The Notion

"Romeo and Juliet transposed to New York City, 1957. The Montagues and Capulets are two gangs, the Jets (white) and the Sharks (Puerto Rican). The lovers are Tony (Romeo), a former member of the Jets, and Maria (Juliet), the sister of Bernardo (Paris), leader of the Sharks. Riff (Mercutio) is the leader of the Jets and Tony's best friend."

- Stephen Sondheim in Finishing the Hat - 

The Music Man won the following:

• Tony Award for Best Musical

• Barbara Cook: Tony Award for Featured Actress

• Herbert Greene: Tony Award for Conductor and Musical Direction

Other winners:

• Motley Theatre Design Group: Tony Award for Costume Design (The First Gentleman)

Judgment at Nuremberg won the following:

• Stanley Kramer: Golden Globe Award for Direction

• Abby Mann: Academy Award for Writing

Other winners:

• Glenn Ford: Golden Globe Award for Leading Actor (Pocketful of Miracles)

• Warren Beatty: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor (Splendor in the Grass)

• Bobby Darin: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor (Come September)

• Judy Garland: Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Judy at Carnegie Hall)

Hello, Dolly! won the following:

• David Merrick: Tony Award for Producer

• Shepard Coleman: Tony Award for Conductor and Musical Direction

Other winners:

• Morning's at Seven: Tony Award for Best Revival

• Priscilla Lopez: Tony Award for Featured Actress (A Day in Hollywood / A Night in Ukraine)

Other winners:

• La Cage aux Folles: Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival

• Elena Roger: Olivier Award for Leading Actress (Piaf)

Billy Elliot the Musical won the following:

• Rick Fisher: Tony Award for Lighting Design

• Haydn Gwynne: Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Awards for Featured Actress

• Stephen Daldry: Outer Critics Circle Award for Direction

Other winners:

• Hair: Tony, Drama Desk, & Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical Revival

• Alice Ripley: Tony Award for Leading Actress (Next to Normal)

• Brian d'Arcy James: Outer Critics Circle Award for Leading Actor (Shrek the Musical)

Jessie Mueller, Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell, Billy Jay Stein, & Joel Moss won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical)

Jagged Little Pill won the following:

• Tom Kitt: Drama Desk Award for Orchestration

• Lauren Patten: Drama Desk Award for Featured Actress

Moulin Rouge! won the following:

• Sonya Tayeh: Drama Desk Award for Choreography

• Peter Hylenski: Drama Desk Award for Sound Design

Other winners:

• Little Shop of Horrors: Drama Desk Award for Revival of a Musical

Dune won the following:

• Greig Fraser: Academy Award for Cinematography

• Patrice Vermette & Zsuzsuanna Sipos: Academy Award for Production Design

• Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, & Ron Bartlett: Academy Award for Sound

Other winners:

• Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi, & Patrick Wachsberger: Academy Award for Best Picture (CODA)

• Jane Campion: Academy & Golden Globe Awards for Direction (The Power of the Dog)

• Jenny Beavan: Academy Award for Costume Design (Cruella)

• Mike Elizondo, Tom MacDougall, & Lin-Manuel Miranda: Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (Encanto)