Hartford Stage's Artistic Director, Darko Tresnjak, and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder earned 4 Tony Awards on June 8, according to the American Theatre Wing.
Having had its world premiere at Hartford Stage in 2012, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical. Darko Tresnjak, the theatre's Artistic Director since 2012, won the Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical. Writer Robert L. Freedman won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and Linda Cho, a collaborator of Darko Tresnjak's on more than 30 productions, earned the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical.
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, Hartford Stage previously won the Tony Award for Excellence in Regional Theatre in 1988.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder opened on Broadway last October.
A full list of nominations for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder follows.
Tony Award Nominations – 10 nominations
Best Direction of a Musical – Darko Tresnjak WINNER
Best Musical WINNER
Best Book of a Musical – Robert L. Freedman WINNER
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre – Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical – Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical – Lauren Worsham
Best Scenic Design of a Musical – Alexander Dodge
Best Costume Design of a Musical – Linda Cho WINNER
Best Orchestrations – Jonathan Tunick
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 11 nominations
Outstanding New Broadway Musical WINNER
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) WINNER
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Dark Tresnjak WINNER
Outstanding Choreographer - Peggy Hickey
Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) - Alexander Dodge
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) - Linda Cho
Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) - Philip S. Rosenberg
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jefferson Mays (WINNER) and Bryce Pinkham
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Lisa O'Hare
Outstanding Musical WINNER
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jefferson Mays (WINNER) and Bryce Pinkham
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Lauren Worsham WINNER
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Darko Tresnjak WINNER
Outstanding Music - Steven Lutvak
Outstanding Lyrics - Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak WINNER
Outstanding Book of a Musical - Robert L. Freedman WINNER
Outstanding Orchestrations - Jonathan Tunick
Outstanding Set Design - Alexander Dodge
Outstanding Projection Design - Aaron Rhyne WINNER
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical - Dan Moses Schreier
Drama League Awards - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical WINNER
Distinguished Performance Award – Jefferson Mays
TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards – WINNER
Linda Cho, who designed costumes for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award May 2 at the Hudson Theatre
Playbill 2013-14 Breakout Actor Selections
Lisa O'Hare and Lauren Worsham
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