2008 Tony Award Nominations Announced

First Published: May 13, 2008 9:41 AM EDT Credit:

Caption David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez announce the nominees for the 2008 Tony Awards

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- “In the Heights,” a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show.

A lush, lavish revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” took 11 nominations, followed by “Sunday in the Park With George” with nine. Three shows received seven nominations: “August: Osage County,” “Passing Strange” and the revival of “Gypsy.”

“Heights” was nominated for best musical along with “Passing Strange,” the story of one man’s journey through sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll; “Cry-Baby,” a raunchy ‘50s teenage romance based on the John Waters film; and “Xanadu,” a spoof of the ‘80s disco movie musical.

“August: Osage County,” already the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, was nominated for best play along with Conor McPherson’s “The Seafarer,” Tom Stoppard’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “The 39 Steps” by Patrick Barlow.

A complete list of the nominations for the 2008 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Award presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing:

Best Play

August: Osage County Author: Tracy LettsProducers: 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

Rock ‘n’ RollAuthor: Tom StoppardProducers: Bob Boyett & Sonia Friedman Productions, Ostar Productions, Roger Berlind, Tulchin/Bartner, Douglas G. Smith, Dancap Productions, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company, Lincoln Center Theater, The Royal Court Theatre London

The Seafarer Author: Conor McPhersonProducers: Ostar Productions, Bob Boyett, Roy Furman, Lawrence Horowitz, Jam Theatricals, Bill Rollnick/Nancy Ellison Rollnick, James D’Orta, Thomas S. Murphy, Ralph Guild/Jon Avnet, Philip Geier/Keough Partners, Eric Falkenstein/Max OnStage, The National Theatre of Great Britain

The 39 Steps Author: Patrick BarlowProducers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Bob Boyett, Harriet Newman Leve/Ron Nicynski, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley, Manocherian Golden Prods., Olympus Theatricals/Douglas Denoff, Marek J. Cantor/Pat Addiss, Huntington Theatre Company/Nicholas Martin/Michael Maso, Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Ltd.

Best Musical

Cry-BabyProducer: Adam Epstein, Allan S. Gordon, Élan V. McAllister, Brian Grazer, James P. MacGilvray, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Anne Caruso, Adam S. Gordon, Latitude Link, The Pelican Group, Philip Morgaman, Andrew Farber/Richard Mishaan

In The HeightsProducers: Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman, Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper

Passing StrangeProducers: The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth Ireland McCann LLC, Bill Kenwright, Chase Mishkin, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Broadway Across America, Emily Fisher Landau, Peter May, Boyett Ostar, Larry Hirschhorn, Janet Pailet/Steve Klein, Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein, Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel, Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss, Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin, Joey Parnes, The Public Theater, The Berkeley Repertory Theatre

XanaduProducers: Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel, Sarah Murchison/Dale Smith

Best Book of a Musical

Cry-BabyMark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan

In The HeightsQuiara Alegría Hudes

Passing StrangeStew

XanaduDouglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Cry-BabyMusic & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger

In The HeightsMusic & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda

The Little MermaidMusic: Alan MenkenLyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater

Passing StrangeMusic: Stew and Heidi RodewaldLyrics: Stew

Best Revival of a Play

Boeing-BoeingProducers: 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

The HomecomingProducers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Ergo Entertainment, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Michael Gardner, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Terry E. Schnuck, Harold Thau, Michael Filerman/Lynne Peyser, Ronald Frankel/David Jaroslawicz, Love Bunny Entertainment

Les Liaisons DangereusesProducers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy

MacbethProducers: Duncan C. Weldon & Paul Elliott, Jeffrey Archer, Bill Ballard, Terri & Timothy Childs, Rodger Hess, David Mirvish, Adriana Mnuchin, Emanuel Azenberg, BAM, The Chichester Festival Theatre

Best Revival of a Musical

GreaseProducers: Paul Nicholas and David Ian, Nederlander Presentations Inc., Terry Allen Kramer, Robert Stigwood

GypsyProducers: Roger Berlind, The Routh-Frankel-Baruch-Viertel Group, Roy Furman, Debra Black, Ted Hartley, Roger Horchow, David Ian, Scott Rudin, Jack Viertel

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificProducers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett

Sunday in the Park with GeorgeProducers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Bob Boyett, Debra Black, Jam Theatricals, Stephanie P. McClelland, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley, Barbara Manocherian/Jennifer Manocherian, Ostar Productions, The Menier Chocolate Factory/David Babani

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons DangereusesLaurence Fishburne, ThurgoodMark Rylance, Boeing-BoeingRufus Sewell, Rock ‘n’ RollPatrick Stewart, Macbeth

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Eve Best, The HomecomingDeanna Dunagan, August: Osage CountyKate Fleetwood, MacbethS. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little ShebaAmy Morton, August: Osage County

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeLin-Manuel Miranda, In The HeightsStew, Passing StrangePaulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificTom Wopat, A Catered Affair

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Kerry Butler, XanaduPatti LuPone, GypsyKelli O’Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificFaith Prince, A Catered AffairJenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Bobby Cannavale, MauritiusRaúl Esparza, The HomecomingConleth Hill, The SeafarerJim Norton, The SeafarerDavid Pittu, Is He Dead?

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Sinead Cusack, Rock ‘n’ RollMary McCormack, Boeing-BoeingLaurie Metcalf, NovemberMartha Plimpton, Top GirlsRondi Reed, August: Osage County

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Daniel Breaker, Passing StrangeDanny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificRobin De Jesús, In The HeightsChristopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young FrankensteinBoyd Gaines, Gypsy

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

de’Adre Aziza, Passing StrangeLaura Benanti, GypsyAndrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young FrankensteinOlga Merediz, In The HeightsLoretta Ables Sayre, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Peter McKintosh, The 39 StepsScott Pask, Les Liaisons DangereusesTodd Rosenthal, August: Osage CountyAnthony Ward, Macbeth

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeAnna Louizos, In The HeightsRobin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young FrankensteinMichael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific

Best Costume Design of a Play

Gregory Gale, Cyrano de BergeracRob Howell, Boeing-BoeingKatrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons DangereusesPeter McKintosh, The 39 Steps

Best Costume Design of a Musical

David Farley, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeMartin Pakledinaz, GypsyPaul Tazewell, In The HeightsCatherine Zuber, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Kevin Adams, The 39 StepsHoward Harrison, MacbethDonald Holder, Les Liaisons DangereusesAnn G. Wrightson, August: Osage County

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeHowell Binkley, In The HeightsDonald Holder, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificNatasha Katz, The Little Mermaid

Best Sound Design of a Play

Simon Baker, Boeing-BoeingAdam Cork, MacbethIan Dickson, Rock ‘n’ RollMic Pool, The 39 Steps

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Acme Sound Partners, In The HeightsSebastian Frost, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeScott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificDan Moses Schreier, Gypsy

Best Direction of a Play

Maria Aitken, The 39 StepsConor McPherson, The SeafarerAnna D. Shapiro, August: Osage CountyMatthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing

Best Direction of a Musical

Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeThomas Kail, In The HeightsArthur Laurents, GypsyBartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific

Best Choreography

Rob Ashford, Cry-BabyAndy Blankenbuehler, In The HeightsChristopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South PacificDan Knechtges, Xanadu

Best Orchestrations

Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeAlex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In The HeightsStew & Heidi Rodewald, Passing StrangeJonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair

Regional Theatre Tony AwardChicago Shakespeare Theater

Special Tony AwardRobert 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 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific.

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the TheatreStephen Sondheim

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