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The 78th Annual Tony Awards took place Sunday at the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with several shows and performers walking away big winners.
“Purpose” also won the Tony for best play and “Maybe Happy Ending,” one of the most nominated productions heading into Sunday’s show, won best musical.
One of the night’s first winners was “Succession” star Sarah Snook, who nabbed her first-ever Tony award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
Later, Francis Jue earned the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play category for “Yellow Face.” Nicole Scherzinger also won her first-ever Tony Award for her best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for her role as Norma Desmond in the revival of “Sunset Blvd,” which also won in the best musical revival category.
“Wicked” star and host Cynthia Erivo opened the night with a rousing number that earned rave cheers, setting a high bar for the night. Other standout performances included a “Sunset Blvd.” number from Scherzinger and Darren Criss and Helen J. Shin’s performance from “Maybe Happy Ending,” as well as the much-anticipated on-stage reunion of the “Hamilton” cast.
The casts of “Pirates! The Penzance Musical,” “Floyd Collins” and “Buena Vista Social Club” also performed.
Below is a full list of nominees, with winners indicated in bold.
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Best book of a musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Maybe Happy Ending” *WINNER
“Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Maybe Happy Ending” *WINNER
“Operation Mincemeat: A New Musica
“Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
George Clooney – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Cole Escola – “Oh, Mary!” *WINNER
Jon Michael Hill – “Purpose”
Daniel Dae Kim – “Yellow Face”
Harry Lennix – “Purpose”
Louis McCartney – “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
Laura Donnelly – “The Hills of California”
Mia Farrow – “The Roommate”
LaTanya Richardson Jackson – “Purpose”
Sadie Sink – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Sarah Snook – “The Picture of Dorian Gray” *WINNER
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
Darren Criss – “Maybe Happy Ending” *WINNER
Andrew Durand – “Dead Outlaw”
Tom Francis – “Sunset Blvd.”
Jonathan Groff – “Just in Time”
James Monroe Iglehart – “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
Jeremy Jordan – “Floyd Collins”
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
Megan Hilty – “Death Becomes Her”
Audra McDonald – “Gypsy”
Jasmine Amy Rogers – “BOOP! The Musical”
Nicole Scherzinger – “Sunset Blvd.” *WINNER
Jennifer Simard – “Death Becomes Her”
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
Glenn Davis – “Purpose”
Gabriel Ebert – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Francis Jue – “Yellow Face” *WINNER
Bob Odenkirk – “Glengarry Glen Ross”
Conrad Ricamora – “Oh, Mary!”
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
Tala Ashe – “English”
Jessica Hecht – “Eureka Day”
Marjan Neshat – “English”
Fina Strazza – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Kara Young – “Purpose” *WINNER
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical
Brooks Ashmanskas – “SMASH”
Jeb Brown – “Dead Outlaw”
Danny Burstein – “Gypsy”
Jak Malone – “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical” *WINNER
Taylor Trensch – “Floyd Collins”
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon – “Buena Vista Social Club” *WINNER
Julia Knitel – “Dead Outlaw”
Gracie Lawrence – “Just in Time”
Justina Machado – “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”
Joy Woods – “Gypsy”
Best scenic design of a play
Marsha Ginsberg – “English”
Rob Howell – “The Hills of California”
Marg Horwell and David Bergman – “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Miriam Buether and 59 – “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” *WINNER
Scott Pask – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Best scenic design of a musical
Rachel Hauck – “Swept Away”
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve – “Maybe Happy Ending” *WINNER
Arnulfo Maldonado – “Buena Vista Social Club”
Derek McLane – “Death Becomes Her”
Derek McLane – “Just in Time”
Best costume design of a play
Brenda Abbandandolo – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Marg Horwell – “The Picture of Dorian Gray” *WINNER
Rob Howell – “The Hills of California”
Holly Pierson – “Oh, Mary!”
Brigitte Reiffenstuel – “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best costume design of a musical
Dede Ayite – “Buena Vista Social Club”
Gregg Barnes – “BOOP! The Musical”
Clint Ramos – “Maybe Happy Ending”
Paul Tazewell – “Death Becomes Her” *WINNER
Catherine Zuber – “Just in Time”
Best lighting design of a play
Natasha Chivers – “The Hills of California”
Jon Clark – “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” *WINNER
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Nick Schlieper – “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best lighting design of a musical
Jack Knowles – “Sunset Blvd.” *WINNER
Tyler Micoleau – “Buena Vista Social Club”
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun – “Floyd Collins”
Ben Stanton – “Maybe Happy Ending”
Justin Townsend – “Death Becomes Her”
Best sound design of a play
Paul Arditti – “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” *WINNER
Palmer Hefferan – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Daniel Kluger – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Nick Powell – “The Hills of California”
Clemence Williams – “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best sound design of a musical
Jonathan Deans – “Buena Vista Social Club” *WINNER
Adam Fisher – “Sunset Blvd.”
Peter Hylenski – “Just in Time”
Peter Hylenski – “Maybe Happy Ending”
Dan Moses Schreier – “Floyd Collins”
Best direction of a play
Knud Adams – “English”
Sam Mendes – “The Hills of California”
Sam Pinkleton – “Oh, Mary!” *WINNER
Danya Taymor – “John Proctor is the Villain”
Kip Williams – “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best direction of a musical
Saheem Ali – “Buena Vista Social Club”
Michael Arden – “Maybe Happy Ending” *WINNER
David Cromer – “Dead Outlaw”
Christopher Gattelli – “Death Becomes Her”
Jamie Lloyd – “Sunset Blvd.”
Best choreography
Joshua Bergasse – “SMASH”
Camille A. Brown – “Gypsy”
Christopher Gattelli – “Death Becomes Her”
Jerry Mitchell – “BOOP! The Musical”
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck – “Buena Vista Social Club” *WINNER
Best orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber – “Just in Time”
Will Aronson – “Maybe Happy Ending”
Bruce Coughlin – “Floyd Collins”
Marco Paguia – “Buena Vista Social Club” *WINNER
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber – “Sunset Blvd.”
Best play
“English”
“The Hills of California”
“John Proctor is the Villain”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Purpose” *WINNER
Best musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Maybe Happy Ending” *WINNER
“Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
Best revival of a play
“Eureka Day” *WINNER
“Romeo + Juliet”
“Thornton Wilder’s Our Town”
“Yellow Face”
Best revival of a musical
“Floyd Collins”
“Gypsy”
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
“Sunset Blvd.” *WINNER
