Best Choreography Susan Stroman for Contact Best Book of a Musical Richard Nelson for James Joyce's The Dead Best Original Score Tim Rice and Elton John for Aida Best Orchestrations Don Sebesky for Kiss Me, Kate Best Scenic Design Bob Crowley for Aida Best Lighting Design Natasha Katz for Aida Best Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz for Kiss Me, Kate Best Direction of a Musical Michael Blakemore for Kiss Me, Kate Best Direction of a Play Michael Blakemore for Copenhagen Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Roy Dotrice for A Moon for the Misbegotten Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Blair Brown for Copenhagen Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Boyd Gaines for Contact Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Jennifer Ehle for The Real Thing Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Stephen Dillane for The Real Thing Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Brian Stokes Mitchell for Kiss Me, Kate Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Karen Ziemba for Contact Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Heather Headley for Aida