62nd Annual 2008 Antoinette Perry Tony Award Winners
By Maria Esteves - June 18, 2008
[img_assist|nid=13589|title=|desc=|link=node|align=right|width=140|height=117]The 62nd Annual 2008 Antoinette Perry Tony Awards ceremony honoring the best of Broadway theatre productions, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing was held at the Radio City Music Hall, New York, Sunday, June 15, 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. 2008 Tony Awards hosted by Whoopi Goldberg were broadcast live on CBS Television Network. Special performances included Cry-Baby, Grease, Gypsy, In The Heights, Passing Strange, South Pacific, Sunday in the Park with George, Xanadu, A Catered Affair, The Little Mermaid and Young Frankenstein.
Tony Awards annually acknowledges distinguished achievement by theatre professionals. This year's Tony winners by category are:
Best Play
- AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, written by Tracy Letts
Best Musical
- IN THE HEIGHTS
Best Book of a Musical
- PASSING STRANGE, Stew
Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics)
- IN THE HEIGHTS, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Play Revival
- BOEING-BOEING
Best Musical Revival
- SOUTH PACIFIC
Best Play Leading Actor
- MARK RYLANCE for BOEING-BOEING
Best Play Leading Actress
- DEANNA DUNAGAN for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Best Musical Leading Actor
- PAULO SZOT for SOUTH PACIFIC
Best Musical Leading Actress
- PATTI LUPONE for GYPSY
Best Play Featured Actor
- JIM NORTON for THE SEAFARER
Best Play Featured Actress
- RONDI REED for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Best Musical Featured Actor
- BOYD GAINES for GYPSY
Best Musical Featured Actress
- LAURA BENANTI for GYPSY
Best Play Direction
- ANNA D. SHAPIRO for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Best Musical Direction
- BARTLETT SHER for SOUTH PACIFIC
Best Choreography
- ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER for IN THE HEIGHTS
Best Orchestrations
- ALEX LACAMOIRE and BILL SHERMAN for IN THE HEIGHTS
Best Play Scenic Design
- TODD ROSENTHAL for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Best Musical Scenic Design
- MICHAEL YEARGAN for SOUTH PACIFIC
Best Play Costume Design
- KATRINA LINDSAY for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Best Musical Costume Design
- CATHERINE ZUBER for SOUTH PACIFIC
Best Play Lighting Design
- KEVIN ADAMS for THE 39 STEPS
Best Musical Lighting Design
- DONALD HOLDER for SOUTH PACIFIC
Best Play Sound Design
- MIC POOL for THE 39 STEPS
Best Musical Sound Design
- SCOTT LEHRER for SOUTH PACIFIC
Regional Theatre Tony Award
- CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
Special Tony Award
- ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT (1894-1981)
