| 62nd Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | June 15, 2008 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY |
| Hosted by | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Most awards | South Pacific (7) |
| Most nominations | In the Heights (13) |
| Website | tonyawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 6.2 million[1] |
| Produced by | Ricky Kirshner Glenn Weiss |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
The 62nd Tony Awards ceremony was held on June 15, 2008. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre. CBS television broadcast the event from Radio City Music Hall in New York City as it has since the 51st Awards ceremony in 1997. The event recognized Broadway productions playing during the 2007 – 2008 season and was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.[2]
The cut-off date for eligibility in the 2007–08 season was May 7, 2008. The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced eligibility rules for many of the award categories.[3][4] Two new categories debuted at this ceremony: Best Sound Design of a Musical and Best Sound Design of a Play.[5]
The Tony Award nominations were announced on May 13, 2008 by David Hyde Pierce and Sara Ramirez. In the Heights, which premiered Off-Broadway, garnered the most nominations of any show with 13. Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific received 11, the second most of any revival to date (one of these was in the new "sound design" category). The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County earned seven nominations. The revival of Sunday in the Park with George received nine nominations, the revival of Gypsy received seven, as did the new musical Passing Strange.
The "Visa Signature Tonys Preview Concert" was taped at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 11, 2008 and broadcast on CBS television affiliates in June. The concert featured performances from 10 Tony-eligible musicals as well as interviews with Tony nominees.[6] This television show received a nomination for a New York Emmy Award in the Best Special Event Coverage category; the Awards were presented on March 29, 2009.[7]
- ^ Porter, Rick (June 13, 2010). "Tony Awards Ratings History". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2008-05-08). "Whoopi Goldberg Will Host 2008 Tony Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Tony Committee Announces More Eligibility for 2008; Morton and Dunagan in Best Actress Slot", January 22, 2008 (Playbill)
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Tony Rulings: Glory Days Not Eligible for Nomination But Gypsy's Laurents Is", May 8, 2008 (Playbill)
- ^ "tonyawards". American Theatre Wing. 2007-09-19. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- ^ playbill article
- ^ Gans, Andrew.2008 Tony Preview Concert Nominated for a New York Emmy Award", playbill.com, February 20, 2009