The 70th Annual Tony Awards were held last night in New York and as expected Hamilton triumphed winning 11 of the prestigious awards including Best New Musical.
A big winner on the night included the revival of The Colour Purple, which won two awards including Best Musical Revival and Best Actress in a Musical for Cynthia Erivo.
Hosted by James Corden, the awards were held at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
THE 2016 TONY AWARD WINNERS
Best Musical
Hamilton
Best Play
The Humans
Best Musical Revival The Colour Purple Best Play Revival
Best Actor In A Play
Frank Langella - The Father
Best Actress In A Play
Jessica Lange - Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Actor In A Musical
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Best Actress In A Musical Cynthia Erivo, The Colour Purple Best Book Of A Musical
Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Original Score
Hamilton, music and lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Featured Actor In A Play
Reed Birney, The Humans
Best Featured Actress In A Play
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Best Featured Actor In A Musical
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Best Featured Actress In A Musical
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Best Scenic Design For A Play
David Zinn, The Humans
Best Scenic Design For A Musical David Rockwell, She Loves Me Best Costume Design For A Play
Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
Best Costume Design For A Musical
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best Lighting Design For A Play
Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Lighting Design For A Musical
Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Best Direction Of A Play
Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge
Best Direction Of A Musical
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Best Orchestrations
Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater
Sheldon Harnick and Marshall W. Mason
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Regional Theater Tony Award
Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, N.J.
Special Tony Award
National Endowment for the Arts and Miles Wilkin
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater
Seth Gelblum
Joan Lader
Sally Ann Parsons
Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.
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