Awards Announced Earlier in the Evening

William Barfee (Bar-fay), played by Dan Fogler, in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, looks like such a funny character.

Oooh...the beautiful Idina Menzel! How lovely she was as Elphaba in Wicked! She is re-capping
the following awards, which were announced and presented before the telecast of the Tony Awards:

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Scott Pask for The Pillowman

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Michael Yeargan for The Light in the Piazza

Best Costume Design of a Play

Jess Goldstein for The Rivals

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Catherine Zuber for The Light in the Piazza

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Brian MacDevitt for The Pillowman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Christopher Akerlind for The Light in the Piazza

Best Orchestrations
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin for The Light in the Piazza

Regional Theatre Tony Award®
Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Edward Albee