assurance
- Present Laughter
- The Gin Game
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- Chicago
- Annie
- Candide
- Once Upon a Mattress
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play |
- Christopher Plummer – Barrymore as John Barrymore
- Brian Bedford – London Assurance as Sir Harcourt Courtly
- Michael Gambon – Skylight as Tom Sergeant
- Antony Sher – Stanley as Stanley
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- Janet McTeer – A Doll's House as Nora Helmer
- Julie Harris – The Gin Game as Fonsia Dorsey
- Shirley Knight – The Young Man From Atlanta as Lily Dale Kidder
- Lia Williams – Skylight as Kyra Hollis
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| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical |
- James Naughton – Chicago as Billy Flynn
- Robert Cuccioli – Jekyll and Hyde as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
- Jim Dale – Candide as Various Characters
- Daniel McDonald – Steel Pier as Bill Kelly
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- Bebe Neuwirth – Chicago as Velma Kelly
- Pamela Isaacs – The Life as Queen
- Tonya Pinkins – Play On! as Lady Liv
- Karen Ziemba – Steel Pier as Rita Racine
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play |
- Owen Teale – A Doll's House as Torvald Helmer
- Terry Beaver – The Last Night of Ballyhoo as Adolph
- Brian Murray – The Little Foxes as Oscar
- William Biff McGuire – The Young Man From Atlanta as Pete Davenport
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- Lynne Thigpen – An American Daughter as Dr. Judith B. Kaufman
- Helen Carey – London Assurance as Lady Gay Spanker
- Dana Ivey – The Last Night of Ballyhoo as Boo
- Celia Weston – The Last Night of Ballyhoo as Aunt Reba
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| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical |
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical |
- Chuck Cooper – The Life as Memphis
- Joel Blum – Steel Pier as Buddy Becker
- André DeShields – Play On! as Jester
- Sam Harris – The Life as Jojo
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- Lillias White – The Life as Sonja
- Marcia Lewis – Chicago as Matron Mama Morton
- Andrea Martin – Candide as The Old Lady
- Debra Monk – Steel Pier as Shelby Stevens
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| Best Book of a Musical |
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre |
- Peter Stone – Titanic
- Leslie Bricusse – Jekyll and Hyde
- David Thompson – Steel Pier
- David Newman, Ira Gasman and Cy Coleman – The Life
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- Titanic – Maury Yeston (music and lyrics)
- Juan Darien – Elliot Goldenthal (music and lyrics)
- Steel Pier – John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics)
- The Life – Cy Coleman (music) and Ira Gasman (lyrics)
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| Best Scenic Design |
Best Costume Design |
- Stewart Laing – Titanic
- John Lee Beatty – The Little Foxes
- G. W. Mercier and Julie Taymor – Juan Darien
- Tony Walton – Steel Pier
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- Judith Dolan – Candide
- Ann Curtis – Jekyll and Hyde
- William Ivey Long – Chicago
- Martin Pakledinaz – The Life
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| Best Lighting Design |
Best Orchestrations |
- Ken Billington – Chicago
- Beverly Emmons – Jekyll and Hyde
- Donald Holder – Juan Darien
- Richard Pilbrow – The Life
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- Jonathan Tunick – Titanic
- Michael Gibson – Steel Pier
- Luther Henderson – Play On!
- Don Sebesky and Harold Wheeler – The Life
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| Best Direction of a Play |
Best Direction of a Musical |
- Anthony Page – A Doll's House
- John Caird – Stanley
- Richard Eyre – Skylight
- Charles Nelson Reilly – The Gin Game
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- Walter Bobbie – Chicago
- Michael Blakemore – The Life
- Scott Ellis – Steel Pier
- Julie Taymor – Juan Darien
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| Best Choreography |
- Ann Reinking – Chicago
- Wayne Cilento – Dream
- Joey McKneely – The Life
- Susan Stroman – Steel Pier
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