Con la conduzione di Whoopi Goldberg si è svolta ieri al Radio City Music Hall di New York la serata dei Tony Awards 2008, i premi del teatro americano. Miglior musical è "In The Heights" che si è aggiudicato 4 premi, ma ben 7 riconoscimenti hanno premiato il revival di "South Pacific" e 3 "Gypsy". Ecco l’elenco completo di tutte le categorie e, a seguire, il video di "In The Heights" ai Tony Award:
Best Musical
In The Heights
Producers: Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman, Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper
Best Play
August: Osage County
Author: Tracy Letts
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag, Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group, The Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Best Book of a Musical
Passing Strange – Stew
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
In The Heights – Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Bob Boyett, Act Productions, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert G. Bartner, The Weinstein Company, Susan Gallin/Mary Lu Roffe, Broadway Across America, Tulchin/Jenkins/DSM, The Araca Group
Best Revival of a Musical
South Pacific
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett
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 Scenic Design of a Play
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Michael 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
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 & Bill Sherman, In The Heights
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Special Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981), in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by South Pacific.
Riassumendo:
South Pacific: 7
August: Osage County: 5
In the Heights: 4
Gypsy: 3
Boeing-Boeing: 2
The 39 Steps: 2
Les Liaisons Dangereuses: 1
Passing Strange: 1
The Seafarer: 1
