2009 Tony Awards Winners (A Complete List Of Winners)

Billy Elliot: The Musical swept the 2009 Tony Awards on Sunday night -taking home ten of the American theater's most esteemed honor during a Broadway season hit hard by the global economic downturn. The musical production follows the story of a young British boy who dreams of a career in showbusiness, against the wishes of his coal miner father.

Here is a full list of the 2009 winners:

BEST PLAY

* "God of Carnage" ADVERTISEMENT

BEST MUSICAL

* "Billy Elliot The Musical"

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

* "Billy Elliot The Musical" - Lee Hall

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER

* "Next to Normal" - Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY

* "The Norman Conquests"

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

* "Hair"

BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT

* "Liza's at the Palace" - Liza Minnelli

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY

* Geoffrey Rush - "Exit The King"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

* Marcia Gay Harden - "God of

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