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
Christopher Shutt War Horse 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 Rothenb 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
Jonathan Deans Jagged Little Pill Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski Moulin Rouge! The Musical 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

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. [4][5]

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

  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. "Who's Nominated? - The Shows". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  5. "NOMINATIONS / 2011 / SOUND DESIGN - PLAY". Tony Awards. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  6. Smith, Courtney E. "Jessica Paz's Unlikely Journey From Scuba Store Employee To Landmark Tony Nominee". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  7. McPhee, Ryan (June 10, 2019). "4 Key Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
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