Tony Award for Best Sound Design
Appearance
The Tony Awards for Best Sound Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Musical recognize excellence in sound design for Broadway theatre. They were first given in the 2007–2008 season.[1] In 2014, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that starting with the 2014–2015 season the Tony Awards for Best Sound Design of a Play and of a Musical would be eliminated.[2] In 2017, the committee announced that the two Sound Design awards would again be presented starting in the 2017–2018 season.[3]
Best Sound Design of a Play
2000s
Year | Production | Nominees |
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2008 (62nd) [4] | ||
The 39 Steps | Mic Pool | |
Boeing-Boeing | Simon Baker | |
Macbeth | Adam Cork | |
Rock 'n' Roll | Ian Dickinson | |
2009 (63rd) [5] | ||
Equus | Gregory Clarke | |
Exit the King | Russell Goldsmith | |
Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg | |
Mary Stuart | Paul Arditti |
2010s
2020s
Year | Production | Nominees |
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2020 (74th) | ||
A Christmas Carol | Simon Baker | |
The Inheritance | Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid | |
Sea Wall/A Life | Daniel Kluger | |
Slave Play | Lindsay Jones | |
The Sound Inside | Daniel Kluger | |
2022 (75th) [13] | ||
Dana H. | Mikhail Fiksel | |
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf | Justin Ellington | |
The Lehman Trilogy | Dominic Bilkey and Nick Powell | |
Macbeth | Mikaal Sulaiman | |
The Skin of Our Teeth | Palmer Hefferan | |
2023 (76th) [14] | ||
Life of Pi | Carolyn Downing | |
Ain't No Mo' | Jonathan Deans and Taylor J. Williams | |
A Christmas Carol | Joshua D. Reid | |
A Doll's House | Ben Ringham and Max Ringham | |
Prima Facie |
Best Sound Design of a Musical
2000s
Year | Production | Nominees |
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2008 (62nd) [15] | ||
South Pacific | Scott Lehrer | |
Gypsy | Dan Moses Schreier | |
In the Heights | Acme Sound Partners | |
Sunday in the Park with George | Sebastian Frost | |
2009 (63rd) [16] | ||
Billy Elliot the Musical | Paul Arditti | |
Hair | Acme Sound Partners | |
Next to Normal | Brian Ronan | |
Rock of Ages | Peter Hylenski |
2010s
2020s
Year | Production | Nominees |
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2020 (74th) | ||
Moulin Rouge! | Peter Hylenski | |
Jagged Little Pill | Jonathan Deans | |
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical | Nevin Steinberg | |
2022 (75th) [24] | ||
MJ | Gareth Owen | |
Company | Ian Dickinson for Autograph | |
Girl from the North Country | Simon Baker | |
Six | Paul Gatehouse | |
A Strange Loop | Drew Levy | |
2023 76th Tony Awards | ||
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Nevin Steinberg | |
& Juliet | Gareth Owen | |
Into the Woods | Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann | |
New York, New York | Kai Harada | |
Shucked | John Shivers |
Multiple wins
- 2 Wins
- Gareth Fry
- Brian Ronan
- Nevin Steinberg
Multiple nominations
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Historic nominations & wins
2011: Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Cricket S. Myers is the first woman to receive a Tony nomination for Sound Design of a Play.[25][26]
2019: Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz – Hadestown
- Jessica Paz is the first woman to receive a Tony nomination for Sound Design of a Musical and the first woman to win a Tony Award for Sound Design.[27][28]
See also
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design
- List of Tony Award-nominated productions
References
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (June 19, 2007). "Starting in 2007-08, Sound Designers Will Be Recognized by Tony Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Healy, Patrick (June 12, 2014). "Tony Committee Decision to Drop Sound Design Awards Prompts Noisy Outcry". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (April 24, 2017). "Tony Awards to Restore Sound Design Categories Next Season". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ "2008 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2009 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2011 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2012 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2013 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2014 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. May 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2008 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2009 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2011 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2012 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2013 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2014 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Who's Nominated? - The Shows". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "NOMINATIONS / 2011 / SOUND DESIGN - PLAY". Tony Awards. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Smith, Courtney E. "Jessica Paz's Unlikely Journey From Scuba Store Employee To Landmark Tony Nominee". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (June 10, 2019). "4 Key Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-06-11.