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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

Sheldon Harnick

Marshall W. Mason

 

Special Tony Award

National Endowment for the Arts

Miles Wilkin

 

Regional Theatre Tony Award

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

 

Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award

Brian Stokes Mitchell

 

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

Seth Gelblum

Joan Lader

Sally Ann Parsons

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: American Theatre Wing President Heather A. Hitchens (R) and Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber attends 70th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Heather A. Hitchens;Andrew Lloyd Webber
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: American Theatre Wing President Heather A. Hitchens (R) and Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber attends 70th Annual Tony Awards – Press Room at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Model Karolina Kurkova attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Karolina Kurkova
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Model Karolina Kurkova attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actress Nicolette Robinson attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Nicolette Robinson
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actress Nicolette Robinson attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actress Jane Krakowski attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) *** Local Caption *** Jane Krakowski
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actress Jane Krakowski attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actress Glenn Close performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Glenn Close
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actress Glenn Close performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Michelle Williams attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Michelle Williams
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Michelle Williams attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal attends 70th Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) *** Local Caption *** Jake Gyllenhaal
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal attends 70th Annual Tony Awards – Arrivals at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Lin-Manuel Miranda of 'Hamilton' performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Lin-Manuel Miranda
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Lin-Manuel Miranda of ‘Hamilton’ performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

 

 

 

attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actress Zainab Jah attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Zainab Jah
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actress Zainab Jah attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actress Renee Elise Goldsberry speaks onstage to accept the award for Best Performance By An Actress In a Featured Role In a Musical for her work in Hamilton during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Renee Elise Goldsberry
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actress Renee Elise Goldsberry speaks onstage to accept the award for Best Performance By An Actress In a Featured Role In a Musical for her work in Hamilton during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Renee Elise Goldsberry (L) and Patina Miller pose backstage at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Renee Elise Goldsberry;Patina Miller
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Renee Elise Goldsberry (L) and Patina Miller pose backstage at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actress Glenn Close and host James Corden pose backstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Glenn Close;James Corden
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actress Glenn Close and host James Corden pose backstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE, SPECIAL RATES APPLY) Barbra Streisand (L) and Oprah Winfrey attend the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) *** Local Caption *** Barbra Streisand;Oprah Winfrey
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE, SPECIAL RATES APPLY) Barbra Streisand (L) and Oprah Winfrey attend the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12:  Nicolette Robinson (L) and Leslie Odom Jr. attend the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.  (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) *** Local Caption *** Nicolette Robinson;Leslie Odom Jr.
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Nicolette Robinson (L) and Leslie Odom Jr. attend the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) 

 

 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actor Leslie Odom Jr. poses with award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical in "Hamilton" at the 70th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) *** Local Caption *** Leslie Odom Jr.
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Actor Leslie Odom Jr. poses with award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical in “Hamilton” at the 70th Annual Tony Awards – Press Room at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)