THE 2009 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS
BEST PLAY
Dividing the Estate
God of Carnage WINNER
reasons to be pretty
33 Variations
BEST MUSICAL
Billy Elliot WINNER
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek the Musical
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Billy Elliot, The Musical Lee Hall WINNER
Next to Norman Brian Yorkey
Shrek The Musical David Lindsay-Abaire
(Title of Show) Hunter Bell
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the
Theatre
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal WINNER
9 to 5
Shrek the Musical
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Mary Stuart
The Norman Conquests WINNER
Waiting for Godot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Guys and Dolls
Hair WINNER
Pal Joey
West Side Story
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jeff Daniels, God of Carnage
Raúl Esparza, Speed-the-Plow
James Gandolfini, God of Carnage
Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King WINNER
Thomas Sadoski, Reasons to Be Pretty
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Hope Davis, God of Carnage
Jane Fonda, 33 Variations
Marsha Gay Harden, God of Carnage WINNER
Janet McTeer, Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter, Mary Stuart
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
The Three Billy Elliots, Billy Elliot WINNER
Gavin Creel, Hair
Brian d’Arcy James, Shrek the Musical
Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages
J. Robert Spencer, Next to Normal
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stockard Channing, Pal Joey
Sutton Foster, Shrek the Musical
Allison Janney, 9 to 5
Alice Ripley, Next to Normal WINNER
Josefina Scaglione, West Side Story
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
John Glover, Waiting for Godot
Zach Grenier, 33 Variations
Stephen Mangan, The Norman Conquests
Paul Ritter, The Norman Conquests
Roger Robinson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone WINNER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN
A PLAY
Hallie Foote, Dividing the Estate
Jessica Hynes, The Norman Conquests
Marin Ireland, reasons to be pretty
Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit WINNER
Amanda Root, The Norman Conquests
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A
MUSICAL
David Bologna, Billy Elliot, The Musical
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot, The Musical WINNER
Marc Kudisch, 9 to 5
Christopher Sieber, Shrek the Musical
Will Swenson, Hair
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A
MUSICAL
Jennifer Damiano, Next to Normal
Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot
Karen Olivo, West Side Story WINNER
Martha Plimpton, Pal Joey
Carole Shelley, Billy Elliot
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Phyllida Lloyd, Mary Stuart
Bartlett Sher, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage WINNER
Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot, The Musical WINNER
Michael Greif, Next to Normal
Kristin Hanggi, Rock of Ages
Diane Paulus, Hair
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Karole Armitage, Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler, 9 to 5: The Musical
Peter Darling, Billy Elliott, The Musical WINNER
Randy Skinner, Irving Berlin's White Christmas
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Martin Koch, Billy Elliot; The Musical WINNER tie
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Norman WINNER tie
Danny Troob and John Clancy, Shrek The Musical
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dale Ferguson, Exit the King
Rob Howell, The Norman Conquests
Derek McLane, 33 Variations WINNER
Michael Yeargan, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Robert Brill, Guys and Dolls
Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot WINNER
Scott Pask, Pal Joey
Mark Wendland, Next to Normal
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dale Ferguson, Exit the King
Jane Greenwood, Waiting for Godot
Martin Pakledinaz, Blithe Spirit
Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart WINNER
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregory Gale, Rock of Ages
Nicky Gillibrand, Billy Eliott, The Musical
Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical WINNER
Michael McDonald, Hair
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
David Hersey, Equus
David Lander, 33 Variations
Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner's Come and Gone WINNER
Hugh Vanstone, Mary Stuart
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, Next to Norman
Howell Binkley, West Side Story
Rick Fisher, Billy Elliott, The Musical WINNER
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paul Arditti for Mary Stuart
Gregory Clark for Equus WINNER
Russell Goldsmith for Exit the King
Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg for Joe Turner's Come and Gone
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Acme Sound Partners for Hair
Paul Arditti for Billy Elliot, The Musical WINNER
Peter Hylenski for Rock of Ages
Brian Ronan for Next to Normal
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Liza's at The Palace
WINNER
Slava's Snowshow
Soul of Shaolin
You're Welcome America, A Final Night with George W. Bush.
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE
THEATRE
The 2009 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre will be presented to Tony Award
winning composer and lyricist, Jerry Herman. Mr. Herman composed the scores for such Broadway musicals as Hello; Dolly!; Mame
and La Cage aux Folles. He is a five-time Tony Award nominee and two time Tony Award winner, for La Cage aux Folles and Hello, Dolly!
REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD
The 2009 Regional Theatre Award will be awarded to the Signature
Theatre of Arlington. Each year, the Tony Awards present a Tony Award to a regional theatre on the recommendation of the American Theatre Critics Association. The Award is accompanied by a gift of $25,000. For 20 years, Signature Theatre has broadened and brightened the region's cultural landscape with its bold productions of challenging new and established works.
SPECIAL TONY AWARD
The recipient of the newly created Isabelle Stevenson Award is Tony Award winning
actress Phyllis Newman. The Isabelle
Stevenson Award recognizes an individual from the theatre community who has made a
substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more
humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such
organizations relate to the theatre. In 1995, Ms. Newman founded The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative of The Actor’s Fund of America. For the last 12 years she has raised more than $3.5 million dollars that has helped to serve 2,500 women in the entertainment industry.
Shirley Herz will receive the Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. For more than 50 years, Ms. Herz has been a press agent to both on and Off-Broadway, working behind-the-scenes to publicize more than 200 shows and help make both the shows and their stars house-hold names. Established in 1990, The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories.
