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[]
2000s[]
| Year | Designer | Production | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 62nd Tony Awards | |||
| Mic Pool | The 39 Steps | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Simon Baker | Boeing-Boeing | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Adam Cork | Macbeth | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Ian Dickinson | Rock 'n' Roll | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2009 63rd Tony Awards | |||
| Gregory Clarke | Equus | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Paul Arditti | Mary Stuart | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Russell Goldsmith | Exit the King | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Scott Lehrer and Leon Rothenberg | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Best Sound Design of a Play |
2010s[]
| Year | Designer | Production | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 64th Tony Awards | |||
| Adam Cork | Red | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Acme Sound Partners | Fences | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Adam Cork | Enron | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Scott Lehrer | A View from the Bridge | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2011 65th Tony Awards | |||
| Christopher Shutt | War Horse | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers | Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Simon Baker | Brief Encounter | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Ian Dickinson | Jerusalem | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2012 66th Tony Awards | |||
| Darron L. West | Peter and the Starcatcher | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Paul Arditti | 'One Man, Two Guvnors | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Scott Lehrer | Death of a Salesman | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Gareth Owen | End of the Rainbow | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2013 67th Tony Awards | |||
| Leon Rothenberg | The Nance | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| John Gromada | The Trip to Bountiful | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Mel Mercier | The Testament of Mary | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg | Golden Boy | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2014 68th Tony Awards | |||
| Steve Canyon Kennedy | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Alex Baranowski | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Dan Moses Schreier | Act One | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Matt Tierney | Machinal | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2017 71st Tony Awards | |||
| Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin | The Encounter | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2018 72nd Tony Awards | |||
| Gareth Fry | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Adam Cork | Travesties | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Ian Dickinson | Angels in America | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Tom Gibbons | 1984 | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Dan Moses Schreier | The Iceman Cometh | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| 2019 73rd Tony Awards | |||
| Fitz Patton | Choir Boy | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Adam Cork | Ink | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Scott Lehrer | To Kill a Mockingbird | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Nick Powell | The Ferryman | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Eric Sleichim | Network | Best Sound Design of a Play |
2020s[]
| Year | Designer | Production | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | |||
| Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid | The Inheritance | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Simon Baker | A Christmas Carol | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Lindsay Jones | Slave Play | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Daniel Kluger | Sea Wall/A Life | Best Sound Design of a Play | |
| Daniel Kluger | The Sound Inside | Best Sound Design of a Play |
Best Sound Design of a Musical[]
2000s[]
| Year | Designer | Production | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 62nd Tony Awards | |||
| Scott Lehrer | South Pacific | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Acme Sound Partners | In the Heights | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Sebastian Frost | Sunday in the Park with George | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Dan Moses Schreier | Gypsy | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| 2009 63rd Tony Awards | |||
| Paul Arditti | Billy Elliot the Musical | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Acme Sound Partners | Hair | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Peter Hylenski | Rock of Ages | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Brian Ronan | Next to Normal | Best Sound Design of a Musical |
2010s[]
| Year | Designer | Production | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 64th Tony Awards | |||
| Robert Kaplowitz | Fela! | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Jonathan Deans | La Cage aux Folles | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Dan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen | A Little Night Music | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Dan Moses Schreier | Sondheim on Sondheim | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| 2011 65th Tony Awards | |||
| Brian Ronan | The Book of Mormon | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Peter Hylenski | The Scottsboro Boys | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Steve Canyon Kennedy | Catch Me If You Can | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Brian Ronan | Anything Goes | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| 2012 66th Tony Awards | |||
| Clive Goodwin | Once | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Acme Sound Partners | Porgy and Bess | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Kai Harada | Follies | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Brian Ronan | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| 2013 67th Tony Awards | |||
| John Shivers | Kinky Boots | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm | Pippin | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Peter Hylenski | Motown: The Musical | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Nevin Steinberg | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| 2014 68th Tony Awards | |||
| Brian Ronan | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Peter Hylenski | After Midnight | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Tim O'Heir | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Mick Potter | Les Misérables | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| 2018 72nd Tony Awards | |||
| Kai Harada | The Band's Visit | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Mike Dobson and Walter Trarbach | SpongeBob SquarePants | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Peter Hylenski | Once on This Island | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Scott Lehrer | Carousel | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Brian Ronan | Mean Girls | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| 2019 73rd Tony Awards | |||
| Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz | Hadestown | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Peter Hylenski | Beetlejuice | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Peter Hylenski | King Kong | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Steve Canyon Kennedy | Ain’t Too Proud | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Drew Levy | Oklahoma! | Best Sound Design of a Musical |
2020s[]
| Year | Designer | Production | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards | |||
| Peter Hylenski | Moulin Rouge! The Musical | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Jonathan Deans | Jagged Little Pill | Best Sound Design of a Musical | |
| Nevin Steinberg | Tina - The Tina Turner Musical | Best Sound Design of a Musical |
Award records[]
Multiple wins[]
- 2 Wins
- Gareth Fry
- Brian Ronan
Multiple nominations[]
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Historic nominations & wins[]
2011: Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers – Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
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]
See also[]
Tony Award
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.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Tony Awards
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- Awards established in 2008
- 2008 establishments in the United States