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'Elliot,' 'God of Carnage' win top Tonys

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Gregory Jbara holds his award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for "Billy Elliot" at the American Theatre Wing's Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York on June 7, 2009. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh) 
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Published: June 7, 2009 at 11:33 PM

NEW YORK, June 7 (UPI) -- "Billy Elliot, The Musical" won 10 Tony Awards, including one for best musical, at the 2009 Tony Award presentations in New York Sunday.

The musical, based on the 2000 feature film, "Billy Elliot," had more nominations than any other Broadway production, with 15.

A trio of juvenile performers, David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, won the Tony for best lead actor in a musical for "Billy Elliot, The Musical." Alice Ripley won the Tony for best lead actress in a musical for "Next to Normal."

"God of Carnage" won three Tony Awards, including best play and best lead actress in a play for Marcia Gay Harden. Geoffrey Rush won for best lead actor in a play for "Exit the King."

"The Norman Conquests" won for best revival of a play and "Hair" won for best revival of a musical.

Topics: Billy Elliot
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