Courtesy of the American Theater Wing
Tony Winners: ‘In the Heights,’ ‘August: Osage County’
August: Osage County and In the Heights topped last night’s Tony awards, winning for Best Play and Best Musical, respectively. South Pacific was the biggest winner overall with seven awards. From Gypsy, Patti LuPone won Best Leading Actress in a Musical, her second Tony, and Boyd Gaines (Best Featured Actor in a Musical) earned his fourth, making him the most winning actor in Tony history.
The winners:
Best Musical
In the Heights
Best Play
August: Osage County
Best Revival of a Musical
South Pacific
Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing
Best Direction of a Musical
Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
Best Direction of a Play
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Best Original Score
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights
Best Orchestrations
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, In the Heights
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights
Best Book of a Musical
Stew, Passing Strange
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
Best Costume Design of a Play
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Michael Yeargan, South Pacific
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
Best Sound Design of a Play
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Donald Holder, South Pacific
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Lifetime Achievement
Stephen Sondheim
Regional Theatre Award
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Special Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981)
