Tony Award for Best Sound Design

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[edit]

2000s[edit]

2008: Mic Pool – The 39 Steps
- Simon Baker – Boeing-Boeing
- Adam Cork – Macbeth
- Ian Dickinson – Rock 'n' Roll

2009: Gregory Clarke – Equus
- Paul Arditti – Mary Stuart
- Russell Goldsmith – Exit the King
- Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg – Joe Turner's Come and Gone

2010s[edit]

2010: Adam Cork – Red
- Acme Sound Partners – Fences
- Adam Cork – Enron
- Scott Lehrer – A View from the Bridge
2011: Christopher Shutt – War Horse
- Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
- Simon Baker – Brief Encounter
- Ian Dickinson – Jerusalem
2012: Darron L. West – Peter and the Starcatcher
- Paul Arditti – One Man, Two Guvnors
- Scott Lehrer – Death of a Salesman
- Gareth Owen – End of the Rainbow
2013: Leon Rothenberg – The Nance
- John Gromada – The Trip to Bountiful
- Mel Mercier – The Testament of Mary
- Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg – Golden Boy
2014: Steve Canyon Kennedy – Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
- Alex Baranowski – The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Dan Moses Schreier – Act One
- Matt Tierney – Machinal
2017: Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin – The Encounter (Special Tony Award)

2018: Gareth Fry – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- Adam Cork – Travesties
- Ian Dickinson – Angels in America
- Tom Gibbons – 1984
- Dan Moses Schreier – The Iceman Cometh
2019: Fitz Patton – Choir Boy
- Adam Cork – Ink
- Scott Lehrer – To Kill a Mockingbird
- Nick Powell – The Ferryman
- Eric Sleichim – Network

Best Sound Design of a Musical[edit]

2000s[edit]

2008: Scott Lehrer – South Pacific
- Acme Sound Partners – In the Heights
- Sebastian Frost – Sunday in the Park with George
- Dan Moses Schreier – Gypsy

2009: Paul Arditti – Billy Elliot the Musical
- Acme Sound Partners – Hair
- Peter Hylenski – Rock of Ages
- Brian Ronan – Next to Normal

2010s[edit]

2010: Robert Kaplowitz – Fela!
- Jonathan Deans – La Cage aux Folles
- Dan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen – A Little Night Music
- Dan Moses Schreier – Sondheim on Sondheim
2011: Brian Ronan – The Book of Mormon
- Peter Hylenski – The Scottsboro Boys
- Steve Canyon Kennedy – Catch Me If You Can
- Brian Ronan – Anything Goes
2012: Clive Goodwin – Once
- Acme Sound Partners – Porgy and Bess
- Kai Harada – Follies
- Brian Ronan – Nice Work If You Can Get It
2013: John Shivers – Kinky Boots
- Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm – Pippin
- Peter Hylenski – Motown: The Musical
- Nevin Steinberg – Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
2014: Brian Ronan – Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
- Peter Hylenski – After Midnight
- Tim O'Heir – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Mick Potter – Les Misérables

2018: Kai Harada – The Band's Visit
- Mike Dobson and Walter Trarbach – SpongeBob SquarePants
- Peter Hylenski – Once on This Island
- Scott Lehrer – Carousel
- Brian Ronan – Mean Girls
2019: Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz – Hadestown
- Peter Hylenski – Beetlejuice
- Peter Hylenski – King Kong
- Steve Canyon Kennedy – Ain’t Too Proud
- Drew Levy – Oklahoma!

Award records[edit]

Multiple wins[edit]

2 Wins

Gareth Fry Brian Ronan

Multiple nominations[edit]

7 Nominations

Peter Hylenski

5 Nominations

Acme Sound Partners
Scott Lehrer
Dan Moses Schreier

4 Nominations

Adam Cork

3 Nominations

Paul Arditti
Ian Dickinson
Steve Canyon Kennedy

2 Nominations

Simon Baker
Kai Harada
Gareth Owen
Leon Rothenberg
Nevin Steinberg

Historic nominations & wins[edit]

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. ^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ "Who's Nominated? - The Shows". web.archive.org. 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.

External links[edit]

Tony Awards official website

[1] 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.

[2] Healy, Patrick (June 12, 2014). "Tony Committee Decision to Drop Sound Design Awards Prompts Noisy Outcry". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

[3] Cox, Gordon (April 24, 2017). "Tony Awards to Restore Sound Design Categories Next Season". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

[4] "Who's Nominated? - The Shows". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2019-09-28.

[5] "NOMINATIONS / 2011 / SOUND DESIGN - PLAY". Tony Awards. Retrieved 2019-09-28.

[6] Smith, Courtney E. "Jessica Paz's Unlikely Journey From Scuba Store Employee To Landmark Tony Nominee". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

[7] McPhee, Ryan (June 10, 2019). "4 Key Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

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v t e Tony Awards
American Theatre Wing The Broadway League EGOT Triple Crown of Acting
Play	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Leading Actor in a Play Best Leading Actress in a Play Best Featured Actor in a Play Best Featured Actress in a Play Best Costume Design in a Play Best Lighting Design in a Play Best Revival of a Play Best Scenic Design in a Play Best Sound Design of a Play
Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Leading Actor in a Musical Best Leading Actress in a Musical Best Featured Actor in a Musical Best Featured Actress in a Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Choreography Best Costume Design in a Musical Best Lighting Design in a Musical Best Orchestrations Best Original Score Best Revival of a Musical Best Scenic Design in a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical
Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award
Retired	Best Author Best Conductor and Musical Director Best Costume Design Best Director Best Lighting Design Best Newcomer Best Revival Best Scenic Design Best Special Theatrical Event Best Stage Technician
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Tony Award for Best Sound Design

Contents

Best Sound Design of a Play[edit]

2000s[edit]

2010s[edit]

Best Sound Design of a Musical[edit]

2000s[edit]

2010s[edit]

Award records[edit]

Multiple wins[edit]

Multiple nominations[edit]

Historic nominations & wins[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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