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 edit

2000s edit

YearProductionNominees
2008
(62nd)
[4]
Sound Design in a Play
The 39 StepsMic Pool
Boeing-BoeingSimon Baker
MacbethAdam Cork
Sound Design in a Musical
South PacificScott Lehrer
GypsyDan Moses Schreier
In the HeightsAcme Sound Partners
Sunday in the Park with GeorgeSebastian Frost
Rock 'n' RollIan Dickinson
2009
(63rd)
[5]
Sound Design in a Play
EquusGregory Clarke
Exit the KingRussell Goldsmith
Joe Turner's Come and GoneScott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg
Mary StuartPaul Arditti
Sound Design in a Musical
Billy Elliot the MusicalPaul Arditti
HairAcme Sound Partners
Next to NormalBrian Ronan
Rock of AgesPeter Hylenski

2010s edit

YearProductionNominees
2010
(64th)
[6]
Sound Design in a Play
RedAdam Cork
EnronCork
FencesAcme Sound Partners
A View from the BridgeScott Lehrer
Sound Design in a Musical
Fela!Robert Kaplowitz
La Cage aux FollesJonathan Deans
A Little Night MusicDan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen
Sondheim on SondheimSchreier
2011
(65th)
[7]
Sound Design in a Play
War HorseChristopher Shutt
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooAcme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers
Brief EncounterSimon Baker
JerusalemIan Dickinson
Sound Design in a Musical
The Book of MormonBrian Ronan
Anything GoesRonan
Catch Me If You CanSteve Canyon Kennedy
The Scottsboro BoysPeter Hylenski
2012
(66th)
[8]
Sound Design in a Play
Peter and the StarcatcherDarron L. West
Death of a SalesmanScott Lehrer
End of the RainbowGareth Owen
'One Man, Two GuvnorsPaul Arditti
Sound Design in a Musical
OnceClive Goodwin
FolliesKai Harada
Nice Work If You Can Get ItBrian Ronan
Porgy and BessAcme Sound Partners
2013
(67th)
[9]
Sound Design in a Play
The NanceLeon Rothenberg
Golden BoyPeter John Still and Marc Salzberg
The Testament of MaryMel Mercier
The Trip to BountifulJohn Gromada
Sound Design in a Musical
Kinky BootsJohn Shivers
Motown: The MusicalPeter Hylenski
PippinJonathan Deans and Garth Helm
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaNevin Steinberg
2014
(68th)
[10]
Sound Design in a Play
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and GrillSteve Canyon Kennedy
Act OneDan Moses Schreier
The Cripple of InishmaanAlex Baranowski
MachinalMatt Tierney
Sound Design in a Musical
Beautiful: The Carole King MusicalBrian Ronan
After MidnightPeter Hylenski
Hedwig and the Angry InchTim O'Heir
Les MisérablesMick Potter
2018
(72nd)
[11]
Sound Design in a Play
Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildGareth Fry
Angels in AmericaIan Dickinson
The Iceman ComethDan Moses Schreier
1984Tom Gibbons
TravestiesAdam Cork
Sound Design in a Musical
The Band's VisitKai Harada
CarouselScott Lehrer
Mean GirlsBrian Ronan
Once on This IslandPeter Hylenski
SpongeBob SquarePantsMike Dobson and Walter Trarbach
2019
(73rd)
[12]
Sound Design in a Play
Choir BoyFitz Patton
The FerrymanNick Powell
InkAdam Cork
NetworkEric Sleichim
To Kill a MockingbirdScott Lehrer
Sound Design in a Musical
HadestownNevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz
Ain’t Too ProudSteve Canyon Kennedy
BeetlejuicePeter Hylenski
King Kong
Oklahoma!Drew Levy

2020s edit

YearProductionNominees
2020
(74th)
Sound Design in a Play
A Christmas CarolSimon Baker
The InheritancePaul Arditti and Christopher Reid
Sea Wall/A LifeDaniel Kluger
Slave PlayLindsay Jones
The Sound InsideKluger
Sound Design in a Musical
Moulin Rouge!Peter Hylenski
Jagged Little PillJonathan Deans
Tina - The Tina Turner MusicalNevin Steinberg
2022
(75th)
[13]
Sound Design in a Play
Dana H.Mikhail Fiksel
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enufJustin Ellington
The Lehman TrilogyDominic Bilkey and Nick Powell
MacbethMikaal Sulaiman
The Skin of Our TeethPalmer Hefferan
Sound Design in a Musical
MJGareth Owen
CompanyIan Dickinson for Autograph
Girl from the North CountrySimon Baker
SixPaul Gatehouse
A Strange LoopDrew Levy
2023
(76th)
[14]
Sound Design in a Play
Life of PiCarolyn Downing
Ain't No Mo'Jonathan Deans and Taylor J. Williams
A Christmas CarolJoshua D. Reid
A Doll's HouseBen Ringham and Max Ringham
Prima Facie
Sound Design in a Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetNevin Steinberg
& JulietGareth Owen
Into the WoodsScott Lehrer and Alex Neumann
New York, New YorkKai Harada
ShuckedJohn Shivers
2024
(77th)
[15]
Sound Design in a Play
AppropriateWill Pickens and Bray Poor
Grey HouseTom Gibbons
Jaja's African Hair BraidingStefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington
Mary JaneLeah Gelpe
StereophonicRyan Rumery
Sound Design in a Musical
Cabaret at the Kit Kat ClubNick Lidster for Autograph
Hell's KitchenGareth Owen
Here Lies LoveM. L. Dogg and Cody Spencer
Merrily We Roll AlongKai Harada
The OutsidersCody Spencer

Multiple wins edit

2 Wins
  • Gareth Fry
  • Brian Ronan
  • Nevin Steinberg

Multiple nominations edit

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.[16][17]

2019: Nevin Steinberg and Jessica PazHadestown

  • 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 edit

References edit

  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. ^ "2008 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "2009 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "2010 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "2011 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "2012 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "2013 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "2014 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "2018 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "2019 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "2022 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. May 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 Tony Awards Nominees". New York Times. April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  16. ^ "Who's Nominated? - The Shows". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  17. ^ "NOMINATIONS / 2011 / SOUND DESIGN - PLAY". Tony Awards. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  18. ^ Smith, Courtney E. "Jessica Paz's Unlikely Journey From Scuba Store Employee To Landmark Tony Nominee". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  19. ^ McPhee, Ryan (June 10, 2019). "4 Key Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

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