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The 2008 Tony Awards Sunday, June 15th 8/7c CBS
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Best Play
August: Osage County Winner SpeechAuthor: Tracy Letts
Rock 'n' RollAuthor: Tom Stoppard
The SeafarerAuthor: Conor McPherson
The 39 StepsAuthor: Patrick Barlow
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Best Musical
Cry-Baby
In The Heights Winner Speech
Passing Strange
Xanadu
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Best Book of a Musical
Cry-BabyMark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
In The HeightsQuiara Alegría Hudes
Passing StrangeStew Winner Speech
XanaduDouglas Carter Beane
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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 Winner Speech
The Little MermaidMusic: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Passing StrangeMusic: Stew and Heidi Rodewald
Lyrics: Stew
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Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing Winner Speech
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Macbeth
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Best Revival of a Musical
Grease
Gypsy
South Pacific Winner Speech
Sunday in the Park with George
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Ben DanielsLes Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence FishburneThurgood
Mark Rylance Winner SpeechBoeing-Boeing
Rufus SewellRock 'n' Roll
Patrick StewartMacbeth
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Eve BestThe Homecoming
Deanna Dunagan Winner SpeechAugust: Osage County
Kate FleetwoodMacbeth
S. Epatha MerkersonCome Back, Little Sheba
Amy MortonAugust: Osage County
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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Daniel EvansSunday in the Park with George
Lin-Manuel MirandaIn The Heights
StewPassing Strange
Paulo Szot Winner SpeechSouth Pacific
Tom WopatA Catered Affair
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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Kerry ButlerXanadu
Patti LuPone Winner SpeechGypsy
Kelli O'HaraSouth Pacific
Faith PrinceA Catered Affair
Jenna RussellSunday in the Park with George
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Bobby CannavaleMauritius
Raúl EsparzaThe Homecoming
Conleth HillThe Seafarer
Jim Norton Winner SpeechThe Seafarer
David PittuIs He Dead?
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Sinead CusackRock 'n' Roll
Mary McCormackBoeing-Boeing
Laurie MetcalfNovember
Martha PlimptonTop Girls
Rondi Reed Winner SpeechAugust: Osage County
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Daniel BreakerPassing Strange
Danny BursteinSouth Pacific
Robin De JesúsIn The Heights
Christopher FitzgeraldThe New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Boyd Gaines Winner SpeechGypsy
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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
de'Adre AzizaPassing Strange
Laura Benanti Winner SpeechGypsy
Andrea MartinThe New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Olga MeredizIn The Heights
Loretta Ables SayreSouth Pacific
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Best Direction of a Play
Maria AitkenThe 39 Steps
Conor McPhersonThe Seafarer
Anna D. Shapiro Winner SpeechAugust: Osage County
Matthew WarchusBoeing-Boeing
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Best Direction of a Musical
Sam BuntrockSunday in the Park with George
Thomas KailIn The Heights
Arthur LaurentsGypsy
Bartlett Sher Winner SpeechSouth Pacific
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Best Choreography
Rob AshfordCry-Baby
Andy Blankenbuehler Winner SpeechIn The Heights
Christopher GattelliSouth Pacific
Dan KnechtgesXanadu
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Best Orchestrations
Jason CarrSunday in the Park with George
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman Winner SpeechIn The Heights
Stew and Heidi RodewaldPassing Strange
Jonathan TunickA Catered Affair
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Best Scenic Design of a Play
Peter McKintoshThe 39 Steps
Scott PaskLes Liaisons Dangereuses
Todd Rosenthal Winner SpeechAugust: Osage County
Anthony WardMacbeth
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Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative NetworkSunday in the Park with George
Anna LouizosIn The Heights
Robin WagnerThe New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Michael Yeargan Winner SpeechSouth Pacific
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Best Costume Design of a Play
Gregory GaleCyrano de Bergerac
Rob HowellBoeing-Boeing
Katrina Lindsay Winner SpeechLes Liaisons Dangereuses
Peter McKintoshThe 39 Steps
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Best Costume Design of a Musical
David FarleySunday in the Park with George
Martin PakledinazGypsy
Paul TazewellIn The Heights
Catherine Zuber Winner SpeechSouth Pacific
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Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams Winner SpeechThe 39 Steps
Howard HarrisonMacbeth
Donald HolderLes Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann G. WrightsonAugust: Osage County
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Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken BillingtonSunday in the Park with George
Howell BinkleyIn The Heights
Donald Holder Winner SpeechSouth Pacific
Natasha KatzThe Little Mermaid
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Best Sound Design of a Play
Simon BakerBoeing-Boeing
Adam CorkMacbeth
Ian DickinsonRock 'n' Roll
Mic Pool Winner SpeechThe 39 Steps
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Best Sound Design of a Musical
Acme Sound PartnersIn The Heights
Sebastian FrostSunday in the Park with George
Scott Lehrer Winner SpeechSouth Pacific
Dan Moses SchreierGypsy
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Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Stephen Sondheim Winner Speech
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Regional Theatre Tony Award®
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Winner Speech
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Special Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)  Winner
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