"Billy Elliot" dominated the Tony Awards last night.
Actress Marcia Gay Harden, of the US, poses for photographers after winning the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her performance in 'God of Carnage' in New York, New York on 07 June 2009. EPA/PETER FOLEY
"Elliot" took 10 Tony Awards, including the prize for new musical, as well as lead actor to the three actors alternating in the title role.
The British import is the tale of a blue-collar kid from a bleak 1980s Northern English mining town, whose ballet dancer aspirations offers an escape from his grey granite colored sky reality.
"Billy" hit Broadway last November. The show has been a solid hit in a down market, playing capacity crowds since.
From the Tony Awards website, here is the full list of winners:
PLAY
"Dividing the Estate" - Author: Horton Foote; Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Bernard Gersten, Andr' Bishop, Primary StagesWinner: "God of Carnage" - Author: Yasmina Reza; Producers: Robert Fox, David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Jon B. Platt, The Weinstein Company, The Shubert Organization "Reasons to Be Pretty" - Author: Neil LaBute; Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, MCC Theater, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Ted Snowdon, Doug Nevin/Erica Lynn Schwartz, Ronald Frankel/Bat-Barry Productions, Kathleen Seidel, Kelpie Arts, LLC, Jam Theatricals, Rachel Helson/Heather Provost
MUSICAL
Winner: "Billy Elliot, The Musical" - Producers: Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions, Weinstein Live Entertainment
BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Winner: "Billy Elliot, The Musical" - Lee Hall
ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
"Billy Elliot, The Musical" - Music: Elton John; Lyrics: Lee HallWinner: "Next to Normal" - Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
REVIVAL OF A PLAY
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone" - Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Andr� Bishop, Bernard GerstenWinner: "The Norman Conquests" - Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Dede Harris, Tulchin/Bartner/Lauren Doll, Jamie deRoy, Eric Falkenstein, Harriet Newman Leve, Probo Productions, Douglas G. Smith, Michael Filerman/Jennifer Manocherian, Richard Winkler, Dan Frishwasser, Pam Laudenslager/Remmel T. Dickinson, Jane Dubin/True Love Productions, Barbara Manocherian/Jennifer Isaacson, The Old Vic Theatre Company
REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
"Guys and Dolls" - Producers: Howard Panter and Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin/Bartner, Bill Kenwright, Northwater Entertainment, Darren Bagert, Tom Gregory, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., David Mirvish, Michael Jenkins/Dallas Summer Musicals, Independent Presenters Network, Olympus Theatricals, Sonia Friedman ProductionsWinner: "Hair" - Producers: The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Andrew D. Hamingson, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Gary Goddard Entertainment, Kathleen K. Johnson, Nederlander Productions, Inc., Fran Kirmser Productions/Jed Bernstein, Marc Frankel, Broadway Across America, Barbara Manocherian/Wencarlar Productions, JK Productions/Terry Schnuck, Andy Sandberg, Jam Theatricals, The Weinstein Company/Norton Herrick, Jujamcyn Theaters, Joey Parnes, Elizabeth Ireland McCann "Pal Joey" - Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy, Marc Platt
SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Winner: "Liza's at The Palace" - Producers: John Scher and Metropolitan Talent Presents, LLC; Jubilee Time Productions, LLC
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jeff Daniels, "God of Carnage"Winner: Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King"
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Hope Davis, "God of Carnage"Winner: Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage" Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart"
Winner: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, Billy Elliot, The Musical"
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stockard Channing, "Pal Joey"Winner: Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
John Glover, "Waiting for Godot"Winner: Roger Robinson, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAYWinner: Angela Lansbury, "Blithe Spirit"
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICALWinner: Gregory Jbara, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICALWinner: Karen Olivo, "West Side Story"
SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAYWinner: Derek McLane, "33 Variations"
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICALWinner: Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAYWinner: Anthony Ward,
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICALWinner: Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical" Michael McDonald, "Hair"
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAYWinner: Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Winner: Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
SOUND DESIGN FOR A PLAYWinner: Gregory Clarke, "Equus"
SOUND DESIGN FOR A MUSICALWinner: Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
DIRECTION OF A PLAYWinner: Matthew Warchus, "God of Carnage" Matthew Warchus, "The Norman Conquests"
DIRECTION OF A MUSICALWinner: Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
CHOREOGRAPHYWinner: Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
ORCHESTRATIONSWinner: Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
TONY HONOR FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
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