MTI Authors Sweep TONY® Award Nominations
MTI Authors Sweep TONY® Award Nominations
By Marcus Woollen on May 03, 2011
in
Announcements
| Tags:
General MTI News, In the News

Music Theatre International is incredibly proud of our authors nominated for this year's TONY® Awards. No matter what the TONY® voters decide, an MTI author will take home an award in each of these three categories.
Shows penned by our incredible and peerless family of writers, composers and lyricists have completely swept the BEST MUSICAL, BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL and BEST ORIGINAL SCORE categories. MTI is so proud of our authors, who continue to create the best musical theater in the world. A sincere congratulations to all of the nominees. You're all winners in our eyes, and we couldn't be prouder.
Best Musical
- The Book of Mormon (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone)
- Catch Me If You Can (Marc Shaiman, Terrence McNally, Scott Wittman)
- The Scottsboro Boys (John Kander, Fredd Ebb and David Thompson)
- Sister Act (Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Bean)
Best Book of a Musical
- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Alex Timbers)
- The Book of Mormon (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone)
- The Scottsboro Boys (David Thompson)
- Sister Act (Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Bean)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
- The Book of Mormon (Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone)
- The Scottsboro Boys (Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fredd Ebb)
- Sister Act (Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater)
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek)
In addition, we're incredibly proud of the nomination for BEST PLAY nomination for GOOD PEOPLE written by David Lindsay-Abaire, the BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL and BEST CHOREOGRAPHY nominations for Susan Stroman and BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL for HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (a category which it won in its last revival on Broadway)
jfdghjhthit45
Share
Callboard
-
The love story of MTI authors @Lyrikris10 (In Transit, Frozen JR.) and Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, Frozen JR.) began wi… t.co/6cHhlQfKh2
-
@Lyrikris10 Our apologies! We'll rephrase. So excited for this series!
-
Celebrate Women's History Month and the women of musical theatre with some Free Reads. Authored by women, these sto… t.co/JVgjsMyxBU
-
“This version is inviting the audience to ask themselves who they are, what they want, and where there’s hope.” The… t.co/ufOOE6iFN4
-
RT @paradebway: The Parade revival cast recording is out now. Take a peek inside the recording studio. t.co/tbl5faNBjE
-
Shake and shimmy it with the #Hairspray20Challenge! Join MTI and Broadway Media in celebrating 20 years of #Hairspray. Duet this here or find us on TikTok! Special thanks to @broadwaymedia and @jammyprod. Choreography Guides are a licensor official resource that provides step-by-step instruction from Broadway and professional choreographers for your productions! Visit @broadwaymedia to learn more. #mtishows #youcantstopthebeat #hairspraymusical #goodmorningbaltimore
View on Instagram