Here are the winners of the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards.
BEST MUSICAL: Billy Elliot, The Musical (accepted by Eric Fellner)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot, The Musical
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Hair (accepted by producer Oskar Eustis)
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THEATRE: Jerry Herman
BEST PLAY: God of Carnage (accepted by author Yasmina Reza and producer Robert Fox)
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: The Norman Conquests (accepted by producer Sonia Friedman)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Karen Olivo, West Side Story
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot, The Musical
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT: Liza’s at The Palace (accepted by producer John Scher)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot, The Musical
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: Music, Tom Kitt; Lyrics, Brian Yorkey
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Announced before the telecast:
BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall, Billy Elliot, The Musical
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
CHOREOGRAPHY: Peter Darling, Billy Elliot, The Musical
ORCHESTRATIONS: Martin Koch, Billy Elliot, The Musical; Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, Next to Normal
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Angela Lansbury is still working!? Impressive.
I’m sure they deserved to win, but like they wouldn’t give Angela Lansbury and Liza the Tonys?
I’m just grateful that Will Ferrel did not win. What an annoying, obnoxious jerk.
That number from Billy Elliot was borderline unwatchable. I have no interest in seeing that show now. Very disappointing.
When NPH was in Cabaret on Broadway my gal pal and I met him after at the stage door. We were so enamored and brave enough to ask him if he’d kiss us.
AND HE DID!
I was convinced we must be super foxy and hoped one day NPH and I would get married. A few years later I realized… OH
Regardless, I kissed the 2009 Tony Award host!!!
I live blogged the shitttt out of this event! For those of you who missed it/are curious what happened besides who won, here’s where it’s at:
http://www.popsense.com/2009/06/live-coverage-of-tony-awards-keep.html
p.s. is it wrong that I still Angela Lansbury attractive?
NPH made things somewhat watchable. But most of these awards were totally predictable.
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Not a lot of surprises in the victors, although the Billy Elliot thing got old quickly. I’m glad Hair won. It’s great that it still has that verve, I think it surprised with its energy. I’m anxious to see what shows will get boosts and which will fade.
I’M SO HAPPY ALICE RIPLEY WON! SHE’S SO AMAZING IN ‘NEXT TO NORMAL.’
Ben’s comment about Will Ferrell being “an annoying, obnoxious jerk” shows that he has NO CLUE about who Will really is. Ben, FYI, Will is the polar opposite of the characters he portrays in his films. In real life, he is not annoying, obnoxious, and by NO STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION is he a jerk. His dad happens to be one of my closest pals, and while I don’t know Will very well, what I do know is that he (and his younger brother) were raised by loving parents, and that he is very intelligent, polite, respectful, well read and very humble. Add to that—loving husband, cherished father, adored son and brother, and you have the real Will Ferrell. You, on the other hand, seem to know him so well, and yet you can’t even spell his last name correctly. Go rent “Elf” and see if his character doesn’t make you laugh out loud. If the movie is too deep for you, watch it with a friend—maybe they can explain the parts you don’t understand.
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Yay! I’m so happy Equus won atleast ONE award. It was such a great play.
I disagree about “Hair.” While I love the music and the show, it is no longer relevant. I thought that “West Side Story” had a much better number and is a timeless story.
And the winner for the closest call is Brett Michaels http://scarlett-tv.com/?p=131. Close escape!
Neil Patrick Harris star went up bigtime last night. He commanded respect as the host. GREAT job!
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