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Tony Awards 1996

The 50th Tony Awards · Held June 2, 1996 · 17 categories · everything in 1996

Best Play

Winner Master Class · Terrence McNally, Terrence McNally
Nominee Buried Child · Sam Shepard
Nominee Racing Demon · David Hare
Nominee Seven Guitars · August Wilson

Best Musical

Winner Rent
Nominee Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Nominee Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Nominee Swinging on a Star

Best Actor in a Play

Winner George Grizzard · A Delicate Balance
Nominee Martin Shaw · An Ideal Husband
Nominee George C. Scott · Inherit the Wind
Nominee Philip Bosco

Best Actress in a Play

Winner Zoe Caldwell · Master Class
Nominee Rosemary Harris · A Delicate Balance
Nominee Elaine Stritch · A Delicate Balance
Nominee Carol Burnett

Best Actor in a Musical

Winner Nathan Lane · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nominee Savion Glover · Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Nominee Adam Pascal · Rent
Nominee Lou Diamond Phillips · The King and I

Best Actress in a Musical

Best Book of a Musical

Winner Rent · Jonathan Larson
Nominee Big (musical) · John Weidman
Nominee Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk · Reg E. Gaines
Nominee Chronicle of a Death Foretold · Graciela Daniele, Michael John LaChiusa

Best Choreography

Winner Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk · Savion Glover
Nominee Big (musical) · Susan Stroman
Nominee Chronicle of a Death Foretold · Graciela Daniele
Nominee Rent

Best Direction of a Musical

Winner Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk · George C. Wolfe
Nominee A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · Jerry Zaks
Nominee Rent · Michael Greif
Nominee The King and I · Christopher Renshaw

Best Direction of a Play

Winner A Delicate Balance · Gerald Gutierrez
Nominee An Ideal Husband · Peter Hall
Nominee Buried Child · Gary Sinise
Nominee Seven Guitars · Lloyd Richards

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia · Rent
Nominee Lewis J. Stadlen · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nominee Brett Tabisel · Big (musical)
Nominee Scott Wise · State Fair

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson · Seven Guitars
Nominee James Gammon · Buried Child
Nominee Reg Rogers
Nominee Roger Robinson · Seven Guitars

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Winner Ann Duquesnay · Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Nominee Veanne Cox · Company
Nominee Idina Menzel · Rent
Nominee The King and I

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Best Original Score

Winner Rent · Jonathan Larson
Nominee Big (musical) · David Shire, Richard Maltby, Jr.
Nominee Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk · Ann Duquesnay, Daryl Waters, George C. Wolfe, Reg E. Gaines
Nominee State Fair · Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers

Best Revival of a Musical

Winner The King and I
Nominee A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Nominee Company
Nominee Hello, Dolly!

Best Revival of a Play