NEW YORK — The American Theatre Wing announced the winners for the 2011 Tony Awards, which was televised live on CBS June 12. The winner for Best Lighting Design of a Play was Paule Constable for War Horse; nominees included David Lander for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; Kenneth Posner for The Merchant of Venice; and Mimi Jordan Sherin for Jerusalem. For Best Lighting Design of a Musical, the winner was Brian MacDevitt for The Book of Mormon. Nominees included Ken Billington for The Scottsboro Boys; Howell Binkley for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; and Peter Kaczorowski for Anything Goes.
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