Ruined, Hair, Baldwin, Streep, More Make EW Mag's Best of 2009

By Ernio Hernandez
18 Dec 2009

Ruined stars Saidah Arrika Ekulona and Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Ruined stars Saidah Arrika Ekulona and Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Photo by Joan Marcus

Entertainment Weekly's latest year-end double issue celebrates the "Best & Worst of 2009," including the category of "Best Show of the Year," which features theatrical works.

Writer Thom Geier selected the top ten productions from the Broadway and Off-Broadway world with a nod to the touring production of A Streetcar Named Desire starring Cate Blanchett.

Here is EW's best of 2009:

1. Ruined
2. Hair
3. The Brother/Sister Plays
4. The Norman Conquests
5. God of Carnage
6. Our Town & Brighton Beach Memoirs
7. A Streetcar Named Desire
8. Let Me Down Easy
9. Twelfth Night
10. Becky Shaw

Other notable appearances in the magazine include stage veterans Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in the list of "Entertainers of the Year" at No. 4 and 6, respectively. One-time Wicked star and "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert placed at No. 8. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee star Jesse Tyler Ferguson is included among the "Modern Family" cast at No. 9. Love, Loss, and What I Wore actress Jane Lynch was earned the No. 10 spot for her turn on "Glee." And Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow — pitted against each other on "Dexter" — completed the list at No. 15.

The Seagull actress Carey Mulligan was featured among "2009's Breakout Movie Stars" for her work in the film "An Education" (opposite her Broadway co-star Peter Sarsgaard). Spring Awakening star Lea Michele was featured on the "2009's Breakout TV Stars" for her wanna-be starlet turn as Rachel Berry on "Glee."

For more on EW's 2009 year-end coverage, visit ew.com.