The Nominations are out! And Billy Elliot topped the list of the 2009 Tony Award nominations with a total of 15, equaling the record number previously held by The Producers. The new musical Next to Normal picked up 11 Tony nods, including Best Musical. Nominations in 27 competitive categories were announced today, May 5 at the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center by Tony winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Nixon. The awards ceremony itself will be held at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2009 and will be broadcast on CBS.
And the nominees are...
Best Play
33 Variations by Moises Kaufman
Dividing the Estate by Horton Foote
God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
Reasons to be Pretty by Neil LaBute
Best Musical
Billy Elliot
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
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 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
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/Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot
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
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
Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot
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
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
Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot
Michael Greif, Next to Normal
Kristin Hanggi, Rock of Ages
Diane Paulus, Hair
Best Choreography
Karole Armitage, Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler, 9 to 5
Peter Darling, Billy Elliot
Randy Skinner, White Christmas
Best Book of a Musical
[title of show] - Hunter Bell
Billy Elliot - Lee Hall
Next to Normal - Brian Yorkey
Shrek the Musical - David Lindsay-Abaire
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Billy Elliot - Elton John and Lee Hall
Next to Normal - Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
Shrek the Musical - David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori
Best Orchestrations
Billy Elliot - Martin Koch
Next to Normal - Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt
Shrek the Musical - Danny Troob and John Clancy
White Christmas - Larry Blank
Best Scenic Design of a Play
33 Variations - Derek McLane
Exit the King - Dale Ferguson
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - Michael Yeargan
The Norman Conquests - Rob Howell
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Billy Elliot - Ian MacNeil
Guys and Dolls - Robert Brill
Next to Normal - Mark Wendland
Pal Joey - Scott Pask
Best Costume Design of a Play
Blithe Spirit - Martin Pakledinaz
Exit the King - Dale Ferguson
Mary Stuart - Anthony Ward
Waiting for Godot - Jane Greenwood
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Billy Elliot - Nicky Gillibrand
Hair - Michael McDonald
Rock of Ages - Gregory Gale
Shrek the Musical - Tim Hatley
Best Lighting Design of a Play
33 Variations - David Lander
Equus - David Hersey
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - Brian MacDevitt
Mary Stuart - Hugh Vanstone
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Billy Elliot - Rick Fisher
Hair - Kevin Adams
Next to Normal - Kevin Adams
West Side Story - Howell Binkley
Best Sound Design of a Play
Equus - Gregory Clarke
Exit the King - Russell Goldsmith
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg
Mary Stuart - Paul Arditti
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Billy Elliot - Paul Arditti
Hair - Acme Sound Partners
Next to Normal - Brian Ronan
Rock of Ages - Peter Hylenski
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
Multiple Nominations by Show
Billy Elliot - 15
Next to Normal - 11
Hair - 8
The Norman Conquests - 7
God of Carnage - 6
Joe Turner's Come and Gone - 6
Rock of Ages - 5
33 Variations - 5
Exit the King - 4
9 to 5 - 4
Pal Joey - 4
West Side Story - 4
Reasons to Be Pretty - 3
Waiting for Godot - 3
Blithe Spirit - 2
Dividing the Estate - 2
Equus - 2
Guys and Dolls - 2
White Christmas - 2
Can't wait to see who comes out on top! Time to pick your favs and draw up your lists, then send out invitations for your own Tony Awards Party! Who do you think will win? Leave your comments and let me know!!
The Broadway Musical Nut
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The past few years I have been more excited about the plays than the musicals. I am sorry, (in my opinion)there really hasn't been anything to call home about in the way of new musicals. I am sure that the nominated shows are great. (Billy Elliot, LOVED the movie.) But I would like to see something clearly exciting and original like what has been happening in the play category. Wouldn't it be amazing to see a musical that wasn't based on a film? Someone coming up with and original idea or taking a universal idea and making it pure genius? Something as exciting and brilliant as West Side Story when it first came out. Where are the Bernstein's and the Sondheim's of tomorrow?...I REALLY want those guys to step forward and blow me away! Good Luck to the nominees! Love the Tony's despite the lack of musical originality. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with ya, Tamari. I'm tired of seeing musicals about recent films or Television shows. I don't mind if they go back to classics like Webber did with Sunset Boulevard, just get some more original stuff out there....like...Urinetown. LOL ;) Hey...it's funny AND Original. But...you know what I mean.
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