While you were watching either Tony Soprano or Tony Parker last night, the Tony Awards were given out at Radio City Music Hall. Spring Awakening and The Coast of Utopia were the big winners, with eight and seven awards respectively. Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson of Grey Gardens swept the actress awards for musicals, and David Hyde Pierce upset Raúl Esparza for Best Actor in a Musical.
The winners:
Best Musical
Spring Awakening
Best Play
The Coast of Utopia
Best Revival of a Musical
Company
Best Revival of a Play
Journey’s End
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Hyde Pierce, Curtains
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
John Gallagher Jr., Spring Awakening
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening
Best Direction of a Play
Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia
Best Choreography
Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley and Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia
Best Costume Design of a Musical
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens
Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia
Best Original Score
Spring Awakening
Best Book of a Musical
Spring Awakening
Best Orchestrations
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening
Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only
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