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Tony Awards 2009 Winners

Written by Sean P Aune  |  under Music

tony awardThe 2009 Tony Awards were held last night, and it seems that Broadway loves the story of a kid.

Billy Elliot, the musical based on the movie of the same name, was the big winner last night, taking home a whopping 10 statues.  This includes the odd fact that three boys (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish) will share the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical due to the rotation of the three through the performance.

Major kudos to Angela Lansbury for winning her fifth Tony for her performance in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit.

With all of that out of the way, here is the complete list of Tony Awards 2009 Winners.

Best Play: God of Carnage

Best Musical: Billy Elliot

Best Book of a Musical: Billy Elliot

Best Original Score: Next to Normal

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

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

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo – West Side Story

Best Direction of a Play: Matthew Marchus – God of Carnage

Best Direction of a Musical: Stephen Daldry – Billy Elliot

Best Choreographer: Peter Darling – Billy Elliot

Best Orchestrations: Martin Koch – Billy Elliot

Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt – Next to Normal

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Jerry Herman

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