Monday, June 08, 2009
2009 Tony Award Winners
It was a night of song and dance at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Musical Hall. Elton John and Liza Minnelli performed with the cast of West Side Story, Dolly Parton belted out a tune from 9 to 5: The Musical and even funny man Will Ferrell showed up.
BEST MUSICAL
Billy Elliot
BEST PLAY
God of Carnage
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Hair
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
The Norman Conquests
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Karen Olivo, West Side Story
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER
Next to Normal
Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS (Tie)
Martin Koch, Billy Elliot
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Derek McLane, 33 Variations
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Tim Hatley, Shrek the Musical
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Gregory Clarke, Equus
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot
SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Liza’s at the Palace…
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER
Jerry Herman
REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD
Signature Theater (Arlington, Va.)
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
Phyllis Newman
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATER
Shirley Herz
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- 2010 Daytime Emmy Award Winners
- 2008 Emmy Award Winners