Spring Awakening, Coast of Utopia Lead Tony Nominations

Spring Awakening and The Coast of Utopia led the Tony nominations, with 11 and 10 nods respectively. (Go Coast!!)

A few surprises:
-The Little Dog Laughed getting a Best Play nom instead of Coram Boy
-Mary Poppins and Curtains grabbing the Best Musical slots instead of Love/Musik and Legally Blonde
-Debra Monk and Laura Bell Bundy sneaking into the Best Actress in a Musical Category instead of Tony fave Kristin Chenoweth
-Marian Seldes losing out on a Best Actress in a Play slot to Swoosie Kurtz
-Ethan Hawke grabbing a nod for Best Featured Actor in a Play (go Ethan!)

Here is the full list of nominations:

PLAY
"The Coast of Utopia, " Author: Tom Stoppard
"Frost/Nixon, " Author: Peter Morgan
"The Little Dog Laughed, " Author: Douglas Carter Beane
"Radio Golf, " Author: August Wilson

MUSICAL
"Curtains"
"Grey Gardens"
"Mary Poppins"
"Spring Awakening"

BOOK OF A MUSICAL
"Curtains, " Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone
"Grey Gardens, " Doug Wright
"Legally Blonde The Musical, " Heather Hach
"Spring Awakening, " Steven Sater

ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
"Curtains, " Music: John Kander; Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander & Rupert Holmes
"Grey Gardens, "Music: Scott Frankel;Lyrics: Michael Korie
"Legally Blonde The Musical, "Music & Lyrics: Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin
"Spring Awakening, " Music: Duncan Sheik;Lyrics: Steven Sater

REVIVAL OF A PLAY
"Inherit the Wind"
"Journey's End"
"Talk Radio"
"Translations"

REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
"The Apple Tree"
"A Chorus Line"
"Company"
"110 in the Shade"

SPECIAL EVENT
"Jay Johnson: The Two and Only"
"Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway"

PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Boyd Gaines, "Journey's End"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Brían F. O'Byrne, "The Coast of Utopia"
Christopher Plummer, "Inherit the Wind"
Liev Schreiber, "Talk Radio"

PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Eve Best "A Moon for the Misbegotten"
Swoozie Kurtz, "Heartbreak House"
Angela Lansbury, "Deuce"
Vanessa Redgrave, "The Year of Magical Thinking"
Julie White, "The Little Dog Laughed"

PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Michael Cerveris, "LoveMusik"
Raúl Esparza, "Company"
Jonathan Groff, "Spring Awakening"
Gavin Lee, "Mary Poppins"
David Hyde Pierce, "Curtains"

PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Bell Bundy, "Legally Blonde The Musical"
Christine Ebersole, "Grey Gardens"
Audra McDonald, "110 in the Shade"
Debra Monk, "Curtains"
Donna Murphy,"LoveMusik"

PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Anthony Chisholm, "Radio Golf"
Billy Crudup, "The Coast of Utopia"
Ethan Hawke, "The Coast of Utopia"
John Earl Jelks, "Radio Golf"
Stark Sands, "Journey's End"

PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jennifer Ehle, "The Coast of Utopia"
Xanthe Elbrick, "Coram Boy"
Dana Ivey, "Butley"
Jan Maxwell "Coram Boy"
Martha Plimpton, "The Coast of Utopia"

PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Brooks Ashmanskas, "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me"
Christian Borle, "Legally Blonde The Musical"
John Cullum, "110 in the Shade"
John Gallagher, Jr., "Spring Awakening"
David Pittu, "LoveMusik"

PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Charlotte d'Amboise, "A Chorus Line"
Rebecca Luker, "Mary Poppins"
Orfeh, "Legally Blonde The Musical"
Mary Louise Wilson, "Grey Gardens"
Karen Ziemba, "Curtains"

SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Ti Green and Melly Still, "Coram Boy"
Jane Greenwood, "Heartbreak House"
Santo Loquasto, "Inherit the Wind"
Catherine Zuber, "The Coast of Utopia"

SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Bob Crowley, "Mary Poppins"
Christine Jones, "Spring Awakening"
Anna Louizos, "High Fidelity"
Allen Moyer, "Grey Gardens"

COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Ti Green and Melly Still, "Coram Boy"
Jane Greenwood, "Heartbreak House"
Santo Loquasto, "Inherit the Wind"
Catherine Zuber, "The Coast of Utopia "

COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregg Barnes, "Legally Blonde The Musical"
Bob Crowley, "Mary Poppins"
Susan Hilferty, "Spring Awakening"
William Ivey Long, "Grey Gardens"

LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paule Constable, "Coram Boy"
Brian MacDevitt, "Inherit the Wind"
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, "The Coast of Utopia"
Jason Taylor, "Journey's End"

LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams, "Spring Awakening"
Christopher Akerlind, "110 in the Shade"
Howard Harrison, "Mary Poppins"
Peter Kaczorowski, "Grey Gardens"

DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Michael Grandage, "Frost/Nixon"
David Grindley, "Journey's End"
Jack O'Brien, "The Coast of Utopia"
Melly Still, "Coram Boy"

DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
John Doyle, "Company"
Scott Ellis, "Curtains"
Michael Greif, "Grey Gardens"
Michael Mayer, "Spring Awakening"

CHOREOGRAPHY
Rob Ashford, "Curtains"
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, "Mary Poppins"
Bill T. Jones, "Spring Awakening"
Jerry Mitchell, "Legally Blonde The Musical"

ORCHESTRATIONS
Bruce Coughlin, "Grey Gardens"
Duncan Sheik, "Spring Awakening"
Jonathan Tunick, "LoveMusik"
Jonathan Tunick, "110 in the Shade"