It was Broadway's turn in the spotlight on Sunday as the 2008 Tony Awards took over Radio City Music Hall. Whoopi Goldberg — in her Christian Siriano-designed dress! — presided over the ceremony, which saw In the Heights take home the award for Best Musical and August: Osage County named Best Play. To see a full list of the night's winners, just read more.
BEST MUSICAL
In the Heights
BEST PLAY
August: Osage County
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
South Pacific
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Boeing-Boeing
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Passing Strange, Stew
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER
In the Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, In the Heights
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Micheal Yeargan, South Pacific
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Donald Holder, South Pacific
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER
Stephen Sondheim
REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
SPECIAL TONY AWARD
Robert Russell Bennett
Valentino
Dress for Less
Fornarina
This was a great show. I am so happy In the Heights won. He is amazing and so is the musical. The RENT tribute was my absolute favorite part though, I have to be biased to my favorite musical. Though there could have been a little more life in La Vie Boheme.
1So happy for In the Heights, but I'm sad it will be impossible for me to get tickets now.
2Patrick Stewart was robbed - his Macbeth was amazing.
3I loved the show last night, and seeing the two casts of Rent together was emotional but amazing.
4I'm wondering why the actors in Rent still have to wear the 1990's clothes and hair. Can't they update it?
5im so happy for in the heights!, i want to watch so badly! there's no way im getting tickets now:( oh and the rent part was awesome too!
6We're heading to NYC in September with tickets in hand for In the Heights AND South Pacific. Cannot wait!
7fleurfairy, the point of RENT is that it takes place in the early 90s . . . why would you ever update it?
8For those of you heading to or living in NYC, Passing Strange was so, so good. A lot of people prefer it to In The Heights, so check it out if you can!
9Delighted for Jim Norton in The Seafarer. And what a gracious acceptance speech
10I was so happy that Patti Lupone won leading actress along w/ her Gypsy cast members. I was sad to see Sunday in the Park with George didn't win anything though
And where was Stephen Sondheim??!?!?!
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