BILLY ELLIOT, HAIR, 'CARNAGE' and 'NORMAN' Among 2009 Tony Award Winners!

All the Winners

By: Charlie Piane Jun. 07, 2009

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The American Theatre Wing's 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2009 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

Billy Elliot, Hair, God Of Carnage, Karen Olivo, Angela Lansbury and more were among the winners of the night. Find a complete list below!

Nominations in 27 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were announced on May 5th by Tony Award Winners Cynthia Nixon and Lin-Manuel Miranda from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.

	Best Play	View Category
	Dividing the Estate	Author: Horton Foote
Winner	God of Carnage	Author: Yasmina Reza
	reasons to be pretty	Author: Neil LaBute
	33 Variations	Author: Moisés Kaufman

	Best Musical	View Category
Winner	Billy Elliot, The Musical
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	Rock of Ages
	Shrek The Musical

	Best Book of a Musical	View Category
Winner	Billy Elliot, The Musical	Lee Hall
	next to normal	Brian Yorkey
	Shrek The Musical	David Lindsay-Abaire
	[Title of Show]	Hunter Bell

	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	View Category
	Billy Elliot, The Musical	Music: Elton John, Lyrics: Lee Hall
Winner	next to normal	Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
	9 to 5: The Musical	Music & Lyrics: Dolly Parton
	Shrek The Musical	Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire

	Best Revival of a Play	View Category
	Joe Turner's Come and Gone
	Mary Stuart	New Version: Peter Oswald
Winner	The Norman Conquests
	Waiting for Godot

	Best Revival of a Musical	View Category
	Guys and Dolls
Winner	Hair
	Pal Joey
	West Side Story

	Best Special Theatrical Event	View Category
Winner	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	View Category
	Jeff Daniels	God of Carnage
	Raúl Esparza	Speed-the-Plow
	James Gandolfini	God of Carnage
Winner	Geoffrey Rush	Exit the King
	Thomas Sadoski	reasons to be pretty

	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play	View Category
	Hope Davis	God of Carnage
	Jane Fonda	33 Variations
Winner	Marcia Gay Harden	God of Carnage
	Janet McTeer	Mary Stuart
	Harriet Walter	Mary Stuart

	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	View Category
Winner	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	View Category
	Stockard Channing	Pal Joey
	Sutton Foster	Shrek The Musical
	Allison Janney	9 to 5: The Musical
Winner	Alice Ripley	next to normal
	Josefina Scaglione	West Side Story

	Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	View Category
	John Glover	Waiting for Godot
	Zach Grenier	33 Variations
	Stephen Mangan	The Norman Conquests
	Paul Ritter	The Norman Conquests
Winner	Roger Robinson	Joe Turner's Come and Gone

	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play	View Category
	Hallie Foote	Dividing the Estate
	Jessica Hynes	The Norman Conquests
	Marin Ireland	reasons to be pretty
Winner	Angela Lansbury	Blithe Spirit
	Amanda Root	The Norman Conquests

	Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	View Category
	David Bologna	Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner	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	View Category
	Jennifer Damiano	next to normal
	Haydn Gwynne	Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner	Karen Olivo	West Side Story
	Martha Plimpton	Pal Joey
	Carole Shelley	Billy Elliot, The Musical

	Best Scenic Design of a Play	View Category
	Dale Ferguson	Exit the King
	Rob Howell	The Norman Conquests
Winner	Derek McLane	33 Variations
	Michael Yeargan	Joe Turner's Come and Gone

	Best Scenic Design of a Musical	View Category
	Robert Brill	Guys and Dolls
Winner	Ian MacNeil	Billy Elliot, The Musical
	Scott Pask	Pal Joey
	Mark Wendland	next to normal

	Best Costume Design of a Play	View Category
	Dale Ferguson	Exit the King
	Jane Greenwood	Waiting for Godot
	Martin Pakledinaz	Blithe Spirit
Winner	Anthony Ward	Mary Stuart

	Best Costume Design of a Musical	View Category
	Gregory Gale	Rock of Ages
	Nicky Gillibrand	Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner	Tim Hatley	Shrek The Musical
	Michael McDonald	Hair

	Best Lighting Design of a Play	View Category
	David Hersey	Equus
	David Lander	33 Variations
Winner	Brian MacDevitt	Joe Turner's Come and Gone
	Hugh Vanstone	Mary Stuart

	Best Lighting Design of a Musical	View Category
	Kevin Adams	Hair
	Kevin Adams	next to normal
	Howell Binkley	West Side Story
Winner	Rick Fisher	Billy Elliot, The Musical

	Best Sound Design of a Play	View Category
	Paul Arditti	Mary Stuart
Winner	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	View Category
	Acme Sound Partners	Hair
Winner	Paul Arditti	Billy Elliot, The Musical
	Peter Hylenski	Rock of Ages
	Brian Ronan	next to normal

	Best Direction of a Play	View Category
	Phyllida Lloyd	Mary Stuart
	Bartlett Sher	Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Winner	Matthew Warchus	God of Carnage
	Matthew Warchus	The Norman Conquests

	Best Direction of a Musical	View Category
Winner	Stephen Daldry	Billy Elliot, The Musical
	Michael Greif	next to normal
	Kristin Hanggi	Rock of Ages
	Diane Paulus	Hair

	Best Choreography	View Category
	Karole Armitage	Hair
	Andy Blankenbuehler	9 to 5: The Musical
Winner	Peter Darling	Billy Elliot, The Musical
	Randy Skinner	Irving Berlin's White Christmas

	Best Orchestrations	View Category
	Larry Blank	Irving Berlin's White Christmas
	Martin Koch	Billy Elliot, The Musical
Winner	Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt	next to normal
Winner	Danny Troob and John Clancy	Shrek The Musical

	Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre	View Category
Recipient	Jerry Herman

	Regional Theatre Tony Award	View Category
Recipient	Signature Theatre, Arlington, Va.

	Isabelle Stevenson Award	View Category
Recipient	Phyllis Newman

	Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre	View Category

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