(The following list of Tony nominees and winners was featured in the New York Times, June 8, 2009.)
2009 Tony Award Winners
A complete list of winners of 2009 Tony Awards (denoted in bold with a *), with links to the original New York Times reviews.
BEST MUSICAL
BEST PLAY
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
* Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal
David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical
Hunter Bell, [title of show]
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER
Billy Elliot
Music: Elton John, Lyrics: Lee Hall
* Next to Normal
Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
9 to 5
Music and lyrics: Dolly Parton
Shrek the Musical
Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
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
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
* Matthew Warchus, God of Carnage
Matthew Warchus, The Norman Conquests
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
* Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot
Michael Greif, Next to Normal
Kristin Hanggi, Rock of Ages
Diane Paulus, Hair
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/theater/theaterspecial/05tonyslist.html