Tony Award Winners

Best Play: God of Carnage (Author: Yasmina Reza)

Best Musical: Billy Elliot, The Musical

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 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