“‘Billy Elliot’ racked up a whopping 15 noms for the 2009 Tony Awards, with the smaller-scale tuner perceived as its major competition, ‘Next to Normal,’ coming in at 11 nods. Among plays, the UK imports of revivals ‘Mary Stuart’ and ‘The Norman Conquests’ were neck and neck with seven noms each, while starry new offering ‘God of Carnage’ picked up six nods.”