Best Play
God of Carnage
Author: Yasmina RezaProducers: Robert Fox, David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Jon B. Platt, The Weinstein Company, The Shubert Organization

Best Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical
Producers: Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions, Weinstein Live Entertainment

Best Book of a Musical
Billy Elliot, The Musical Lee Hall

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

Best Revival of a Play
The Norman Conquests
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Dede Harris, Tulchin/Bartner/Lauren Doll, Jamie deRoy, Eric Falkenstein, Harriet Newman Leve, Probo Productions, Douglas G. Smith, Michael Filerman/Jennifer Manocherian, Richard Winkler, Dan Frishwasser, Pam Laudenslager/Remmel T. Dickinson, Jane Dubin/True Love Productions, Barbara Manocherian/Jennifer Isaacson, The Old Vic Theatre Company

Best Revival of a Musical

Hair
Producers: The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Andrew D. Hamingson, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Productions, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/Wencarlar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company/Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes, Elizabeth Ireland McCannPal Joey
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Marc Platt

Best Special Theatrical Event

Liza’s at The Palace
Producers: John Scher and Metropolitan Talent Presents, LLC; Jubilee Time Productions.LLC.

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

Photography: Barry Gordin