2009 Tony Winners
Winners of the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday.
- PLAY: "God of Carnage."
- MUSICAL: "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: "Hair."
- BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: "Next to Normal."
- REVIVAL OF A PLAY: "The Norman Conquests."
- SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT: "Liza's at The Palace."
- PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King."
- PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage."
- PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal."
- PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roger Robinson, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
- PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Angela Lansbury, "Blithe Spirit."
- PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Gregory Jbara, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Karen Olivo, "West Side Story."
- SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Derek McLane, "33 Variations."
- SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Anthony Ward, "Mary Stuart."
- COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical."
- LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
- LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Gregory Clarke, "Equus."
- SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Matthew Warchus, "God of Carnage."
- DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- CHOREOGRAPHY: Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
- ORCHESTRATIONS: Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"; Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal."
- SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE: Jerry Herman.
- REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD: Signature Theatre, Arlington, Va.
- ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD: Phyllis Newman.
- TONY HONOR FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE: Shirley Herz