Tony Awards 2009: The Winners

[Perdita]

Digital Spy presents the full list of winners at the 2009 Tony Awards, held last night at Radio City Music Hall, New York City.

Best Play
God of Carnage

Best Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical

Best Book of a Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Next to Normal (Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey)

Best Revival of a Play
The Norman Conquests

Best Revival of a Musical
Hair

Best Special Theatrical Event
Liza's at The Palace

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Geoffrey Rush (Exit the King)

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Marcia Gay Harden (God of Carnage)

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 Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Roger Robinson (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Angela Lansbury (Blithe Spirit)

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Gregory Jbara (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Karen Olivo (West Side Story)

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Derek McLane (33 Variations)

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Ian MacNeil (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best Costume Design of a Play
Anthony Ward (Mary Stuart)

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Tim Hatley (Shrek The Musical)

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Rick Fisher (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best Sound Design of a Play
Gregory Clarke (Equus)

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Paul Arditti (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best Direction of a Play
Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage)

Best Direction of a Musical
Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best Choreography
Peter Darling (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best 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


:clap: Well done to all the winners, good to see Billy Elliot doing so well. :thumbsup:

[lizann]

Tony Awards bosses have been blasted for the "inappropriate" way they dealt with an onstage accident at Sunday's ceremony, which left Poison rocker Bret Michaels with a fractured nose.

The singer was hit in the face by a moving set piece as he exited the stage after performing the night's opening number with the cast of musical Rock of Ages.

Tony Awards bosses brushed the accident aside, insisting "Bret Michaels does not have a broken nose, just a scrape from the scenery. Everything is a-okay!"

But the rock star's manager now insists Michaels was, in fact, seriously injured.

Michaels Entertainment Group officials have released a statement criticising Tony Awards bosses for failing to warn the rocker about the moving prop and refusing to stop the show after the accident.

They have also taken aim at show host Neil Patrick Harris for joking about the accident during the ceremony telecast.

The statement reads, "Sunday morning at rehearsals, Bret was never informed that the descending set piece existed let alone would be moving into position as he was exiting the stage.

"Had this incident happened to Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton or Elton John, the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern.

"It is unfortunate that the show’s host made light of the situation without having any knowledge of the severity of Bret’s injuries. Comments that Mr. Harris was doing shots backstage with Mr. Michaels and that Bret was completely fine were untrue, considering Bret never saw Mr. Harris prior to, during or after the Tonys, but, in fact, was being attended to by medical personnel backstage."

A publicist for Michaels confirms that as well as fracturing his nose, the rocker required three stitches to close a wound in his lip after he headbutted the suspended prop.