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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
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

Year Production Nominees
2010
( 64th)
[6]
Red Adam Cork
Enron Adam Cork
Fences Acme Sound Partners
A View from the Bridge Scott Lehrer
2011
( 65th)
[7]
War Horse Christopher Shutt
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers
Brief Encounter Simon Baker
Jerusalem Ian Dickinson
2012
( 66th)
[8]
Peter and the Starcatcher Darron L. West
Death of a Salesman Scott Lehrer
End of the Rainbow Gareth Owen
' One Man, Two Guvnors Paul Arditti
2013
( 67th)
[9]
The Nance Leon Rothenberg
Golden Boy Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg
The Testament of Mary Mel Mercier
The Trip to Bountiful John Gromada
2014
( 68th)
[10]
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Steve Canyon Kennedy
Act One Dan Moses Schreier
The Cripple of Inishmaan Alex Baranowski
Machinal Matt Tierney
2017
( 71st)
The Encounter Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin
2018
( 72nd)
[11]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Gareth Fry
Angels in America Ian Dickinson
The Iceman Cometh Dan Moses Schreier
1984 Tom Gibbons
Travesties Adam Cork
2019
( 73rd)
[12]
Choir Boy Fitz Patton
The Ferryman Nick Powell
Ink Adam Cork
Network Eric Sleichim
To Kill a Mockingbird Scott Lehrer

2020s

Year Production Nominees
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
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

Year Production Nominees
2010
( 64th)
[17]
Fela! Robert Kaplowitz
La Cage aux Folles Jonathan Deans
A Little Night Music Dan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen
Sondheim on Sondheim Dan Moses Schreier
2011
( 65th)
[18]
The Book of Mormon Brian Ronan
Anything Goes Brian Ronan
Catch Me If You Can Steve Canyon Kennedy
The Scottsboro Boys Peter Hylenski
2012
( 66th)
[19]
Once Clive Goodwin
Follies Kai Harada
Nice Work If You Can Get It Brian Ronan
Porgy and Bess Acme Sound Partners
2013
( 67th)
[20]
Kinky Boots John Shivers
Motown: The Musical Peter Hylenski
Pippin Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Nevin Steinberg
2014
( 68th)
[21]
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Brian Ronan
After Midnight Peter Hylenski
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Tim O'Heir
Les Misérables Mick Potter
2018
( 72nd)
[22]
The Band's Visit Kai Harada
Carousel Scott Lehrer
Mean Girls Brian Ronan
Once on This Island Peter Hylenski
SpongeBob SquarePants Mike Dobson and Walter Trarbach
2019
( 73rd)
[23]
Hadestown Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz
Ain’t Too Proud Steve Canyon Kennedy
Beetlejuice Peter Hylenski
King Kong Peter Hylenski
Oklahoma! Drew Levy

2020s

Year Production Nominees
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

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

References

  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.
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  10. ^ "2014 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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  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. ^ "2008 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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  17. ^ "2010 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  18. ^ "2011 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "2012 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  20. ^ "2013 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  21. ^ "2014 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  22. ^ "2018 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  23. ^ "2019 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  24. ^ "2022 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  25. ^ "Who's Nominated? - The Shows". Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  26. ^ "NOMINATIONS / 2011 / SOUND DESIGN - PLAY". Tony Awards. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  27. ^ Smith, Courtney E. "Jessica Paz's Unlikely Journey From Scuba Store Employee To Landmark Tony Nominee". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  28. ^ McPhee, Ryan (June 10, 2019). "4 Key Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

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