The Color Purple Tony® Winner and Nominees!

The Color Purple brings home the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical! Congratulations to LaChanze—and all of this year's nominees!

Best Musical

Best Book of a Musical
Marsha Norman

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical WINNER!
LaChanze

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Brandon Victor Dixon

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Felicia P. Fields

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes

Best Choreography
Donald Byrd

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
John Lee Beatty

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Paul Tazewell

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brian MacDevitt

Published 07/15/2005