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62nd Tony Awards

2008 theatrical awards ceremony

Field	Value
name	62nd Tony Awards
image	62nd Tony Awards poster.jpg
date	June 15, 2008
location	Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
host	Whoopi Goldberg
most_wins	South Pacific (7)
most_nominations	In the Heights (13)
network	CBS
ratings	6.2 million
producer	Ricky Kirshner
Glenn Weiss
director	Glenn Weiss
previous	[61st](61st-tony-awards)
main	Tony Awards
next	[63rd](63rd-tony-awards)
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Glenn Weiss The 62nd Tony Awards ceremony was held on June 15, 2008. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre. CBS television broadcast the event from Radio City Music Hall in New York City as it has since the 51st Awards ceremony in 1997. The event recognized Broadway productions playing during the 2007 – 2008 season and was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.

The cut-off date for eligibility in the 2007–08 season was May 7, 2008. The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced eligibility rules for many of the award categories. Two new categories debuted at this ceremony: Best Sound Design of a Musical and Best Sound Design of a Play.

The Tony Award nominations were announced on May 13, 2008 by David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez. In the Heights, which premiered Off-Broadway, garnered the most nominations of any show with 13. Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific received 11, the second most of any revival to date (one of these was in the new "sound design" category). The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County earned seven nominations. The revival of Sunday in the Park with George received nine nominations, the revival of Gypsy received seven, as did the new musical Passing Strange.

The "Visa Signature Tonys Preview Concert" was taped at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 11, 2008 and broadcast on CBS television affiliates in June. The concert featured performances from 10 Tony-eligible musicals as well as interviews with Tony nominees. This television show received a nomination for a New York Emmy Award in the Best Special Event Coverage category; the Awards were presented on March 29, 2009.

Eligibility

Shows that opened on Broadway during the 2007–08 season before May 8, 2008 are eligible.

;Original plays

August: Osage County
A Bronx Tale
The Farnsworth Invention
Is He Dead?
Mauritius
November
Rock 'n' Roll
The Seafarer
The 39 Steps
Thurgood ;Original musicals
A Catered Affair
Cry-Baby
Glory Days
In the Heights
The Little Mermaid
Passing Strange
Xanadu
Young Frankenstein ;Play revivals
Boeing-Boeing
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Come Back, Little Sheba
The Country Girl
Cymbeline
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Macbeth
Old Acquaintance
Pygmalion
The Ritz
Top Girls ;Musical revivals
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Grease
Gypsy
South Pacific
Sunday in the Park with George

Awards ceremony

Presenters

The initial list of presenters was announced on June 2, 2008. Additional presenters were announced on June 5.

Alec Baldwin
Gabriel Byrne
Julie Chen
Kristin Chenoweth
Glenn Close
Harry Connick, Jr.
Laurence Fishburne
Whoopi Goldberg
Richard Griffiths
Laura Linney
John Lithgow
Liza Minnelli
Mary-Louise Parker
Mandy Patinkin
David Hyde Pierce
Daniel Radcliffe
Brooke Shields
Marisa Tomei
Lily Tomlin
John Waters
Adam Duritz

Performances

The cast of The Lion King opened the show with a performance "Circle of Life", celebrating the show's 10th anniversary. The cast of Grease, featuring Max Crumm and Laura Osnes as Danny and Sandy, then performed "Grease" and "We Go Together".

Patti LuPone performed "Everything's Coming Up Roses" with Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti from Gypsy. This was followed by the cast of South Pacific in a medley of "There Is Nothin' Like A Dame", "Some Enchanted Evening", and "(I'm in Love with) a Wonderful Guy". Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell sang "Move On" from Sunday in the Park with George.

The cast of Cry-Baby next performed "A Little Upset". Stew and the cast of Passing Strange, including Daniel Breaker and De'Adre Aziza, performed "Keys (Marianna)"/"Keys (It's Alright)". Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of In the Heights followed this with "In the Heights"/"96,000", after which the cast of Xanadu performed "Don't Walk Away".

The three new musicals that were not nominated for Best Musical also gave abbreviated performances of a song from each show. Sierra Boggess performed "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid. Faith Prince performed "Vision" from A Catered Affair, as Leslie Kritzer and Matt Cavenaugh danced in the background, and Megan Mullally and Shuler Hensley performed "Deep Love" from Young Frankenstein.

The cast of Rent performed part of "La Vie Boheme", introduced by original cast member Anthony Rapp. Rapp then invited the rest of the original cast on stage, and they performed part of "Seasons of Love". All of the original cast members were there except for Kristen Lee Kelly and Jesse L. Martin.

Winners and nominees

(winners are in bold)

Best Play	Best Musical	Best Revival of a Play	Best Revival of a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play	Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play	Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Best Book of a Musical	Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre	Best Scenic Design of a Play	Best Scenic Design of a Musical	Best Costume Design of a Play	Best Costume Design of a Musical	Best Lighting Design of a Play	Best Lighting Design of a Musical	Best Sound Design of a Play	Best Sound Design of a Musical	Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical	Best Choreography	Best Orchestrations

Special Tony Awards

Regional Theatre Tony Award

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Special Tony Award

Robert Russell Bennett, for achievements in orchestration

Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Stephen Sondheim

Multiple nominations and awards

These productions had multiple nominations:

13 nominations: In the Heights
11 nominations: South Pacific
9 nominations: Sunday in the Park with George
7 nominations: August: Osage County, Gypsy & Passing Strange
6 nominations: Boeing-Boeing, Macbeth & The 39 Steps
5 nominations: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
4 nominations: Cry-Baby, Rock 'n' Roll, The Seafarer & Xanadu
3 nominations: A Catered Affair, The Homecoming & Young Frankenstein
2 nominations: The Little Mermaid

The following productions received multiple awards.

7 wins: South Pacific
5 wins: August: Osage County
4 wins: In the Heights
3 wins: Gypsy
2 wins: Boeing-Boeing & The 39 Steps

References

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Gans, Andrew. (2008-05-08). "Whoopi Goldberg Will Host 2008 Tony Awards". [[Playbill]].
[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114480.html "Tony Committee Announces More Eligibility for 2008; Morton and Dunagan in Best Actress Slot", January 22, 2008 (Playbill)]
[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117554.html Gans, Andrew. "Tony Rulings: ''Glory Days'' Not Eligible for Nomination But ''Gypsy's'' Laurents Is", May 8, 2008 (Playbill)]
(2007-09-19). "tonyawards". American Theatre Wing.
[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118178.html playbill article]
Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126513.html 2008 Tony Preview Concert Nominated for a New York Emmy Award"], playbill.com, February 20, 2009
"Playbill June 2, 2008".
[http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=28658 Pierce, Connick, Tomlin and More Added To Tony Presenters], BroadwayWorld.com, June 5, 2008
"The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards - Official Website by IBM".
[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117686.html 2007-2008 Tony Nominations Announced; In the Heights Earns 13 Noms] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-16 , [[Playbill]], May 13, 2008)

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