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The nominations for the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, .

"Billy Elliot, The Musical," about a coal miner's son who dreams of becoming a dancer, leads the pack with a record 15 nominations.

The awards will air on CBS on June 7,2009, at 8/7 Central.

BEST PLAY:

  • "Dividing the Estate"
  • "God of Carnage"
  • "reasons to be pretty"
  • "33 Variations"

    BEST MUSICAL:

  • "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • "Next to Normal"
  • "Rock of Ages"
  • "Shrek The Musical"

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE:

  • "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • "Next to Normal"
  • "9 to 5: The Musical"
  • "Shrek The Musical"

    BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY:

  • "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
  • "Mary Stuart"
  • "The Norman Conquests"
  • "Waiting for Godot"

    BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL:

  • "Guys and Dolls"
  • "Hair"
  • "Pal Joey"
  • "West Side Story"

    BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT:

  • "Liza's at The Palace"
  • "Slava's Snowshow"
  • "Soul of Shaolin"
  • "You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush"

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

  • Jeff Daniels, "God of Carnage"
  • Raul Esparza, "Speed-the-Plow"
  • James Gandolfini, "God of Carnage"
  • Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King"
  • Thomas Sadoski, "Reasons to Be Pretty"

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

  • Hope Davis, "God of Carnage"
  • Jane Fonda, "33 Variations"
  • Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"
  • Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart"
  • Harriet Walter, "Mary Stuart"

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

  • David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • 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: The Musical"
  • Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
  • 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"

    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"
  • 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"
  • Marc Kudisch, "9 to 5: The Musical"
  • 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, The Musical"
  • Karen Olivo, "West Side Story"
  • Martha Plimpton, "Pal Joey"
  • Carole Shelley, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"

    BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY:

  • Dale Ferguson, "Exit the King"
  • Rob Howell, "The Norman Conquests"
  • Derek McLane, "33 Variations"
  • Michael Yeargan, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

    BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL:

  • Robert Brill, "Guys and Dolls"
  • Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • 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"

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL:

  • Gregory Gale, "Rock of Ages"
  • Nicky Gillibrand, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical"
  • Michael McDonald, "Hair"

    BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY:

  • David Hersey, "Equus"
  • David Lander, "33 Variations"
  • Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
  • Hugh Vanstone, "Mary Stuart"

    BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL:

  • Kevin Adams, "Hair"
  • Kevin Adams, "Next to Normal"
  • Howell Binkley, "West Side Story"
  • Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"

    BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY:

  • Paul Arditti, "Mary Stuart"
  • Gregory Clarke, "Equus"
  • Russell Goldsmith, "Exit the King"
  • Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

    BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL:

  • Acme Sound Partners, "Hair"
  • Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • Peter Hylenski, "Rock of Ages"
  • Brian Ronan, "Next to Normal"

    BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY:

  • Phyllida Lloyd, "Mary Stuart"
  • Bartlett Sher, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
  • Matthew Warchus, "God of Carnage"
  • Matthew Warchus, "The Norman Conquests."

    BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL:

  • Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • 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 Elliot, The Musical"
  • Randy Skinner, "Irving Berlin's White Christmas."

    BEST ORCHESTRATIONS:

  • Larry Blank, "Irving Berlin's White Christmas"
  • Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal"
  • Danny Troob and John Clancy, "Shrek The Musical."

    BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL:

  • "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
  • "Next to Normal"
  • "Shrek The Musical"
  • "(Title of Show)"

    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

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