Angela CheriseComments Off on The 2016 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards®
The 70th Annual Tony Awards® were held Sunday, June 12 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. The Tony Awards® honors theatre professionals for their achievement on Broadway. In case you missed it, the winners from last night’s telecast are…
Best Play
The Humans
Best Musical
Hamilton
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Best Revival of a Musical
The Color Purple
Best Book of a Musical
Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Hamilton
Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Frank Langella, The Father
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Reed Birney, The Humans
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Best Scenic Design of a Play
David Zinn, The Humans
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Rockwell, She Loves Me
Best Costume Design of a Play
Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
Costume Design of a Musical
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Best Direction of a Play
Ivo Van Hove, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Best Direction of a Musical
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Best Orchestrations
Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
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