2005 Touring Broadway Award Winners Announced
“The Touring Broadway Awards recognize the best of the road each season, and nurture a sense of community among Touring Broadway, making Broadway the longest street in the world,” stated Jed Bernstein, president of the League. This year’s recipients are as follows:
Best New Musical:
Movin’ Out
Producers: James L. Nederlander, Hal Luftig, Scott E. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Clear Channel Entertainment, Emanuel Azenberg
Best Play:
The Graduate
Author: Terry Johnson; Producers: Jon B. Platt in association with Nancy Rose
Best Production Design:
Little Shop of Horrors
Best Scenic Design: Scott Pask; Best Costume Design: William Ivey Long; Best Lighting Design: Donald Holder
Best Musical Score:
Chicago
Music: John Kander; Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Best Direction:
Susan Stroman, The Producers
Best Choreography:
Twyla Tharp, Movin’ Out
Best Long-Running Musical:
Mamma Mia!
Producers: Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal
Touring Broadway Career Achievement Award:
Alan Ross Kosher: Company Manager, The Lion King