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2008 Tony Awards Nominations
Broadway Announces 2008 Tony Award Nominees
Select A Ticket, 5/14/2008
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Best Play
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
- Cry-Baby
- In The Heights
- Passing Strange
- Xanadu
Best Original Score
Best Revival of a Play
Best Revival of a Musical
- Grease
- Gypsy
- South Pacific
- Sunday in the Park with George
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
- Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
- Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
- Rufus Sewell, Rock ‘n‘ Roll
- Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
- Eve Best, The Homecoming
- Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
- Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth
- S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba
- Amy Morton, August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
- Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights
- Stew, Passing Strange
- Paulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
- Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
- Kerry Butler, Xanadu
- Patti LuPone, Gypsy
- Kelli O‘Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
- Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
- Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
- Bobby Cannavale, Mauritius
- Raul Esparza, The Homecoming
- Conleth Hill, The Seafarer
- Jim Norton, The Seafarer
- David Pittu, Is He Dead?
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
- Sinead Cusack, Rock ‘n‘ Roll
- Mary McCormack, Boeing-Boeing
- Laurie Metcalf, November
- Martha Plimpton, Top Girls
- Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
- Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
- Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
- Robin De Jesus, In The Heights
- Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
- Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
- de‘Adre Aziza, Passing Strange
- Laura Benanti, Gypsy
- Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
- Olga Merediz, In The Heights
- Loretta Ables Sayre, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
- Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
- Anthony Ward, Macbeth
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with George
- Anna Louizos, In The Heights
- Robin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
- Michael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
Best Costume Design of a Play
- Gregory Gale, Cyrano de Bergerac
- Rob Howell, Boeing-Boeing
- Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
Best Costume Design of a Musical
- David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George
- Martin Pakledinaz, Gypsy
- Paul Tazewell, In The Heights
- Catherine Zuber, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
Best Lighting Design of a Play
- Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
- Howard Harrison, Macbeth
- Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Ann G. Wrightson, August: Osage County
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George
- Howell Binkley, In The Heights
- Donald Holder, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
- Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid
Best Sound Design of a Play
- Simon Baker, Boeing-Boeing
- Adam Cork, Macbeth
- Ian Dickinson, Rock ‘n‘ Roll
- Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Acme Sound Partners, In The Heights
- Sebastian Frost, Sunday in the Park with George
- Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
- Dan Moses Schreier, Gypsy
Best Direction of a Play
- Maria Aitken, The 39 Steps
- Conor McPherson, The Seafarer
- Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
- Matthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing
Best Direction of a Musical
- Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with George
- Thomas Kail, In The Heights
- Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
- Bartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
Best Choreography
- Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby
- Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights
- Christopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
- Dan Knechtges, Xanadu
Best Orchestrations
- Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park with George
- Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In The Heights
- Stew & Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange
- Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair