Tony Awards 2009 Winners

Here are all the winners from each category:

Best Play: God of Carnage (Yasmina Reza)

Best Musical: Billy Elliot, The Musical

Best Book of a Musical: Lee Hall (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written For The Theatre: Music - Tom Kitt, Lyrics - Brian Yorkey (Next To Normal)

Best Revival of a Play: The Norman Conquests

Best Revival of a Musical: Hair

Best Special Theaterical 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 Direction of a Play: Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage)

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

Best Choreography: Peter Darling (Billy Elliot, The Musical)

Best Orchestrations: Martin Koch (Billy Elliot, The Musical) and Michael Starobin & Tom Kitt (Next to Normal)

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)

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 Honours for Excellence in the Theatre: Shirley Herz

Personally, I'm glad Jerry Herman got acknowledged for his works. It was well deserved. Heres a Youtube clip of one of my favourite songs from one of his musical Miss Spectacular.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blPr1IcM7O0