The Tony Awards is my favorite awards show. It is the only awards show that’s entertaining. They don’t have long speeches instead it is full of entertaining musical numbers. The one thing I hate is when they put politics in it. They put down Trump and made Clinton look desperate. Besides that it was great.
James Corden was one of the best hosts for the Tony besides Nathan Lane. Sorry, Patrick Harris. He was energetic and hilarious. I wasn’t a big fan of the Karaoke in the car just because he already had it on his show.
My favorite performances were School of Rock-The Musical and Hamilton. I only wished they had chosen a song from School of Rock that had Sierra Boggess performing in too. Gloria Estefan and Barbra Streisand performed. They did amazing.
One of the most talented musical creators for this generation is Lin-Manuel Miranda who has brought children and young adults to the theatre who wouldn’t have through his catchy rap songs from his musical Hamilton. I am not a fan of rap music but love the songs his created. As many predicted, Hamilton brought home pretty much every award they were nominated for. Almost beating The Producers by only one award.
Lin-Manuel Miranda isn’t the only one that brought children and young adults to the theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock-The Musical has upbeat powerful rock songs.
It looks like Broadway’s style is slowing changing.
Best Play
- Eclipsed
- The Father
- The Humans (Winner)
- King Charles III
Best Musical
- Bright Star
- Hamilton (Winner)
- School of Rock- The Musical
- Shuffle Along
- Waitress
Best Revival of a Play
- Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
- Blackbird
- Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge (Winner)
- Long Day’s Journey Into Night
- Noises Off
Best Revival of a Musical
- The Color Purple (Winner)
- Fiddler on the Roof
- She Loves Me
- Spring Awakening
Best Book of a Musical
- Steve Martin for Bright Star
- Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hamilton (Winner)
- Julian Fellowes for School of Rock- The Musical
- George C. Wolfe for Shuffle Along, or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) written for the Theatre
- Bright Star- Steve Martin, Edie Brickell
- Hamilton- Lin-Manuel Miranda (winner)
- School of Rock- The Musical – Andrew Llyod Webber & Glenn Slater
- Waitress- Sara Bareilles
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- Gabriel Byrne for Long Day’s Journey Into Night
- Jeff Daniels for Blackbird
- Frank Langella for The Father (winner)
- Tim Pigott-Smith for King Charles III
- Mark Strong- for Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
- Jessica Lange for Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Winner)
- Laurie Metcalf for Misery
- Lupita Nyong’o for Eclipsed
- Sophie Okonedo for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
- Michelle Williams for Blackbird
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Alex Brightman for School of Rock- The Musical
- Danny Burstein for Fiddler on the Roof
- Zachary Levi for She Loves Me
- Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hamilton
- Leslie Odom, Jr. for Hamilton (Winner)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Laura Benanti for She Loves Me
- Carmen Cusack for Bright Star
- Cynthia Erivo for The Color Purple (Winner)
- Jessie Mueller for Waitress
- Phillipa Soo for Hamilton
Best Performance by in Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Reed Birney for The Humans (Winner)
- Bill Camp for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
- David Furr for Noises Off
- Richard Goulding for King Charles III
- Michael Shannon for Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Pascale Armand for Eclipsed
- Megan Hillty for Noises Off
- Janye Houdyshell for The Humans (Winner)
- Andrea Martin for Noises Off
- Saycon Sengbloh for Eclipsed
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Daveed Diggs for Hamilton (Winner)
- Brandon Victor Dixon for Shuffle Along
- Christopher Fitzgerald for Waitress
- Jonathan Groff for Hamilton
- Christopher Jackson for Hamilton
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Danielle Brooks for The Color Purple
- Renee Else Goldsberry for The Hamilton (Winner)
- Jane Krakowski for She Loves Me
- Jennifer Simard for Disaster
- Adrienne Warren for Shuffle Along
Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Beowulf Boritt for Therese Raquin
- Christopher Oram for Hughie
- Jan Versweyveld for Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
- David Zinn for The Humans (Winner)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- Es Devlin & Finn Ross for American Psycho
- David Korins for Hamilton
- Santo Loquasto for Shuffle Along
- David Rockwell for She Loves Me (Winner)
Best Costume Design of a Play
- Jane Greenwood for Long Day’s Journey Into Night
- Michael Krass for Noises Off
- Clint Ramos for Eclipsed (Winner)
- Tom Scutt for King Charles III
Best Costume Design of Musical
- Gregg Barnes for Tuck Everlasting
- Jeff Mahshie for She Loves Me
- Ann Roth for Shuffle Along
- Paul Tazewell for Hamilton (winner)
Best Lighting Design of a Play
- Natasha Katz for Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Winner)
- Justin Townsend for The Humans
- Jan Versweyveld for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Best Lighting Design For a Musical
- Howell Binkley for Hamilton (Winner)
- Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer for Shuffle Along
- Ben Stanton for Spring Awakening
- Justin Townsend for American Psycho
Best Direction of a Play
- Rupert Goold for King Charles III
- Jonathan Kent for Long Day’s Journey Into Night
- Joe Mantello for The Humans
- Liesl Tommy for Eclipsed
- Ivo Van Hove for Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge (Winner)
Best Direction of a Musical
- Michael Arden for Spring Awakening
- John Doyle for The Color Purple
- Scott Ellis for She Loves Me
- Thomas Kail for Hamilton (Winner)
- George C. Wolfe for Shuffle Along
Best Choreography
- Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton (Winner)
- Savion Glover for Shuffle Along
- Hofesh Shechter for Fiddler on the Roof
- Randy Skinner for Dames at Sea
- Sergio Trujillo for On Your Feet! The Story of Emillo and Gloria Estefan
Best Orchestrations
- August Eriksmoen for Bright Star
- Larry Hochman for She Love Me
- Alex Lacamoire for Hamilton (Winner)
- Daryl Waters for Shuffle Along
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 Gelbium
- Joan Lader
- Sally Ann Parsons
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