58th Tony Awards

Infobox Tony Awards
name = 58th


imagesize =
caption = Official poster for the 58th annual Tony Awards
date = June 6 2004
venue = Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
host = Hugh Jackman
network = CBS
last = 57th
next = 59th

The 58th Annual Tony Awards were held June 6, 2004 at Radio City Music Hall and broadcast on CBS television. Hugh Jackman was the host, and performed the opening number, "One Night Only" with the "Dynamites" from "Hairspray", the "Radio" from "Caroline, or Change", and the "Urchins" from "Little Shop of Horrors", along with members of the casts of "Avenue Q", "The Boy from Oz", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Wonderful Town", and "Wicked", and the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.

Shows that performed were:New Musicals
*"Avenue Q" The company performed "It Sucks to Be Me"
*"The Boy from Oz" - Hugh Jackman and members of the company performed "Not the Boy Next Door", with a special appearance by Sarah Jessica Parker
*"Caroline, or Change" Tonya Pinkins performed "Lot's Wife"
*"Wicked" Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth and members of the company performed "Defying Gravity"Revivals
*"Assassins" Members of the company performed "Everybody's Got the Right"
*"Fiddler on the Roof" Alfred Molina and company performed "Tradition"/"Bottle Dance"
*"Wonderful Town" Donna Murphy and members of the company performed "Swing!"

Winners and nominations

"Winners are in bold

Production

Best Play----

*"Anna in the Tropics" by Nilo Cruz
*"Frozen" by Bryony Lavery
*"I Am My Own Wife" by Doug Wright
*"The Retreat from Moscow" by William Nicholson

Best Musical----
*"Avenue Q"
*"The Boy from Oz"
*"Caroline, or Change"
*"Wicked"

Best Revival of a Play----
*"Henry IV"
*"Jumpers"
*"King Lear"
*"A Raisin in the Sun"

Best Revival of a Musical----
*"Assassins"
*"Big River"
*"Fiddler on the Roof"
*"Wonderful Town"

Performance

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play----
*Kevin Kline in "Henry IV"
*Jefferson Mays in "I Am My Own Wife"
*Simon Russell Beale in "Jumpers"
*Christopher Plummer in "King Lear"
*Frank Langella in "Match"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play----
*Swoosie Kurtz in "Frozen"
*Tovah Feldshuh in "Golda's Balcony"
*Phylicia Rashad in "A Raisin in the Sun"
*Eileen Atkins in "The Retreat from Moscow"
*Anne Heche in "Twentieth Century"

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical----
*John Tartaglia in "Avenue Q"
*Hugh Jackman in "The Boy from Oz"
*Alfred Molina in "Fiddler on the Roof"
*Hunter Foster in "Little Shop of Horrors"
*Euan Morton in "Taboo"

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical----
*Stephanie D'Abruzzo in "Avenue Q"
*Tonya Pinkins in "Caroline, or Change"
*Kristin Chenoweth in "Wicked"
*Idina Menzel in "Wicked"
*Donna Murphy in "Wonderful Town"

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play----
*Aidan Gillen in "The Caretaker"
*Brian F. O'Byrne in "Frozen"
*Ben Chaplin in "The Retreat from Moscow"
*Omar Metwally in "Sixteen Wounded"
*Tom Aldredge in "Twentieth Century"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play----
*Daphne Rubin-Vega in "Anna in the Tropics"
*Margo Martindale in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
*Essie Davis in "Jumpers"
*Sanaa Lathan in "A Raisin in the Sun"
*Audra McDonald in "A Raisin in the Sun"

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical----
*Michael Cerveris in "Assassins"
*Denis O'Hare in "Assassins"
*Michael McElroy in "Big River"
*John Cariani in "Fiddler on the Roof"
*Raul Esparza in "Taboo"

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical----
*Beth Fowler in "The Boy from Oz"
*Isabel Keating in "The Boy from Oz"
*Anika Noni Rose in "Caroline, or Change"
*Karen Ziemba in "Never Gonna Dance"
*Jennifer Westfeldt in "Wonderful Town"

Craft

Best Book of a Musical----
*"Avenue Q" by Jeff Whitty
*"The Boy from Oz" by Martin Sherman, Nick Enright
*"Caroline, or Change" by Tony Kushner
*"Wicked" by Winnie Holzman

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre----
*"Avenue Q", Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx
*"Caroline, or Change", Music by Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics by Tony Kushner
*"Taboo", Music & Lyrics by Boy George
*"Wicked", Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Best Direction of a Play----
*Doug Hughes for "Frozen"
*Jack O'Brien for "Henry IV"
*Moises Kaufman for "I Am My Own Wife"
*David Leveaux for "Jumpers"

Best Direction of a Musical----
*Joe Mantello for "Assassins"
*Jason Moore for "Avenue Q"
*George C. Wolfe for "Caroline, or Change"
*Kathleen Marshall for "Wonderful Town"

Best Choreography----
*Anthony Van Lasst, Farah Khan for "Bombay Dreams"
*Jerry Mitchell for "Never Gonna Dance"
*Wayne Cilento for "Wicked"
*Kathleen Marshall for "Wonderful Town"

Best Orchestrations----
*Michael Starobin for "Assassins"
*Paul Bogaev for "Bombay Dreams"
*Larry Hochman for "Fiddler on the Roof"
*William David Brohn for "Wicked"

Tony Award for Best Scenic Design----
*Robert Brill for "Assassins"
*Tom Pye for "Fiddler on the Roof"
*Ralph Funicello for "Henry IV"
*Eugene Lee for "Wicked"

Tony Award for Best Costume Design----
*Mark Thompson for "Bombay Dreams"
*Jess Goldstein for "Henry IV"
*Mike Nicholls, Bobby Pearce for "Taboo"
*Susan Hilferty for "Wicked"

Tony Award for Best Lighting Design----
*Jules Fisher, Peggy Eisenhauer for "Assassins"
*Brian MacDevitt for "Fiddler on the Roof"
*Brian MacDevitt for "Henry IV"
*Kenneth Posner for "Wicked"

pecial Awards

*Regional Theatre Award Winner - Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

*Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Winner - James M. Nederlander
*Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Winner:*The cast of the 2003 Broadway production of Big River:*Nancy Coyne:*Frances & Harry Edelstein and Vincent Sardi, Jr.:*Martha Swope

External links

* [http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=15&year=2004&award=All&lname=&fname=&show=]