2010 Tony Awards: Douglas Hodge Wins 'Best Leading Actor in a Musical'

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were announced on May 4, 2010 by Broadway Star Lea Michele and Tony Award Nominee Jeff Daniels.

The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.

To view the complete list of 2010 Tony Award winners, click here.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates
Douglas Hodge
2010 Tony Award Winner
'Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical'

Douglas Hodge ("Albin" in La Cage aux Folles) Douglas Hodge makes his Broadway debut with La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. National Theatre: A Matter of Life and Death, Betrayal, Blinded by the Sun, Pericles, King Lear. West End: La Cage aux Folles  (Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (Donmar/Piccadilly - Olivier nomination), Dumb Show (Royal Court - Evening Standard nomination), The Caretaker (Olivier nomination), Titus Andronicus (Globe), Three Sisters, No Man's Land (Almeida), Moonlight (Almeida / Comedy), The Collection/The Lover (Donmar), A Winter's Tale (RSC / Roundhouse), Coriolanus  (Almeida), Hamlet (Bolton Octagon), Romeo and Juliet (Birmingham Rep), The Norman Conquests (Nottingham Playhouse). TV: "Outnumbered," "Skins" (series 4), "Unforgiven," "Whistleblowers," "Spooks," "Lift," "Mansfield Park," "Redcap," "The Way We Live Now," "The Russian Bride," "Only Fools and Horses," "Dance," "Bliss," "Open Fire," "The Scold's Bridle," "It Could Be You," "True Love," "Men of the Month," "Middlemarch," "Anglo Saxon Attitudes," "A Fatal Inversion," "Capital City," "Behaving Badly." Film: Ridley Scott's new (as yet untitled) Robin Hood adventure, The Descent 2, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Vanity Fair, Diamond Skulls, The Trial, Salome's Last Dance  and Saigon Baby.

'Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical'
2010 Tony Award Nominees

Kelsey Grammer  ("Georges" in La Cage aux Folles)
Broadway: Macbeth, Othello. Concerts: Sweeney Todd at LA's Reprise Series, Henry Higgins in the New York Philharmonic's My Fair Lady. Off-Broadway: Sunday in the Park with George (Playwrights Horizons), Plenty (Public), A Month in the Country (Roundabout) and Quartermaine's Terms. Regional: Lucio in Measure for Measure, Richard II at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. TV: An initial six-episode role as Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers" developed into the cornerstone of Grammer's career. He continued playing the celebrated character in two additional TV series ("Wings" and "Frasier") over a span of 20 years, tying the record for longest-running television character. For the role, Grammer won four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and received an unparalleled 16 Emmy nominations, eight Golden Globe nominations and 16 SAG nominations. He won his fifth Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons." He has also lent his voice to the films Toy Story 2, Anastasia and Teacher's Pet  and "Father of the Pride," "Gary the Rat" and the Emmy-nominated "Animal Farm." Film: X-Men: The Last Stand, Fifteen Minutes, Down Periscope, Even Money, Fame, Crazy on the Outside and Bunyan and Babe, among others. Other TV credits include "Hank," "Back to You," "A Christmas Carol," "Benedict Arnold," "Mr. St. Nick," "Kennedy," and "George Washington." With his TV Production Company, Grammnet, he has produced such hit television shows as the Emmy-winning "Medium" for NBC and "The Game" and "Girlfriends" for CW. He has directed single episodes of "Everybody Hates Chris," "My Ex Life" and "Out of Practice." He directed several episodes of "Frasier," earning a DGA nomination.

Sean Hayes  ("Chuck Baxter" in Promises, Promises)
Sean Hayes made his New York stage debut in Damn Yankees at City Center Encores. His films include The Bucket List, Pieces of April, The Cat in the Hat (as the voice of the Fish), Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, and Cats and Dogs (as the voice of Mr. Tinkles). He has won four Screen Actors Guild Awards, a TV Guide Award and an American Comedy Award. Hayes won an Emmy® Award (and was nominated six times) for his portrayal of “Jack” on Will & Grace. He starred as Jerry Lewis in the television movie Martin & Lewis.

Chad Kimball ("Huey" in Memphis)
Chad originated the role of Huey in Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award) and reprised the role at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Broadway credits include Lennon (John Lennon), Into the Woods (with Vanessa Williams), The Civil War and Good Vibrations. Off-Broadway includes Finian's Rainbow, My Life with Albertine and Godspell.

Sahr Ngaujah ("Fela Anikulapo-Kuti" in Fela!)
Sahr Ngaujah has worked with directors from all over the world, including Gerrit Timmers and Faulk Richter. Film/TV: Passing Glory (TNT), A Lesson Before Dying (HBO), The Signal (Magnolia), Stomp the Yard (Sony), Blood Done Sign My Name (now in cinemas). Sahr began as a director under Freddie Hendricks, National Black Arts Festival, Tweetakt Festival, Antwerp. During eight years of work in Amsterdam, he was theatre director and developer with Rotterdam’s Lef, ACT Festival and collaborator with Made n da Shade. Dasarts graduate, Amsterdam, 2006, Alida Neslo/Moniek Toebosch. Sahr is a first generation Sierra Leonean. He is currently art director for the Sierra Leone hiphop act Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew.