2009 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Nominations and Wins by a Musical Production (see complete list at tonyawards.com):
Billy Elliot, The Musical - 15 nominations, 9 wins including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Next to Normal - 11 nominations, 3 wins including Best Original Score and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Hair – 8 nominations, winner – Best Revival of a Musical
Shrek The Musical – 8 nominations, winner – Best Costume Design of a Musical and Best Orchestrations
Rock of Ages – 5 nominations
9 to 5: The Musical – 4 nominations
Pal Joey – 4 nominations
West Side Story – 4 nominations, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Guys and Dolls – 2
The opening number -
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I loved the Billy Elliott movie but I’ve never seen the musical.
If you love the movie (which I also did love), then you’ll never regret the musical. Heard the music already and it’s great. If you’ve watched the Tonys, the musical’s production number is amazing.