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]
List of winners and nominees
2000s
| Year | Production | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 (62nd) [4] |
Sound Design in a Play | |
| The 39 Steps | Mic Pool | |
| Boeing-Boeing | Simon Baker | |
| Macbeth | Adam Cork | |
| Sound Design in a Musical | ||
| South Pacific | Scott Lehrer | |
| Gypsy | Dan Moses Schreier | |
| In the Heights | Acme Sound Partners | |
| Sunday in the Park with George | Sebastian Frost | |
| Rock 'n' Roll | Ian Dickinson | |
| 2009 (63rd) [5] |
Sound Design in a Play | |
| Equus | Gregory Clarke | |
| Exit the King | Russell Goldsmith | |
| Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg | |
| Mary Stuart | Paul Arditti | |
| Sound Design in a Musical | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (74th) |
Sound Design in a Play | |
| 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 | Kluger | |
| Sound Design in a Musical | ||
| Moulin Rouge! | Peter Hylenski | |
| Jagged Little Pill | Jonathan Deans | |
| Tina - The Tina Turner Musical | Nevin Steinberg | |
| 2022 (75th) [13] |
Sound Design in a Play | |
| 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 | |
| Sound Design in a Musical | ||
| 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) [14] |
Sound Design in a Play | |
| 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 | ||
| Sound Design in a Musical | ||
| 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 | |
| 2024 (77th) [15] |
Sound Design in a Play | |
| Stereophonic | Ryan Rumery | |
| Appropriate | Will Pickens and Bray Poor | |
| Grey House | Tom Gibbons | |
| Jaja's African Hair Braiding | Stefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington | |
| Mary Jane | Leah Gelpe | |
| Sound Design in a Musical | ||
| The Outsiders | Cody Spencer | |
| Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club | Nick Lidster for Autograph | |
| Hell's Kitchen | Gareth Owen | |
| Here Lies Love | M. L. Dogg and Cody Spencer | |
| Merrily We Roll Along | Kai Harada | |
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.[16][17]
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.[18][19]
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.
- ^ "2024 Tony Awards Nominees". New York Times. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "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.