Awards & Winners

2008 Tony Award

Check winners and nominations of 2008 Tony Award. Check awards winners of 62nd Tony Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

62nd Tony Awards

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti

Honored for : Gypsy

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Nominee Nominated Work
De'Adre Aziza Passing Strange
Loretta Ables Sayre South Pacific
Andrea Martin Young Frankenstein
Laura Benanti Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Olga Merediz In the Heights
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Anna D. Shapiro

Honored for : August: Osage County

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Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew Warchus Boeing Boeing
Anna D. Shapiro August: Osage County
Conor McPherson The Seafarer
Maria Aitken The 39 Steps
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Mark Rylance

Honored for : Boeing Boeing

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Rylance Boeing Boeing
Ben Daniels Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence Fishburne Thurgood
Rufus Sewell Rock 'n' Roll
Patrick Stewart Macbeth
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Jim Norton

Honored for : The Seafarer

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Nominee Nominated Work
Conleth Hill The Seafarer
Raúl Esparza The Homecoming
Bobby Cannavale Mauritius
David Pittu Is He Dead?
Jim Norton The Seafarer
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations

Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman

Honored for : In the Heights

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Sherman In the Heights
Alex Lacamoire In the Heights
Jason Carr Sunday in the Park with George
Jonathan Tunick A Catered Affair
Heidi Rodewald Passing Strange
Stew Passing Strange
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play

Todd Rosenthal

Honored for : August: Osage County

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Nominee Nominated Work
Todd Rosenthal August: Osage County
Peter McKintosh The 39 Steps
Scott Pask Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Anthony Ward Macbeth
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Lu Roffe Boeing Boeing
Susan Quint Gallin Boeing Boeing
Sonia Friedman Productions Boeing Boeing
Broadway Across America Boeing Boeing
Matthew Byam-Shaw Boeing Boeing
Robert G. Bartner Boeing Boeing
The Weinstein Company Boeing Boeing
ACT Productions Boeing Boeing
Bob Boyett Boeing Boeing
Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. Boeing Boeing
Steven Tulchin Boeing Boeing
Norman Tulchin Boeing Boeing
The Araca Group Boeing Boeing
Jam Theatricals The Homecoming
Jeffrey Richards The Homecoming
Harold Thau The Homecoming
Michael Filerman The Homecoming
Jerry Frankel The Homecoming
Lynne Peyser The Homecoming
Ergo Entertainment The Homecoming
Buddy Freitag The Homecoming
Ronald Frankel The Homecoming
Michael Gardner The Homecoming
David Jaroslawicz The Homecoming
Barbara Freitag The Homecoming
Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Inc. The Homecoming
Terry Schnuck The Homecoming
Roundabout Theatre Company Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Duncan C. Weldon Macbeth
Paul Elliott Macbeth
Jeffrey Archer Macbeth
Bill Ballard Macbeth
Emanuel Azenberg Macbeth
Rodger Hess Macbeth
Timothy Childs Macbeth
Terri Childs Macbeth
Adriana Mnuchin Macbeth
David Mirvish Macbeth
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Deanna Dunagan

Honored for : August: Osage County

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Nominee Nominated Work
Deanna Dunagan August: Osage County
Eve Best The Homecoming
Kate Fleetwood Macbeth
S. Epatha Merkerson Come Back, Little Sheba
Amy Morton August: Osage County
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Michael Yeargan

Honored for : South Pacific

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Yeargan South Pacific
Timothy Bird Sunday in the Park with George
The Knifedge Creative Network Sunday in the Park with George
David Farley Sunday in the Park with George
Anna Louizos In the Heights
Robin Wagner Young Frankenstein
Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play

Mic Pool

Honored for : The 39 Steps

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Nominee Nominated Work
Adam Cork Macbeth
Mic Pool The 39 Steps
Simon Baker Boeing Boeing
Ian Dickinson Rock 'n' Roll
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Donald Holder

Honored for : South Pacific

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howell Binkley In the Heights
Natasha Katz The Little Mermaid
Ken Billington Sunday in the Park with George
Donald Holder South Pacific
Tony Award for Best Play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey Richards August: Osage County
Staton Bell Group August: Osage County
Barbara Freitag August: Osage County
Ronald Frankel August: Osage County
Daryl Roth August: Osage County
Rick Steiner August: Osage County
Tracy Letts August: Osage County
Jean Doumanian August: Osage County
Jerry Frankel August: Osage County
Ostar Productions August: Osage County
Jennifer Manocherian August: Osage County
Marc Frankel August: Osage County
Debra Black August: Osage County
Steve Traxler August: Osage County
The Weinstein Company August: Osage County
Dancap Productions Rock 'n' Roll
Sonia Friedman Productions Rock 'n' Roll
Tom Stoppard Rock 'n' Roll
The Weinstein Company Rock 'n' Roll
Douglas G. Smith Rock 'n' Roll
Robert G. Bartner Rock 'n' Roll
Ostar Productions Rock 'n' Roll
Maidstone Productions Rock 'n' Roll
Roger Berlind Rock 'n' Roll
Jam Theatricals Rock 'n' Roll
Bob Boyett Rock 'n' Roll
Ostar Productions The Seafarer
Ralph Guild The Seafarer
Nancy Ellison Rollnick The Seafarer
Keough Partners The Seafarer
Bill Rollnick The Seafarer
Philip Geier The Seafarer
Jon Avnet The Seafarer
Roy Furman The Seafarer
Lawrence Horowitz The Seafarer
Eric Falkenstein The Seafarer
Max OnStage The Seafarer
Thomas S. Murphy The Seafarer
James D'Orta The Seafarer
Bob Boyett The Seafarer
Jam Theatricals The Seafarer
Conor McPherson The Seafarer
Roundabout Theatre Company The 39 Steps
Patrick Barlow The 39 Steps
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play

Kevin Adams

Honored for : The 39 Steps

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Harrison Macbeth
Kevin Adams The 39 Steps
Donald Holder Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann G. Wrightson August: Osage County
Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play

Katrina Lindsay

Honored for : Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter McKintosh The 39 Steps
Gregory Gale Cyrano de Bergerac
Katrina Lindsay Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Rob Howell Boeing Boeing
Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical

Catherine Zuber

Honored for : South Pacific

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Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Zuber South Pacific
David Farley Sunday in the Park with George
Martin Pakledinaz Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Paul Tazewell In the Heights
Special Tony Award

Robert Russell Bennett

(in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific.)
Special Tony Award

Stephen Sondheim

(For Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre)
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Paulo Szot

Honored for : South Pacific

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paulo Szot South Pacific
Tom Wopat A Catered Affair
Lin-Manuel Miranda In the Heights
Stew Passing Strange
Daniel Evans Sunday in the Park with George
Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical

Scott Lehrer

Honored for : South Pacific

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sebastian Frost Sunday in the Park with George
Scott Lehrer South Pacific
Acme Sound Partners In the Heights
Dan Moses Schreier Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Tony Award for Best Choreography

Andy Blankenbuehler

Honored for : In the Heights

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rob Ashford Cry-Baby
Christopher Gattelli South Pacific
Dan Knechtges Xanadu
Andy Blankenbuehler In the Heights
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Patti LuPone

Honored for : Gypsy: A Musical Fable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jenna Russell Sunday in the Park with George
Kelli O'Hara South Pacific
Kerry Butler Xanadu
Faith Prince A Catered Affair
Patti LuPone Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical

Lincoln Center Theater

Honored for : South Pacific

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lincoln Center Theater South Pacific
Jack Viertel Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Roger Berlind Gypsy: A Musical Fable
David Ian Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Debra Black Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Roy Furman Gypsy: A Musical Fable
The R/F/B/V Group Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Scott Rudin Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Ted Hartley Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Roger Horchow Gypsy: A Musical Fable
David Ian Grease
Terry Allen Kramer Grease
Nederlander Presentations Inc. Grease
Paul Nicholas Grease
Roundabout Theatre Company Sunday in the Park with George
Tony Award for Best Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sander Jacobs In the Heights
Mike Skipper In the Heights
Jill Furman In the Heights
Robyn Goodman In the Heights
Peter Fine In the Heights
Kevin McCollum In the Heights
Jeffrey Seller In the Heights
Sonny Everett In the Heights
Allan S. Gordon Cry-Baby
Brian Grazer Cry-Baby
Anne Caruso Cry-Baby
Adam S. Gordon Cry-Baby
Universal Pictures Stage Productions Cry-Baby
Élan V. McAllister Cry-Baby
Adam Epstein Cry-Baby
Latitude Link Cry-Baby
James P. MacGilvray Cry-Baby
Pelican Group Cry-Baby
Elie Hirschfeld Passing Strange
Jed Bernstein Passing Strange
Chase Mishkin Passing Strange
Peter May Passing Strange
Boyett Ostar Productions Passing Strange
Jacki Barlia Florin Passing Strange
Janet Pailet Passing Strange
Emily Landau Passing Strange
Bill Kenwright Passing Strange
Vasi Laurence Passing Strange
Buddy Freitag Passing Strange
Patricia Flicker Addiss Passing Strange
Larry Hirschhorn Passing Strange
Elizabeth Ireland McCann Passing Strange
The Shubert Organization Passing Strange
Ruth Hendel Passing Strange
Steve Klein Passing Strange
Barbara Freitag Passing Strange
Broadway Across America Passing Strange
Spring Sirkin Passing Strange
Wendy Federman Passing Strange
Brian Swibel Xanadu
Tara Smith Xanadu
Robert Ahrens Xanadu
Sara Murchison Xanadu
Dale Smith Xanadu
Cari Smulyan Xanadu
Dan Vickery Xanadu
Walter Grossman In the Heights
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Stew

Honored for : Passing Strange

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Nominee Nominated Work
Douglas Carter Beane Xanadu
Quiara Alegría Hudes In the Heights
Stew Passing Strange
Mark O'Donnell Cry-Baby
Thomas Meehan Cry-Baby
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Boyd Gaines

Honored for : Gypsy: A Musical Fable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Boyd Gaines Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Daniel Breaker Passing Strange
Danny Burstein South Pacific
Robin de Jesús In the Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald Young Frankenstein
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

Bartlett Sher

Honored for : South Pacific

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bartlett Sher South Pacific
Thomas Kail In the Heights
Sam Buntrock Sunday in the Park with George
Arthur Laurents Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Tony Award for Best Original Score

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Honored for : In the Heights

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lin-Manuel Miranda In the Heights
David Javerbaum Cry-Baby
Adam Schlesinger Cry-Baby
Heidi Rodewald Passing Strange
Stew Passing Strange
Howard Ashman The Little Mermaid
Alan Menken The Little Mermaid
Glenn Slater The Little Mermaid
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

Rondi Reed

Honored for : August: Osage County

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Nominee Nominated Work
Laurie Metcalf November
Rondi Reed August: Osage County
Mary McCormack Boeing Boeing
Martha Plimpton Top Girls
Sinéad Cusack Rock 'n' Roll