1989 Tony Awards
Winners and nominees from the Tony Awards.
1989 Tony Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Best Choreography | Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning, Fayard Nicholas, Cholly Atkins | Black and Blue |
| Best Choreography | Bill Irwin, Kimi Okada | Largely New York |
| Best Choreography | Alan Johnson | Legs Diamond |
| Best Choreography | Michele Assaf | Starmites |
| Best Costume Design | Claudio Segovio | Black and Blue |
| Best Costume Design | Hector Orezzoli | Black and Blue |
| Best Costume Design | Willa Kim | Legs Diamond |
| Best Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Best Costume Design | Jane Greenwood | Our Town |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Claudio Segovia, Hector Orezzoli | Black and Blue |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Jerome Robbins | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Larry Carpenter | Starmites |
| Best Direction of a Musical | Peter Mark Schifter | Welcome to the Club |
| Best Direction of a Play | Bill Irwin | Largely New York |
| Best Direction of a Play | Jerry Zaks | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Best Direction of a Play | Gregory Mosher | Our Town |
| Best Direction of a Play | Daniel Sullivan | The Heidi Chronicles |
| Best Lighting Design | Neil Peter Jampolis, Jane Reisman | Black and Blue |
| Best Lighting Design | Jennifer Tipton | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Lighting Design | Nancy Schertler | Largely New York |
| Best Lighting Design | Brian Nason | Metamorphosis |
| Best Musical | Donald K. Donald, Mel Howard | Black and Blue |
| Best Musical | Roger Berlind, Emanuel Azenberg, Byron Goldman, Byron Goldman, Suntory International Corp. | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Musical | The Shubert Organization | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Musical | Hinks Shimberg, Steven Warnick, Mary Keil | Starmites |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Bunny Briggs, Savion Glover | Black and Blue |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Scott Wise | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Scott Wentworth | Welcome to the Club |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Peter Frechette | Eastern Standard |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Gordon Joseph Weiss | Ghetto |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Eric Stoltz | Our Town |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Boyd Gaines | The Heidi Chronicles |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Jason Alexander | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gabriel Barre, Brian Lane Green | Starmites |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Bill Irwin | Largely New York |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Philip Bosco | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Victor Garber | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Mikhail Baryshnikov | Metamorphosis |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Debbie Shapiro | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Jane Lanier, Faith Prince | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Julie Wilson | Legs Diamond |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Tovah Feldshuh | Lend Me a Tenor |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Penelope Ann Miller, Penelope Ann Miller | Our Town |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Christine Baranski | Rumors |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Joanne Camp | The Heidi Chronicles |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ruth Brown | Black and Blue |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Linda Hopkins | Black and Blue |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Charlotte d'Amboise | Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sharon McNight | Starmites |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Madeline Kahn | Born Yesterday |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Pauline Collins | Shirley Valentine |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Kate Nelligan | Spoils of War |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Joan Allen | The Heidi Chronicles |
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