Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe from THE KING AND I/ CBS YOU TUBE
Since the hugh thunderstorm was making my television reception of the annual Tony awards broadcast very sporadic, I thought we better review the big winners of last night’s show.
Fun Home and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time were the biggest winners at last night’s 69th Annual Tony Awards, where both productions took home five awards each–including the statues for Best Musical and Best Play, respectively.
https://youtu.be/l9qHlc0CnyU
Meanwhile, the revival of The King and I walked away with four wins–including those for Best Revival of a Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Kelli O’Hara.
https://youtu.be/MuNUnIeJtd4
And An American in Paris also took home four awards, including Best Lighting Design of a Musical and Best Choreography. Other highlights included the musical opening by hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming and a hilarious exchange between presenters Larry David and Jason Alexander.
https://youtu.be/2gdND5wVYnI
Tony Awards 2015 Winners:
Best Musical: Fun Home
Best Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Revival of a Musical: The King and I
Best Revival of a Play: Skylight
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Kelli O’Hara, The King and I
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It With You
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Best Book of a Musical: Fun Home
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Fun Home
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris
Best Costume Design of a Play: Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Catherine Zuber, The King and I
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Direction of a Musical: Sam Gold, Fun Home
Best Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations: Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Tommy Tune
Special Tony Award: John Cameron Mitchell
Regional Theatre Tony Award: Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Stephen Schwartz
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: Arnold Abramson, Adrian Bryan-Brown and Gene O’Donovan
Susan Saunders 6-8-15
