By Maria Esteves - June 18, 2008

The 62nd Annual 2008 Antoinette Perry Tony Awards ceremony honoring the best of Broadway theatre productions, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing was held at the Radio City Music Hall, New York, Sunday, June 15, 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. 2008 Tony Awards hosted by Whoopi Goldberg were broadcast live on CBS Television Network. Special performances included Cry-Baby, Grease, Gypsy, In The Heights, Passing Strange, South Pacific, Sunday in the Park with George, Xanadu, A Catered Affair, The Little Mermaid and Young Frankenstein.

Tony Awards annually acknowledges distinguished achievement by theatre professionals. This year's Tony winners by category are:

Best Play

• AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, written by Tracy Letts

Best Musical

• IN THE HEIGHTS

Best Book of a Musical

• PASSING STRANGE, Stew

Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics)

• IN THE HEIGHTS, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Best Play Revival

• BOEING-BOEING

Best Musical Revival

• SOUTH PACIFIC

Best Play Leading Actor

• MARK RYLANCE for BOEING-BOEING

Best Play Leading Actress

• DEANNA DUNAGAN for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Best Musical Leading Actor

• PAULO SZOT for SOUTH PACIFIC

Best Musical Leading Actress

• PATTI LUPONE for GYPSY

Best Play Featured Actor

• JIM NORTON for THE SEAFARER

Best Play Featured Actress

• RONDI REED for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Best Musical Featured Actor

• BOYD GAINES for GYPSY

Best Musical Featured Actress

• LAURA BENANTI for GYPSY

Best Play Direction

• ANNA D. SHAPIRO for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Best Musical Direction

• BARTLETT SHER for SOUTH PACIFIC

Best Choreography

• ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER for IN THE HEIGHTS

Best Orchestrations

• ALEX LACAMOIRE and BILL SHERMAN for IN THE HEIGHTS

Best Play Scenic Design

• TODD ROSENTHAL for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Best Musical Scenic Design

• MICHAEL YEARGAN for SOUTH PACIFIC

Best Play Costume Design

• KATRINA LINDSAY for Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Best Musical Costume Design

• CATHERINE ZUBER for SOUTH PACIFIC

Best Play Lighting Design

• KEVIN ADAMS for THE 39 STEPS

Best Musical Lighting Design

• DONALD HOLDER for SOUTH PACIFIC

Best Play Sound Design

• MIC POOL for THE 39 STEPS

Best Musical Sound Design

• SCOTT LEHRER for SOUTH PACIFIC

Regional Theatre Tony Award

• CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATRE

Special Tony Award

• ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT (1894-1981)