Tony Awards 2002
The 56th Tony Awards · Held June 2, 2002 · 18 categories · everything in 2002
Best Play
- Winner The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? · Edward Albee, Edward Albee
- Nominee Fortune's Fool · Mike Poulton
- Nominee Metamorphoses · Mary Zimmerman
- Nominee Topdog/Underdog · Suzan-Lori Parks
Best Musical
- Winner Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Nominee Mamma Mia!
- Nominee Sweet Smell of Success
- Nominee Urinetown
Best Actor in a Play
- Winner Alan Bates · Fortune's Fool
- Nominee Alan Rickman · Private Lives
- Nominee Liam Neeson · The Crucible
- Nominee Billy Crudup · The Elephant Man
- Nominee Jeffrey Wright · Topdog/Underdog
Best Actress in a Play
- Winner Lindsay Duncan · Private Lives
- Nominee Helen Mirren
- Nominee Kate Burton
- Nominee Laura Linney · The Crucible
- Nominee Mercedes Ruehl · The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
Best Actor in a Musical
- Winner John Lithgow · Sweet Smell of Success
- Nominee John McMartin · Into the Woods
- Nominee Patrick Wilson · Oklahoma!
- Nominee Gavin Creel · Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Nominee John Cullum · Urinetown
Best Actress in a Musical
- Winner Sutton Foster · Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Nominee Vanessa Williams · Into the Woods
- Nominee Louise Pitre · Mamma Mia!
- Nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson · Urinetown
- Nominee Nancy Opel · Urinetown
Best Book of a Musical
- Winner Urinetown · Greg Kotis
- Nominee Mamma Mia! · Catherine Johnson
- Nominee Sweet Smell of Success · John Guare
- Nominee Thoroughly Modern Millie · Dick Scanlan, Richard Morris
Best Choreography
- Winner Thoroughly Modern Millie · Rob Ashford
- Nominee Into the Woods · John Carrafa
- Nominee Oklahoma! · Susan Stroman
- Nominee Urinetown · John Carrafa
Best Direction of a Musical
- Winner Urinetown · John Rando
- Nominee Into the Woods · James Lapine
- Nominee Oklahoma! · Trevor Nunn
- Nominee Thoroughly Modern Millie · Michael Mayer
Best Direction of a Play
- Winner Metamorphoses · Mary Zimmerman
- Nominee Morning's at Seven · Daniel Sullivan
- Nominee Private Lives · Howard Davies
- Nominee The Crucible · Richard Eyre
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
- Winner Shuler Hensley · Oklahoma!
- Nominee Gregg Edelman · Into the Woods
- Nominee Brian d'Arcy James · Sweet Smell of Success
- Nominee Marc Kudisch · Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Nominee Norbert Leo Butz · Thou Shalt Not
Best Featured Actor in a Play
- Winner Frank Langella · Fortune's Fool
- Nominee Biff McGuire · Morning's at Seven
- Nominee Stephen Tobolowsky · Morning's at Seven
- Nominee Sam Robards
- Nominee Brian Murray · The Crucible
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
- Winner Harriet Sansom Harris · Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Nominee Laura Benanti · Into the Woods
- Nominee Judy Kaye · Mamma Mia!
- Nominee Andrea Martin · Oklahoma!
- Nominee Spencer Kayden · Urinetown
Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Winner Katie Finneran · Noises Off
- Nominee Elizabeth Franz · Morning's at Seven
- Nominee Estelle Parsons · Morning's at Seven
- Nominee Frances Sternhagen · Morning's at Seven
- Nominee Kate Burton · The Elephant Man
Best Orchestrations
- Winner Thoroughly Modern Millie · Douglas Besterman, Ralph Burns
- Nominee Mamma Mia! · Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Martin Koch
- Nominee Sweet Smell of Success · William David Brohn
- Nominee Urinetown · Bruce Coughlin
Best Original Score
- Winner Urinetown · Greg Kotis, Mark Hollmann
- Nominee Sweet Smell of Success · Craig Carnelia, Marvin Hamlisch
- Nominee Thoroughly Modern Millie · Dick Scanlan, Jeanine Tesori
- Nominee Thou Shalt Not · Harry Connick Jr.
Best Revival of a Musical
- Winner Into the Woods
- Nominee Oklahoma!
Best Revival of a Play
- Winner Private Lives
- Nominee Morning's at Seven
- Nominee Noises Off
- Nominee The Crucible