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Nominations for the 2009 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards

 

*Best Play

 

Dividing the Estate (Author: Horton Foote; Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Bernard Gersten, André Bishop, Primary Stages)

 

God of Carnage (Author: Yasmina Reza; Producers: Robert Fox, David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Jon B. Platt, The Weinstein Company, The Shubert Organization)

 

Reasons to Be Pretty (Author: Neil LaBute; Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, MCC Theater, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Ted Snowdon, Doug Nevin/Erica Lynn Schwartz, Ronald Frankel/Bat-Barry Productions, Kathleen Seidel, Kelpie Arts, LLC, Jam Theatricals, Rachel Helson/Heather Provost)

 

33 Variations (Author: Moisés Kaufman; Producers: David Binder, Ruth Hendel, Goldberg/Mills, Latitude Link, Arielle Tepper Madover, Bill Resnick, Eric Schnall, Jayne Baron Sherman, Wills/True Love Productions, Tectonic Theater Project, Greg Reiner, Dominick Balletta, Jeffrey LaHoste)

 

*Best Musical

 

Billy Elliot, The Musical (Producers: Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions, Weinstein Live Entertainment)

 

Next to Normal (Producers: David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard)

 

Rock of Ages (Producers: Matthew Weaver, Carl Levin, Jeff Davis, Barry Habib, Scott Prisand, Relativity Media, Corner Store Fund, Janet Billig Rich, Hillary Weaver, Toni Habib, Paula Davis, Simon and Stefany Bergson/Jennifer Maloney, Charles Rolecek, Susanne Brook, Israel Wolfson, Sara Katz/Jayson Raitt, Max Gottlieb/John Butler, David Kaufman/Jay Franks, Mike Wittlin, Prospect Pictures, Laura Smith/Bill Bodnar, Happy Walters, Michele Caro, The Araca Group)

 

Shrek The Musical (Producers: Dreamworks Theatricals, Neal Street Productions)

 

*Best Book of a Musical

 

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

 

Billy Elliot, The Musical (Music: Elton John; Lyrics: Lee Hall)

 

Next to Normal (Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Brian Yorkey)

 

9 to 5: The Musical (Music and Lyrics: Dolly Parton)

 

Shrek The Musical (Music: Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire)

 

 

*Best Revival of a Play

 

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten)

 

Mary Stuart (New Version: Peter Oswald; Producers: Arielle Tepper Madover, Debra Black, Neal Street Productions/Matthew Byam Shaw, Scott Delman, Barbara Whitman, Jean Doumanian/Ruth Hendel, David Binder/CarlWend Productions/Spring Sirkin, Daryl Roth/James L. Nederlander/Chase Mishkin, The Donmar Warehouse)

 

The Norman Conquests (Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Dede Harris, Tulchin/Bartner/Lauren Doll, Jamie deRoy, Eric Falkenstein, Harriet Newman Leve, Probo Productions, Douglas G. Smith, Michael Filerman/Jennifer Manocherian, Richard Winkler, Dan Frishwasser, Pam Laudenslager/Remmel T. Dickinson, Jane Dubin/True Love Productions, Barbara Manocherian/Jennifer Isaacson, The Old Vic Theatre Company)

 

Waiting for Godot (Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Elizabeth Ireland McCann)

 

 

*Best Revival of a Musical

 

Guys and Dolls (Producers: Howard Panter and Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin/Bartner, Bill Kenwright, Northwater Entertainment, Darren Bagert, Tom Gregory, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., David Mirvish, Michael Jenkins/Dallas Summer Musicals, Independent Presenters Network, Olympus Theatricals, Sonia Friedman Productions)

 

Hair (Producers: The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Andrew D. Hamingson, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Productions, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/Wencarlar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company/Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes, Elizabeth Ireland McCann)

 

Pal Joey (Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Marc Platt)

 

West Side Story (Producers: Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller, Terry Allen Kramer, Sander Jacobs, Roy Furman/Jill Furman Willis, Freddy DeMann, Robyn Goodman/Walt Grossman, Hal Luftig, Roy Miller, The Weinstein Company, Broadway Across America)

 

 

*Best Special Theatrical Event

 

Liza’s at The Palace (Producers: John Scher and Metropolitan Talent Presents, LLC; Jubilee Time Productions, LLC)

 

Slava’s Snowshow (Producers: David J. Foster, Jared Geller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Marinoff Cohn, John Pinckard)

 

Soul of Shaolin (Producers: Nederlander Worldwide Productions, LLC; Eastern Shanghai International Culture Film and Television Group; China on Broadway)

 

You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush (Producer: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Steve Traxler, Home Box Office Inc., Gary Sanchez Productions, Bat-Barry Productions, Ken Davenport, Ergo Entertainment, Ronald Frankel, Jon B. Platt, James D. Stern, The Weinstein Company, Tara Smith/b. Swibel, Dede Harris/Sharon Karmazin, Arny Granat)

 

 

*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, 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

 

 

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

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