Synopsis

The 2004-2005 Broadway season garnered recognition for a distinguished collection of plays and musicals. The nominees for Best Play included *Doubt*, *Democracy*, *Gem of the Ocean*, and *The Pillowman*. Competing for the award of Best Musical were *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*, *The Light in the Piazza*, and *Monty Python's Spamalot*.