American Theater Wing’s 63rd Annual Tony Awards were given out on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. List of 2009 Tony Awards winners is given below.
PLAY : “GOD OF CARNAGE.”
REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL : “HAIR.”
BOOK OF A MUSICAL : LEE HALL, “BILLY ELLIOT, THE MUSICAL.”
ORIGINAL SCORE 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.