Who Is Eligible for a 2011 Tony?

Just in from TonyAwards.com is a list of shows and performers who are eligible for Tony nominations this season. The live webcast of the 2011 Tony Award® nominations will take place on May 3.

The American Theatre Wing's 65th annual Tony Awards® will be broadcast on Sunday, June 12 on CBS. The Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

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1. Overall Production Categories
Best Play

• Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
• Brief Encounter
• Colin Quinn Long Story Short
• Elling
• A Free Man of Color
• Ghetto Klown
• Good People
• High
• Jerusalem
• Lombardi
• The Motherf**ker with the Hat
• The Pee-Wee Herman Show
• The Pitmen Painters
• War Horse

Best Musical

• Baby It's You!
• Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
• The Book of Mormon
• Catch Me If You Can
• Elf
• The People in the Picture
• Priscilla Queen of the Desert
• Rain
• The Scottsboro Boys
• Sister Act
• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
• Wonderland 
• Best Revival of a Play
• Arcadia
• Born Yesterday
• Driving Miss Daisy
• The House of Blue Leaves
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• La Bête
• A Life in the Theatre
• The Merchant of Venice
• Mrs. Warren's Profession
• The Normal Heart
• That Championship Season

Best Revival of a Musical

• Anything Goes
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 

2. Lead Actor Categories

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play*

• Brian Bedford - The Importance of Being Earnest 
• Jim Belushi - Born Yesterday 
• Bobby Cannavale - The Motherf**ker with the Hat 
• Brian Cox - That Championship Season 
• Santino Fontana - The Importance of Being Earnest 
• Brendan Fraser - Elling 
• David Furr - The Importance of Being Earnest 
• James Earl Jones - Driving Miss Daisy 
• Dan Lauria - Lombardi 
• John Leguizamo - Ghetto Klown
• Joe Mantello - The Normal Heart 
• Seth Numrich - War Horse 
• Denis O'Hare - Elling 
• Al Pacino - The Merchant of Venice 
• David Hyde Pierce - La Bête 
• Colin Quinn - Colin Quinn Long Story Short 
• Paul Reubens - The Pee-Wee Herman Show 
• Mark Rylance - Jerusalem 
• Mark Rylance - La Bête 
• Patrick Stewart - A Life in the Theatre 
• Ben Stiller - The House of Blue Leaves 
• Tristan Sturrock - Brief Encounter 
• Robin Williams - Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo 
• Jeffrey Wright - A Free Man of Color

*All other eligible performers will be considered in the Featured Role category.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play*

• Nina Arianda - Born Yesterday 
• Cherry Jones - Mrs. Warren's Profession 
• Frances McDormand - Good People 
• Lily Rabe - The Merchant of Venice 
• Vanessa Redgrave - Driving Miss Daisy 
• Kathleen Turner - High 
• Hannah Yelland - Brief Encounter

*All other eligible performers will be considered in the Featured Role category.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical*

• Sebastian Arcelus - Elf 
• Norbert Leo Butz - Catch Me If You Can 
• Colin Donnell - Anything Goes 
• Josh Gad - The Book of Mormon 
• Joshua Henry - The Scottsboro Boys 
• Daniel Radcliffe - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 
• Andrew Rannells - The Book of Mormon 
• Tony Sheldon - Priscilla Queen of the Desert 
• Will Swenson - Priscilla Queen of the Desert 
• Aaron Tveit - Catch Me If You Can 
• Benjamin Walker - Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

*All other eligible performers will be considered in the Featured Role category.

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