Oh, what a beautiful evening to celebrate Broadway’s finest at the 73rd annual Tony Awards.
Late-night star and Tony winner in his own right James Corden returned to host ceremony at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night, as Broadway closed out a historic and record-breaking season with some razzle dazzle.
“Hadestown,” the long-gestating, mythic folk opera from singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, had a decidedly heavenly night, scoring eight trophies across major categories, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
But the Temptations jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” which was the second most-nominated production heading into the ceremony, didn’t fare as well. The production only picked up the award for Best Choreography.
“Tootsie,” one of the many stage adaptations of beloved films to appear on Broadway this season, made a Tony winner out of its lead Santino Fontana, while also nabbing the award for Best Book of a Musical.
As for the plays, Jez Butterworth’s “The Ferryman,” which revolves around a conflict-ridden Northern Irish family, was the big winner, but the production didn’t gain any traction in the star-studded acting categories.
Hollywood made a particularly strong showing this year in the race for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. Bryan Cranston, who stars in another film-to-stage adaption “Network,” beat out stiff competition from Jeff Daniels of Aaron Sorkin’s buzzy stage adaptation of “To Kill A Mockingbird” and and Adam Driver, the male lead in Michael Mayer’s revival of “Burn This.”
Broadway staples like Stephanie Block and Celia Keenan-Bolger also took home major and long overdue awards, while stage titans Judith Light and Rosemary Harris, as well as playwright Terrence McNally and orchestrator Harold Wheeler received special Tonys for their dedication to the theater.
Check out the list on nominees and winners below.
Best Musical
“Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations”
“Beetlejuice”
WINNER: “Hadestown”
“The Prom”
“Tootsie”
Best Play
“Choir Boy” by Tarell Alvin McCraney
WINNER: “The Ferryman” by Jez Butterworth
“Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus” by Taylor Mac
“Ink” by James Graham
“What the Constitution Means to Me” by Heidi Schreck
Best Revival of a Musical
“Kiss Me, Kate”
WINNER: “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”
Best Revival of a Play
“Arthur Miller’s All My Sons”
WINNER: “The Boys in the Band” by Mart Crowley
“Burn This” by Lanford Wilson
“Torch Song” by Harvey Fierstein
“The Waverly Gallery” by Kenneth Lonergan
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER: Stephanie J. Block, “The Cher Show”
Caitlin Kinnunen, “The Prom”
Beth Leavel, “The Prom”
Eva Noblezada, “Hadestown”
Kelli O’Hara, “Kiss Me, Kate”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, “The Prom”
Derrick Baskin, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Alex Brightman, “Beetlejuice”
Damon Daunno, “Oklahoma!”
WINNER: Santino Fontana, “Tootsie”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Annette Bening, “All My Sons”
Laura Donnelly, “The Ferryman”
WINNER: Elaine May, “The Waverly Gallery”
Janet McTeer, “Bernhardt/Hamlet”
Laurie Metcalf, “Hillary and Clinton”
Heidi Schreck, “What the Constitution Means to Me”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Paddy Considine, “The Ferryman”
WINNER: Bryan Cranston, “Network”
Jeff Daniels, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Adam Driver, “Burn This”
Jeremy Pope, “Choir Boy”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lilli Cooper, “Tootsie”
Amber Gray, “Hadestown”
Sarah Stiles, “Tootsie”
WINNER: Ali Stroker, “Oklahoma!”
Mary Testa, “Oklahoma!”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
WINNER: Andre De Shields, “Hadestown”
Andy Grotelueschen, “Tootsie”
Patrick Page, “Hadestown”
Jeremy Pope, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Ephraim Sykes, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Fionnula Flanagan, “The Ferryman”
WINNER: Celia Keenan-Bolger, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Kristine Nielsen, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Julie White, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Ruth Wilson, “King Lear”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
WINNER: Bertie Carvel, “Ink”
Robin de Jesús, “The Boys in the Band”
Gideon Glick, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Brandon Uranowitz, “Burn This”
Benjamin Walker, “All My Sons”
Best Direction of a Musical
WINNER: Rachel Chavkin, “Hadestown”
Scott Ellis, “Tootsie”
Daniel Fish, “Oklahoma!”
Des McAnuff, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Casey Nicholaw, “The Prom”
Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, “Ink”
WINNER: Sam Mendes, “The Ferryman”
Bartlett Sher, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Ivo van Hove, “Network”
George C. Wolfe, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Best Book of a Musical
“Ain’t Too Proud,” Dominique Morisseau
“Beetlejuice,” Scott Brown and Anthony King
“Hadestown,” Anaïs Mitchell
“The Prom,” Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin
WINNER: “Tootsie,” Robert Horn
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“Be More Chill,” Joe Iconis
“Beetlejuice,” Eddie Perfect
WINNER: “Hadestown,” Anaïs Mitchell
“The Prom,” Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
“To Kill a Mockingbird,” Adam Guettel
“Tootsie,” David Yazbek
Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, “Choir Boy”
Warren Carlyle, “Kiss Me, Kate”
Denis Jones, “Tootsie”
David Neumann, “Hadestown”
WINNER: Sergio Trujillo, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Best Orchestrations
WINNER: Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, “Hadestown”
Larry Hochman, “Kiss Me, Kate”
Daniel Kluger, “Oklahoma!”
Simon Hale, “Tootsie”
Harold Wheeler, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Peter England, “King Kong”
WINNER: Rachel Hauck, “Hadestown”
Laura Jellinek, “Oklahoma!”
David Korins, “Beetlejuice”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Bunny Christie, “Ink”
WINNER: Rob Howell, “The Ferryman”
Santo Loquasto, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Jan Versweyveld, “Network”
Best Costume Design of a Play
WINNER: Rob Howell, “The Ferryman”
Toni-Leslie James, “Bernhardt/Hamlet”
Clint Ramos, “Torch Song”
Ann Roth, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Ann Roth, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Michael Krass, “Hadestown”
William Ivey Long, “Beetlejuice”
William Ivey Long, “Tootsie”
WINNER: Bob Mackie, “The Cher Show”
Paul Tazewell, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork, “Ink”
Scott Lehrer, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
WINNER: Fitz Patton, “Choir Boy”
Nick Powell, “The Ferryman”
Eric Sleichim, “Network”
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, “Beetlejuice”
Peter Hylenski, “King Kong”
Steve Canyon Kennedy, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Drew Levy, “Oklahoma!”
WINNER: Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, “Hadestown”
Best Lighting Design of a Play
WINNER: Neil Austin, “Ink”
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Peter Mumford, “The Ferryman”
Jennifer Tipton, “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, “Network”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, “The Cher Show”
Howell Binkley, “Ain’t Too Proud”
WINNER: Bradley King, “Hadestown”
Peter Mumford, “King Kong”
Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, “Beetlejuice”