2010 Tony Awards, Nominees, Winners, TV Schedule, Best Broadway Shows

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What's the buzz on 2010 Tony Award nominee contenders?

It hasn't even opened yet, but place your bets on a slew of awards going to the much buzzed-about all-star vehicle — starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth — heading up the all-together kooky Addams Family musical opening April 8, 2010 at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Other entries that threaten to sweep the 2010 Tonys include the as-yet to open Spiderman with music by U2's Bono and The Edge, previewing in February 2010 at the Hilton Theatre.

Also anticipate lots of good press for the movie-to-musical version of Catch Me If You Can which opened out of town last summer and is now likely headed for a spring premiere on the Great White Way.

Meanwhile, watch for the awards ceremony to be televised in a three-hour presentation on Sunday, June 13, 2010 on CBS at 8 PM ET from Radio City Music Hall...

2009 Tony Awards recap

We all waited for the movie turned musical "BIlly Elliot" to walk away with the motherlode of awards after being nominated for a record breaking 15 Tonys this year. We weren't disappointed! Big wins for David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish - the three child stars - shared the a first-time ever triple Best Actor in a Musical award.

And the complete list of 2009 winners also included ...

2009 Tony Award Nominees & * Winners

BEST PLAY:
* God of Carnage
Dividing the Estate
reasons to be pretty
33 Variations
BEST MUSICAL:
* Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
Rock of Ages
Shrek The Musical
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL:
* Billy Elliot The Musical
Next to Normal
Shrek The Musical
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS):
* Next to Normal
Billy Elliot The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical
Shrek The Musical
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY:
* The Norman Conquests
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Mary Stuart
Waiting for Godot
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL:
* Hair
Guys and Dolls
Pal Joey
West Side Story
BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT:
* Liza's at The Palace
Slava's Snowshow
Soul of Shaolin
You're Welcome America A Final Night With George W Bush
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
* Geoffrey Rush Exit the King
Jeff Daniels God of Carnage
Raul Esparza Speed-the-Plow
James Gandolfini God of Carnage
Thomas Sadoski Reasons to Be Pretty
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
* Marcia Gay Harden God of Carnage
Hope Davis God of Carnage
Jane Fonda 33 Variations
Janet McTeer Mary Stuart
Harriet Walter Mary Stuart
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
* David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish Billy Elliot The Musical
Gavin Creel Hair
Brian d'Arcy James Shrek The Musical
Constantine Maroulis Rock of Ages
J Robert Spencer Next to Normal
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
* Alice Ripley Next to Normal
Stockard Channing Pal Joey
Sutton Foster Shrek The Musical
Allison Janney 9 to 5: The Musical
Josefina Scaglione West Side Story
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
* Roger Robinson Joe Turner's Come and Gone
John Glover Waiting for Godot
Zach Grenier 33 Variations
Stephen Mangan The Norman Conquests
Paul Ritter The Norman Conquests
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
* Angela Lansbury Blithe Spirit
Hallie Foote Dividing the Estate
Jessica Hynes The Norman Conquests
Marin Ireland reasons to be pretty
Amanda Root The Norman Conquests
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
* Gregory Jbara Billy Elliot The Musical
David Bologna Billy Elliot The Musical
Marc Kudisch 9 to 5: The Musical
Christopher Sieber Shrek The Musical
Will Swenson Hair
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
* Karen Olivo West Side Story
Jennifer Damiano Next to Normal
Haydn Gwynne Billy Elliot The Musical
Martha Plimpton Pal Joey
Carole Shelley Billy Elliot The Musical
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY:
* Matthew Warchus God of Carnage
Phyllida Lloyd Mary Stuart
Bartlett Sher Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Matthew Warchus The Norman Conquests
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL:
* Stephen Daldry Billy Elliot The Musical
Michael Greif Next to Normal
Kristin Hanggi Rock of Ages
Diane Paulus Hair
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:
* Peter Darling Billy Elliot The Musical
Karole Armitage Hair
Andy Blankenbuehler 9 to 5: The Musical
Randy Skinner Irving Berlin's White Christmas
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: — TIE
* Martin Koch Billy Elliot The Musical
* Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt Next to Normal
Larry Blank Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Danny Troob and John Clancy Shrek The Musical

More 2009 Tony Award Winners:

SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Derek McLane, 33 Variations
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Ian MacNeil, Billy Elliot, The Musical
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Anthony Ward, Mary Stuart
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Tim Hatley, Shrek The Musical
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Brian MacDevitt, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot, The Musical
SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Gregory Clarke, Equus
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Paul Arditti, Billy Elliot, The Musical