The weekly TV series on PBS and CUNY-TV posed to their audience who should win the prizes at the June 11 Tony Award ceremony.
The winners selected are listed below (*a win by 4 or less votes, a runner up is noted):
Best Musical
The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Play
The History Boys
Best Revival of a Play
Awake and Sing Best Revival of a Musical
Sweeney Todd (*close second: The Pajama Game)
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Richard Griffiths
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Cynthia Nixon
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
John Lloyd Young (* Michael Cerveris)
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone
Best Original Score
The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Director of a Play
Nicholas Hytner (History Boys)
Best Director of a Musical
John Doyle (Sweeney Todd) (*Casey Nicholaw - The Drowsy Chaperone)
Best Book of a Musical
The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Samuel Barnett
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Frances de la Tour (*Zoe Wanamaker)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Jim Dale (*Christian Hoff)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Beth Leavel
Best Scenic Design in a Play
Bob Crowley (The History Boys)
Best Scenic Design in a Musical
David Gallo (The Drowsy Chaperone)
Best Costume Design in a Play
Michael Krass (The Constant Wife)
Best Costume Design in a Play
Gregg Barnes (Drowsy)
Best Lighting Design in a Play
Mark Henderson (The History Boys)
Best Scenic Design in a Musical
Ken Billington and Brian Monahan (The Drowsy Chaperone)
Best Choreographer
Kathleen Marshall (The Pajama Game)
Best Orchestrations
Sarah Travis (Sweeney Todd) (* Steve Orich - Jersey Boys)
Hosted by New York Post theatre columnist Michael Riedel and producer Susan Haskins, "Theater Talk" airs on WNET/Thirteen at 12:30 AM ET and on CUNY-TV (Channel 75) and WGBH (Channel 44) in Boston. For more information, visit www.theatertalk.org.