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The 2008 Tony Awards Sunday, June 15th 8/7c CBS
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Best Book of a Musical
Stew
Stew Winner, for Passing Strange
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Stew received four 2008 Tony Award nominations: Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score Written for the Theatre, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, and Best Orchestrations, all for Passing Strange. He is a singer, songwriter, and the founder of the rock band The Negro Problem. Meet this nominee on Working in the Theatre.

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Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Winner, for In The Heights
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Miranda conceived In The Heights while studying at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. He wrote the music and lyrics, and stars in the show as Usnavi. He has received 2008 Tony nominations for both Best Score and Best Actor for In The Heights.

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Best Direction of a Play
Anna D. Shapiro
Anna D. Shapiro Winner, for August: Osage County
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August: Osage County marks Shapiro's Broadway directorial debut. She is an ensemble member at Steppenwolf, and the head of the graduate directing program at Northwestern University.

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Best Direction of a Musical
Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher Winner, for South Pacific
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This is Sher's third Tony nomination. He was previously nominated for Awake and Sing! and The Light in the Piazza. He is the artistic director of Seattle’s Intiman Theatre. Meet this nominee on Downstage Center and Working in the Theatre.

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Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler
Andy Blankenbuehler Winner, for In The Heights
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This is Blankenbuehler's first Tony nomination. On Broadway, he has choreographed The Apple Tree, Man of La Mancha, and Saturday Night Fever.

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Best Orchestrations
Alex LacamoireBill Sherman
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman Winner, for In The Heights
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This is Lacamoire's first Tony nomination. On Broadway, he has previously worked on Legally Blonde The Musical, High Fidelity, Wicked, and Avenue Q.

Sherman is the composer for the second season of MTV's Gamekillers.

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Best Scenic Design of a Play
Todd Rosenthal Winner, for August: Osage County
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This is Rosenthal's first Tony nomination. He is currently an assistant professor of design at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

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Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Michael Yeargan
Michael Yeargan Winner, for South Pacific
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Yeargan is a two-time past Tony winner, for Awake and Sing! and The Light in the Piazza.

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Best Costume Design of a Play
Katrina Lindsay
Katrina Lindsay Winner, for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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This is Lindsay's first Tony nomination and her Broadway debut. She has designed numerous productions in the UK.

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Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber
Catherine Zuber Winner, for South Pacific
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This is Zuber's seventh Tony nomination. She has previously won for The Coast of Utopia, Awake and Sing!, and The Light in the Piazza. Meet this nominee on Working in the Theatre.

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Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams Winner, for The 39 Steps
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Adams won a Tony Award in 2007 for his design of Spring Awakening. He also designed the lighting for this season's Passing Strange.

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Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Donald Holder
Donald Holder Winner, for South Pacific
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Holder is nominated this year for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for South Pacific and for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Les Liaisons Dangereuses. He is a five-time past Tony nominee. He won in 1998 for The Lion King. Meet this nominee on Working in the Theatre.

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Best Sound Design of a Play
Mic Pool
Mic Pool Winner, for The 39 Steps
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On Broadway, Pool also designed the sound for Art.

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Best Sound Design of a Musical
Scott Lehrer
Scott Lehrer Winner, for South Pacific
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On Broadway Lehrer has previously designed the sound for Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, The Frogs, and The Caretaker.

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