Am 13. Mai 2008 wurden die Nominierungen für die diesjährigen Tony-Awards bekannt gegeben. Einsam an der Spitze der nominierten Uraufführungen: “In The Heights” mit Chancen auf gleich 13 Preise. Auf den Plätzen folgen Revivals von “South Pacific” mit 11 Nominierungen und “Sunday in the Park with George” mit 9 Nominierungen.
Nur auf 3 Nominierungen brachte es Mel Brooks mit “Young Frankenstein”, auch für “A Catered Affair” (3 Nominierungen) und “The Little Mermaid” (2 Nominierungen) werden die nächsten Wochen nicht leicht, wirken die Tonys doch nicht allzu selten als schicksalbestimmend, was die Zukunft der schlecht abschneidenden Produktionen betrifft. Die Liste der nominierten Musicalproduktionen:
In The Heights (13 Nominierungen)
- Best Musical
- Best Book of a Musical (Quiara Alegràa Hudes)
- Best Original Score ( Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Robin De Jesàºs)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Olga Merediz)
- Best Direction of a Musical (Thomas Kail)
- Best Choreography (Andy Blankenbuehler)
- Best Orchestration (Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman)
- Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Anna Louizos)
- Best Costume Design of a Musical (Paul Tazewell)
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Howell Binkley)
- Best Sound Design of a Musical (Acme Sound Partners)
South Pacific (11 Nominierungen)
- Best Revival of a Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Paulo Szot)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Kelli O’Hara)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Danny Burstein)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Loretta Ables Sayre)
- Best Direction of a Musical (Bartlett Sher)
- Best Choreography (Christopher Gattelli)
- Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Michael Yeargan)
- Best Costume Design of a Musical (Catherine Zuber)
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Donald Holder)
- Best Sound Design of a Musical (Scott Lehrer)
Sunday in the Park with George (9 Nominierungen)
- Best Revival of a Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Daniel Evans)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Jenna Russell)
- Best Direction of a Musical (Sam Buntrock)
- Best Orchestration (Jason Carr)
- Best Scenic Design of a Musical (David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network)
- Best Costume Design of a Musical (David Farley)
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Ken Billington)
- Best Sound Design of a Musical (Sebastian Frost)
Passing Strange (7 Nominierungen)
- Best Musical
- Best Book of a Musical (Stew)
- Best Original Score ( Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Lyrics: Stew)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Stew)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (de’Adre Aziza)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Daniel Breaker)
- Best Orchestration (Stew & Heidi Rodewald)
Gypsy (7 Nominierungen)
- Best Revival of a Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Patti Lupone)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Boyd Gaines)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Laura Benanti)
- Best Direction of a Musical (Arthur Laurents)
- Best Costume Design of a Musical (Martin Pakledinaz)
- Best Sound Design of a Musical (Dan Moses Schreier)
Xanadu (4 Nominierungen)
- Best Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Kerry Butler)
- Best Book of a Musical (Douglas Carter Beane)
- Best Choreography (Dan Knechtges)
Cry-Baby (4 Nominierungen)
- Best Musical
- Best Book of a Musical (Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan)
- Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger)
- Best Choreography (Rob Ashford)
Young Frankenstein (3 Nominierungen)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Christopher Fitzgerald)
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Andrea Martin)
- Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Robin Wagner)
A Catered Affair (3 Nominierungen)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Tom Wompat)
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Faith Prince)
- Best Orchestration (Jonathan Tunick)
The Little Mermaid (2 Nominierungen)
- Best Original Score (Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater)
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Natasha Katz)
Grease (1 Nominierung)
- Best Revival of a Musical
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Stephen Sondheim
