Winners of the 2009 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday.
PLAY: "God of Carnage."
MUSICAL: "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: "Hair."
BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) 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.
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