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- Date: May 5, 2009
- Time: 8:30 am EST
- Announced by: Cynthia Nixon and Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Location: New York City, New York
- Broadcast on: Clear Channel
- Broadcast on Times Square buildingOfficial Site: Tony Awards Press Release (May 1, 2009)
- Produced by: The Broadway League and American Theatre WingOfficial Site: Tony Awards Press Release (May 1, 2009)
- Sponsor: Continental Airlines
- Promotional partners: USA Today, Macy's and Clear ChannelOfficial Site: Tony Awards Press Release (May 1, 2009)
- Awards ceremony: June 7, 2009
- Network: CBS
- Location: Radio City Music Hall
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The Tony 2009 nominations were announced by Cynthia Nixon and Lin-Manuel Miranda on May 5, 2009. The awards celebrate Broadway productions, actors, directors and craft. The actual awarding of the statues takes place on June 7, 2009 at Radio City Music Hall and will be broadcast on CBS.
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2009 Honorary Awards
- Jerry Herman - Lifetime Achievement
- Signature Theater - Regional Theater Awards
- Phyllis Newman - Isabelle Stevenson Award
- Shirley Herz - Excellence in Theater Award
Most Nominations
- Billy Elliot, The Musical: 15
- Next to Normal: 11
- Hair: 8
- Shrek The Musical: 8
- Mary Stuart: 7
- The Norman Conquests: 7
Isabelle Stevens Award
New for the 2009 Tony Awards is the Isabelle Stevenson Award. This award, given to Phylis Newman in 2009, honors a member of the Broadway community for their service and advocacy for volunteerism.Broadway World: Tony Awards Announce Stevenson Award (October 8, 2008) Stevenson was a Broadway star who died in 2003 after 30 years of serving as a member of the American Theater Wing--most of the time as the group's president.New York Times: Stevenson, Doyenne of the Tony Awards, Dies (December 30, 2009)-
Best Play Tony Nominees
- Dividing the Estate written by: Horton Foote
- God of Carnage written by: Yasmina Reza
- Reasons to Be Pretty written by: Neil LaBute
- 33 Variations written by: Moises Kaufman
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Best Musical Tony Nominees
- Billy Elliot, The Musical
- Next to Normal
- Rock of Ages
- Shrek The Musical
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Best Musical Revival Tony Nominees
- Guys and Dolls
- Hair
- Pal Joey
- West Side Story
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Best Actor in a Musical Tony Nominees
- David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish in Billy Elliot, The Musical
- Gavin Creel in Hair
- Brian d'Arcy James in Shrek The Musical
- Constantine Maroulis in Rock of Ages
- J. Robert Spencer in Next to Normal
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Best Actress in a Musical Tony Nominees
- Stockard Channing in Pal Joey
- Sutton Foster in Shrek The Musical
- Allison Janney in 9 to 5: The Musical
- Alice Ripley in Next to Normal
- Josefina Scaglione in West Side Story
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Best Actor in a Play Nominees
- Jeff Daniels in God of Carnage
- Raul Esparza in Speed-the-Plow
- James Gandolfini in God of Carnage
- Geoffrey Rush in Exit the King
- Thomas Sadoski in Reasons to Be Pretty
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Best Actress in a Play Nominees
- Hope Davis in God of Carnage
- Jane Fonda in 33 Variations
- Marcia Gay Harden God of Carnage
- Janet McTeer in Mary Stuart
- Harriet Walter in Mary Stuart
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Best Featured Actress in a Play Tony Nominees
- Hallie Foote in Dividing the Estate
- Jessica Hynes in The Norman Conquests
- Marin Ireland in Reasons to Be Pretty
- Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit
- Amanda Root in The Norman Conquests