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Monday, June 8, 2015

(TONYS 2015) Full Winners List!

(left to right) Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone, and Emily Skeggs in the 2015 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Fun Home.

The results are in, and Fun Home, the new Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel, walked away the evening's big winner. Aside from nabbing the Best Musical Award, the show took home accolades for Score, Book, Lead Actor, and Director. The show also earned the honor of becoming the first all-female creative team, led by composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist/librettist Lisa Kron, to win the top prize.

In the Play categories, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time came out ahead, also with five wins for Best Play, Lead Actor, Director, Scenic Design, and Lighting Design. An American in Paris and Best Revival of a Musical winner The King and I also made strong showings with four awards each.

The latter also earned its star Kelli O'Hara a poignant first Tony win for her leading performance after five previous unrequited nominations.


Here is a full list of winners:

Best Musical
Fun Home

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Kelli O’Hara, The King and I

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, Fun Home

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Revival of a Musical
The King and I

Best Costume Design of a Play
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber, The King and I

Best Revival of a Play
Skylight

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Author: Simon Stephens

Best Choreography
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris

Best Orchestrations
Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I

Best Direction of a Play
Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Fun Home. Music: Jeanine Tesori Lyrics: Lisa Kron

Best Book of a Musical
Fun Home, Lisa Kron

Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It with You

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Natasha Katz, An American in Paris

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Richard McCabe, The Audience

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