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, but that they would consider awarding "a special Tony award for certain productions that have excelled in this particular design realm".[2] This resulted in considerable industry backlash,[3] including thousands of signatures on a petition and a viral social media campaign by sound designer John Gromada, #TonyCanYouHearMe, and was a catalyst for the formation in 2014 of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association,[4][5] to protest for its reinstatement. In 2017, the committee presented a Special Tony Award to Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin for their sound design of Complicité's The Encounter. In 2017, the committee announced that the two Sound Design awards would again be presented starting in the 2017–2018 season.[6]
List of winners and nominees
[edit]2000s
[edit]| Year | Production | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 (62nd) [7] |
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) [8] |
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
[edit]2020s
[edit]Multiple wins
[edit]- 2 Wins
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.[20][21]
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.[22][23]
See also
[edit]- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design
- List of Tony Award-nominated productions
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tony-Nominated Sound Designer John Gromada Launches Online Petition to Reinstate Sound Design Tony Awards | Playbill". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ Healy, Patrick (June 12, 2014). "Tony Committee Decision to Drop Sound Design Awards Prompts Noisy Outcry". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ America, PLASA Media Inc-Lighting & Sound. "The Tony Awards Reinstate the Sound Design Categories for the 2017-2018 Season - Lighting&Sound America Online News". Lighting&Sound America Online News. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ "About TSDCA". TSDCA. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2025 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "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.