
While waiting for a Broadway show to start, a favorite pastime is flipping through your Playbill and playing its "How Many Have You Seen?" game, where you go through all the shows still open and tally how many you've knocked off your To-See list. It's also the game we play when the Tony Award nominations are announced — and today the 2009 list was delivered. Who's got your vote?
BEST PLAY
"Dividing the Estate"
"God of Carnage"
"reasons to be pretty"
"33 Variations"
BEST MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot, the Musical"
"Next to Normal"
"Rock of Ages"
"Shrek the Musical"
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
"The Norman Conquests"
"Mary Stuart"
"Waiting for Godot"
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
"Guys and Dolls"
"Hair"
"Pal Joey"
"West Side Story"
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot, the Musical"
Gavin Creel, "Hair"
Brian D'Arcy James ,"Shrek the Musical"
Constantine Maroulis, "Rock of Ages"
J. Robert Spencer, "Next to Normal"
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stockard Channing, "Pal Joey"
Sutton Foster, "Shrek the Musical"
Allison Janney, "9 to 5"
Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
Josefina Scaglione, "West Side Story"
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jeff Daniels, "God of Carnage"
Raul Esparza, "Speed-the-Plow"
James Gandolfini, "God of Carnage"
Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King"
Thomas Sadoski, "reasons to be pretty"
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Hope Davis, "God of Carnage"
Jane Fonda, "33 Variations"
Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"
Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart"
Harriet Walter, "Mary Stuart"
BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Phyllida Lloyd, "Mary Stuart"
Bartlett Sher, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Matthew Warchus , "The Normal Conquests"
Matthew Warchus ,"God of Carnage"
BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot, the Musical"
Michael Greif, "Next to Normal"
Kristin Hanggi, "Rock of Ages"
Diane Paulus, "Hair"
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT "Liza's at The Palace"
"Slava's Snowshow"
"Soul of Shaolin"
"You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Karole Armitage, "Hair"
Andy Blankenbuehler, "9 to 5: The Musical"
Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
Randy Skinner, "Irving Berlin's White Christmas"
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal"
Danny Troob and John Clancy, "Shrek The Musical"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dale Ferguson, "Exit the King"
Rob Howell, "The Norman Conquests"
Derek McLane, "33 Variations"
Michael Yeargan, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Robert Brill, "Guys and Dolls"
Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
Scott Pask, "Pal Joey"
Mark Wendland, "Next to Normal"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Dale Ferguson, "Exit the King"
Jane Greenwood, "Waiting for Godot"
Martin Pakledinaz, "Blithe Spirit"
Anthony Ward, "Mary Stuart"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Gregory Gale, "Rock of Ages"
Nicky Gillibrand, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical"
Michael McDonald, "Hair"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
David Hersey, "Equus"
David Lander, "33 Variations"
Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Hugh Vanstone, "Mary Stuart"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams, "Hair"
Kevin Adams, "Next to Normal"
Howell Binkley, "West Side Story"
Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Paul Arditti, "Mary Stuart"
Gregory Clarke, "Equus"
Russell Goldsmith, "Exit the King"
Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Acme Sound Partners, "Hair"
Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
Peter Hylenski, "Rock of Ages"
Brian Ronan, "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 HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
Shirley Herz
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NEXT TO NORMAL is an AMAZING show. I think BILLY ELLIOT will get best show (even though I'd personally give it to N2N) but the best actress award belongs to Alice Ripley.
She's fierce.
Dolly Parton was ROBBED!
Dolly Parton was nominated…Queerty just left off nominations for best score.
Left off Dolly Parton????
and you call this a gay website?
pfft.
Kristen Scott Thomas was robbed. Dolly got pretty much what she deserved from that lackluster 9 to 5.
Well thank god I read the comments before I had a coronary.
left off all the featured performer nominations as well…
@Quentin: I agree with you on both counts: NEXT TO NORMAL would get my vote for Best Musical (were I a Tony voter, which I am not) and Alice Ripley should win Best Actress in a Musical. I do think that Ms. Ripley should be dusting off a place on her mantel for her Tony, but I'd bet ELLIOT is going to take home the Best Musical trophy. My boyfriend loved BILLY ELLIOT, but I didn't care for it. At least he'll be happy.
ROCK OF AGES up for Best Musical? Over 9 TO 5? Really!?!
I haven't even seen the show yet, but Megan Hilty (9 to 5) is a comic talent like I have not seen in a generation. I can't believe she is not recognized. Anyone who saw Wicked in Hollywood knows what I'm talkin' bout.
Umm…some of us fags actually write the musicals we all so enjoy and wouldn't mind our peers being recognized here. I'm sure Dolly would agree with me, so:
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Lee Hall, Billy Elliot
Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal
David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical
Hunter Bell, [title of show]
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER
Billy Elliot
Music: Elton John, Lyrics: Lee Hall
Next to Normal
Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
9 to 5
Music and lyrics: Dolly Parton
Shrek the Musical
Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire
@Quentin: thank you [tos]