2007 Awards
Tony Award (Wikipedia)
Spring Awakening was the big winner at the 2007 Tony Awards Ceremony, racking up 11 nominations and taking home 8 awards. The Coast of Utopia was nominated in 10 categories, winning 7 awards but Grey Gardens won only 3 from a possible 10 nominations. In London Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George won best Revival as well as awards for the two leads, paving the way from a successful run in New York. The Tony Awards had no host this year, instead the ceremony was emceed by the presenters, which included Angela Lansbury, Kevin Spacey and Christopher Plummer.
| Category | 2007 Tony Awards | 2007 Olivier Awards |
| Best Play | The Coast of Utopia (Tom Stoppard) | Blackbird (David Harrower, Albery) |
| Best Musical | Spring Awakening | Caroline, or Change (National) |
| Best Musical Revival | Company | Sunday in the Park With George (Wyndhams) |
| Best Actor | Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) | Rufus Sewell (Rock ‘n’ Roll, Royal Court) |
| Best Actress | Julie White (The Little Dog Laughed) | Tamsin Grieg (Much Ado About Nothing, Novello) |
| Best Actor (Musical) | David Hyde Pierce (Curtains) | Daniel Evans (Sunday in the Park with George, Wyndhams) |
| Best Actress (Musical) | Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens) | Jenna Russell (Sunday in the Park with George, Wyndhams) |
| Best Director | Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) | Dominic Cookie (The Crucible, Gielgud) |
| Best Choreographer | Bill T Jones (Spring Awakening) | Javier De Frutos (Cabaret, Lyric) |
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