Theatre’s biggest night, 77th Tony Awards, more affectionately referred to as The Tony’s, is always a great time filled with expected winners and dark horses coming from behind. This year is no different, leaving fans on the edge of their seats for each and every award.
The speeches ranged from the standard affair of thanking everyone involved to heartfelt pleas for continuing to fund the arts to loving tributes to the struggles and triumphs of the performers. Many winners were gracious to not only their cast and creatives for the win but also recognized the people who run the theatres every day and night to make each production happen.
Out of all the speeches, Kecia Lewis from Hell’s Kitchen and Jonathan Groff from Merrily We Roll Along had the moments of the night talking about the love and support they received along their journeys and asking people to always support dreams, even if we don’t understand them.
The night also included appearances by Hillary Clinton and Angelina Jolie, who both produced musicals nominated. There was also a special tribute to the supremely talented late Chita Rivera.
At the end of the night, The Outsiders surprised everyone and won the most coveted musical award — Best Musical, while Stereophonic took home Best Play.
Here are all the winners from both the Tony Awards telecast and the Creative Awards section of the night.
Winners in Musical Categories:
BEST MUSICAL: The Outsiders
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Merrily We Roll Along
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along)
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Maleah Joi Moon (Hell’s Kitchen)
FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Daniel Radcliffe (Merrily We Roll Along)
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Kecia Lewis (Hell’s Kitchen)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Danya Taymor (The Outsiders)
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Suffs (Shaina Taub)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Suffs (Shaina Taub)
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Tom Scutt (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Linda Cho (The Great Gatsby)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim (The Outsiders)
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Cody Spencer (The Outsiders)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Justin Peck (Illinoise)
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Jonathan Tunick (Merrily We Roll Along)
Winners in Play Categories:
BEST PLAY: Stereophonic
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: Appropriate
LEAD ACTOR IN A PLAY: Jeremy Strong (An Enemy of the People)
LEAD ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Sarah Paulson (Appropriate)
FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Will Brill (Stereophonic)
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Kara Young (Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch)
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Daniel Aukin (Stereophonic)
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: David Zinn (Stereophonic)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Dede Ayite (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding)
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Jane Cox (Appropriate)
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Ryan Rumery (Stereophonic)
Other Special Awards:
EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE EDUCATION AWARD: Cjay Phillip (Dance & Bmore in Baltimore)
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD: Billy Porter
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