The book of mormon tony awards info broadway world. Winners of best book of a musical for book of mormon trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez speak on stage during the 65th annual tony awards at the beacon theatre on june 12, 2011 in new york. Trey parker accepts the award for best musical for the book of mormon during the american theatre wings 65th annual tony awards ceremony in new york, june 12, 2011. The book of mormon star andrew rannells arrives at the 65th annual tony awards on june 12, 2011, in new york. The book of mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of south park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 tony award nominations were. A critical and boxoffice darling, the show was the favorite to take home the nights biggest crown thanks to a. New york the book of mormon nabbed a leading 14 tony award nominations tuesday, earning the profane musical one nod short of a record number of nominations the title is still held by the. Tony awards forecast, book of mormon and sutton foster. Andrew rannells from the book of mormon performs i believe at the 2011 tony awards the book of mormon musical was created by the same people that create the show south park.
With a brand new venue the beacon theatre and awardwinning host neil patrick harris, the 2011 tony. Trey parker accepts the award for best musical for the book of mormon during the american theatre wings 65th annual tony awards ceremony in. The book of mormon, a tabootoppling yet essentially sweetnatured musical about a pair of mormon missionaries in uganda, racked up nine tony awards last night, including one for best. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. The book of mormon knocked down the door of the 65th annual tony awards at new yorks beacon theatre on sunday night, snagging a worshipful total of nine tonys, including best musical. The book of mormon, the scottsboro boys, anything goes, sister act, catch me if you can, how to succeed in business without really trying. New york voters for the 65th annual tony awards demonstrated. The book of mormon wins big, daniel radcliffe makes dancing magic, and. Mormon has some of the seasons most memorable numbers. Mormon also leads in other major nonacting categories like best director and best book.
The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling stone. The musical the book of mormon got the most nominations with 14. The award nominations were announced on may 3, 2011. Book of mormon tops tony nominations with 14 hollywood. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of. This is trey parkers acceptance speech for his and cowritersproducers matt stone and bobby lopezs musical, the book of mormon s win for best musical at the 65th annual tony awards. While that remains a financially challenging prospect, 12. The book of mormon is big winner at tony awards the. The ceremony will honor broadway productions during the 20102011 season with neil patrick harris hosting. The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in broadway productions during the 2010 2011 season. The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine awards. New york the book of mormon inscribed its own chapter of broadway history sunday night, winning the tony award for best musical as.
Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony award nominations with 14. The 65th annual tony awards were held sunday at the beacon theatre in new york city, and as expected the irreverent comic musical the book of mormon raked in the most trophies, nine in total. The book of mormon received 14 nominations, the most of any production, and won nine, including best musical. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony awards with nine wins. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony award nominations with. With a brand new venue the beacon theatre and award. The scottsboro boys got 12, anything goes received nine and how to. Andrew rannells performs i believe from the book of mormon at the 2011 tony awards. Last night in nyc, the tony awards read like a whos who list in hollywood. War horse and book of mormon win top tony awards the. Book of mormon wins nine awards, including best musical, while war horse takes home six trophies, including best play. Book of mormon wins best musical at the 65th annual tony. Mormons bounty of nine trophies made it the top tonyearner at the ceremony for the 65th annual awards, telecast from the beacon theatre on new yorks upper west side.
New york ap the book of mormon has won the tony award for best musical. They were held at the beacon theatre, ending a fourteenyear tradition of holding the ceremony at radio city music hall. Between neil patrick harris astounding duties as host including a 30second jokes binge of. Book of mormon performance at the 2011 tony awards youtube. Broadway productions had to open by april 28 to be eligible for nomination in the 20102011 season. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Surprising exactly no one, matt stone and trey parkers the book of mormon took home best musical tonight at the beacon theatre, as well as eight other tony awards. The book of mormon knocked down the door of the 65th annual tony awards at new yorks beacon theatre on sunday night, snagging a. The awards ceremony was broadcast live on cbs and was hosted by neil patrick harris.
The book of mormon wins big at tony awards the washington post. With the 73rd annual tony awards coming up on june 9, its time to brush up on your tony trivia. It was a night filled with musical performances at the 2011 tony awards held at the beacon theatre on sunday june. The book of mormon tony awards info including both nominations and wins for the productions, cast members and creative teams. The show was awarded nine tony awards, including best musical, and a grammy award for best musical theater album. New york the profane and hysterical the book of mormon took home nine tony awards on sunday including the prize for best musical, a considerable achievement for a pair of firsttime broadway.
From left, trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez accept the award for best book of a musical for the book of mormon during the 65th annual tony awards, sunday, june 12, in new york. The book of mormon was an early favorite to win at sundays 65th annual tony awardsand win it did. The complete list of the 2011 tony award nominees announced on may 3 by matthew broderick and anika noni rose follows. Andrew rannells from nbcs the new normal singing i believe from the tony awarding winning broadway musical book of mormon. The book of mormon tony awards info browse by show. Book of mormon, neil patrick harris, daniel radcliffe, and more best moments watch this. Cbs the 65th annual tony awards kick off sunday at 8 p. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling.
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