The 68th Annual Tony Awards are now over for another year and we have a list of winners here at AussieTheatre!
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The Breakdown:
Musicals
A Gentleman’s Guide To Love and Murder – 4
Hedwig and The Angry Inch – 4
Bridges of Madison County – 2
Beautiful – 2
Plays
A Raisin in the Sun – 3
All The Way – 2
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill – 2
Twelfth Night – 2
Best Play
- Act One
- All The Way
- Casa Valentina
- Mothers and Sons
- Outside Mullingar
Best Musical
- After Midnight
- Aladdin
- Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
- A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best Revival of a Play
- The Cripple of Inishmaan
- The Glass Menagerie
- A Raisin in the Sun
- Twelfth Night
Best Revival of a Musical
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Les Misérables
- Violet
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
- Aladdin
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin - The Bridges of Madison County
Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown - A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Music: Steven Lutvak Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak - If/Then
Music: Tom Kitt Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
Best Book of a Musical
- Aladdin Chad Beguelin
- Beautiful — The Carole King Musical Douglas McGrath
- Bullets Over Broadway Woody Allen
- A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Robert L. Friedman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- Samuel Barnett, Twelfth Night
- Bryan Cranston, All The Way
- Chris O’Dowd, Of Mice and Men
- Mark Rylance, Richard III
- Tony Shalhoub, Act One
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
- Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson, A Raisin in the Sun
- Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie
- Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
- Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Ramin Karimloo, Les Misérables
- Andy Karl, Rocky
- Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
- Bryce Pinkham, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Mary Bridget Davies, A Night with Janis Joplin
- Sutton Foster, Violet
- Idina Menzel, If/Then
- Jessie Mueller, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
- Kelli O’Hara, The Bridges of Madison County
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Reed Birney, Casa Valentina
- Paul Chahidi, Twelfth Night
- Stephen Fry, Twelfth Night
- Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night
- Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie
- Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
- Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun
- Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Danny Burstein, Cabaret
- Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway
- Joshua Henry, Violet
- James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin
- Jarrod Spector, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Linda Emond, Cabaret
- Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Anika Larsen, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
- Adriane Lenox, After Midnight
- Lauren Worsham, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best Direction of a Musical
- Warren Carlyle, After Midnight
- Michael Mayer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Leigh Silverman, Violet
- Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Best Direction of a Play
- Tim Carroll, Twelfth Night
- Michael Grandage, The Cripple of Inishmaan
- John Tiffany, The Glass Menagerie
- Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun
Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Beowulf Boritt, Act One
- Bob Crowley, The Glass Menagerie
- Es Devlin, Machinal
- Christopher Oram, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- Christopher Barreca, Rocky
- Julian Crouch, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Alexander Dodge, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
- Santo Loquasto, Bullets Over Broadway
Best Costume Design of a Play
- Jane Greenwood, Act One
- Michael Krass, Machinal
- Rita Ryack, Casa Valentina
- Jenny Tiramani, Twelfth Night
Best Costume Design of a Musical
- Linda Cho, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
- William Ivey Long, Bullets Over Broadway
- Arianne Phillips, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Isabel Toledo, After Midnight
Best Lighting Design of a Play
- Paule Constable, The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Jane Cox, Machinal
- Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie
- Japhy Weideman, Of Mice and Men
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Christopher Akerlind, Rocky
- Howell Binkley, After Midnight
- Donald Holder, The Bridges of Madison County
Best Sound Design of a Play
- Alex Baranowski, The Cripple of Inishmaan
- Steve Canyon Kennedy, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
- Dan Moses Schreier, Act One
- Matt Tierney, Machinal
Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Peter Hylenski, After Midnight
- Tim O’Heir, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Mick Potter, Les Misérables
- Brian Ronan, Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
Best Choreography
- Warren Carlyle, After Midnight
- Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine, Rocky
- Casey Nicholaw, Aladdin
- Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway
Best Orchestrations
- Doug Besterman, Bullets Over Broadway
- Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County
- Steve Sidwell, Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
- Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder