NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming perform onstage at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Tony winners Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming co-hosted the 69th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last night. The Tony Awards, which honors theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, has been broadcast on CBS since 1978. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
The night included performances by Kristin Chenoweth and the cast of On the Twentieth Century; Kelli O’Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles and the company of The King and I; Sydney Lucas, Michael Cerveris and Beth Malone from Fun Home; Brian d’Arcy James, Brad Oscar and the cast of Something Rotten!, Leanne Cope, Robert Fairchild, Brandon Uranowitz, Max von Essen and the cast of An American in Paris, Chita Rivera and the cast of The Visit; Tony Yazbeck and the cast of On the Town; Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and the cast of Finding Neverland; Vanessa Hudgens, Cory Cott and Victoria Clark and the cast of Gigi; Lisa Howard, Adam Heller and Tyne Daly from It Shoulda Been You. Josh Groban was joined on stage by 175 performers for the In Mem.The evening also celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Jersey Boys on Broadway.
Presenters included Jennifer Lopez, Nick Jonas, Kiesza, Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Grey, Joel Grey, Dulé Hill, Judith Light, Patina Miller, Bernadette Peters, Phylicia Rashad, Bradley Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris, Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried, Ashley Tisdale, Bryan Cranston, Joe Manganiello, Kiefer Sutherland, Anna Chlumsky, Larry David, Jason Alexander, Misty Copeland, Sting, Corey Stoll, David Hyde Pierce, Debra Messing, Jennifer Nettles, Marg Helgenberger, Rita Wilson, Rose Byrne, Thomas Sadoski, Sutton Foster, Taye Diggs, Taylor Schilling, Bobby Cannavale and more.
Congrats to all the winners.
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Cast and creative of “Fun Home” accept the award for Best Musical onstage at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Musical
An American in Paris
Fun Home
Something Rotten!
The Visit
Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Disgraced
Hand to God
Wolf Hall
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe perform with the cast of the King and I onstage at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Revival, Musical
The King and I
On the Town
On the Twentieth Century
Best Revival, Play
The Elephant Man
Skylight
This Is Our Youth
You Can’t Take It With You
Best Lead Actor, Musical
Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris
Brian d’Arcy James, Something Rotten!
Ken Watanabe, The King and I
Tony Yazbeck, On the Town
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Actress Kelli O’Hara accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for “The King and I” onstage at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Lead Actress, Musical
Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century
Leanne Cope, An American in Paris
Beth Malone, Fun Home
Kelli O’Hara, The King and I
Chita Rivera, The Visit
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Alex Sharp, winner of the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Lead Actor, Play
Steven Boyer, Hand to God
Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man
Ben Miles, Wolf Hall
Bill Nighy, Skylight
Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Helen Mirren, winner of the award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for “The Audience,” poses in the press room during the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Lead Actress, Play
Geneva Carr, Hand to God
Helen Mirren, The Audience
Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles
Carey Mulligan, Skylight
Ruth Wilson, Constellations
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Richard McCabe, winner of the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for “The Audience,” poses in the press room during the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Matthew Beard, Skylight
K. Todd Freeman, Airline Highway
Richard McCabe, The Audience
Alessandro Nivola, The Elephant Man
Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Micah Stock, It’s Only a Play
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Annaleigh Ashford, winner of the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for “You Can’t Take It With You,” poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It with You
Patricia Clarkson, The Elephant Man
Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Sarah Stiles, Hand to God
Julie White, Airline Highway
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Christian Borle, winner of the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for “Something Rotten!,” poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Andy Karl, On the Twentieth Century
Brad Oscar, Something Rotten!
Brandon Uranowitz, An American in Paris
Max von Essen, An American in Paris
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Ruthie Ann Miles, winner of the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for “The King and I,” poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Victoria Clark, Gigi
Judy Kuhn, Fun Home
Sydney Lucas, Fun Home
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Emily Skeggs, Fun Home
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Marianne Elliott, winner of the award for Best Direction of a Play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Direction of a Play
Stephen Daldry, Skylight
Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Scott Ellis, You Can’t Take It With You
Jeremy Herrin, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Sam Gold, winner of the award for Best Direction of a Musical for “Fun Home,” poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Direction of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!
John Rando, On the Town
Bartlett Sher, The King and I
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Lisa Kron (L) and Jeanine Tesori, winners of the award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Wrtitten for the Theatre for “Fun Home,” pose in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Fun Home, Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: Lisa Kron
The Last Ship, Music & Lyrics: Sting
Something Rotten!, Music & Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
The Visit, Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Best Book of a Musical
An American in Paris, Craig Lucas
Fun Home, Lisa Kron
Something Rotten!, Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
The Visit, Terrence McNally
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope from “An American in Paris” perform onstage at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, On the Town
Christopher Gattelli, The King and I
Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: .Christopher Austin (L) and Bill Elliott, winners of the award for Best Orchestrations “An American in Paris,” pose in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Orchestrations
Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
John Clancy, Fun Home
Larry Hochman, Something Rotten!
Rob Mathes, The Last Ship
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Bunny Christie (L) and Finn Ross, winners of the award for Best Scenic Design of a Play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” pose in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Bob Crowley, Skylight
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
David Rockwell, You Can’t Take It With You
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris
David Rockwell, On the Twentieth Century
Michael Yeargan, The King and I
David Zinn, Fun Home
Best Costume Design of a Play
Bob Crowley, The Audience
Jane Greenwood, You Can’t Take It With You
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
David Zinn, Airline Highway
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Catherine Zuber, winner of the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for “The King and I,”. poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Something Rotten!
Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
William Ivey Long, On the Twentieth Century
Catherine Zuber, The King and I
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Paule Constable and David Plater, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Natasha Katz, Skylight
Japhy Weideman, Airline Highway
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Lighting Designer Natasha Katz accepts the award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “An American in Paris” onstage at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Donald Holder, The King and I
Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Ben Stanton, Fun Home
Japhy Weideman, The Visit
Tony Award for Lifetime Acheivement in Theatre: Tommy Tune
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: John Cameron Mitchell, winner of a Special Tony Award, poses in the Paramount Hotel Winners’ Circle at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Special Tony Award: John Cameron Mitchell
Regional Theatre Tony Award: Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Stephen Schwartz
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Corey Mitchell of the Northwest School of the Arts, winner of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, poses in the press room at the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Excellence in Theatre Education Award: Corey Mitchell of the Northwest School of the Arts
About the Tony Awards
The 2015 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Robert E. Wankel is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is President. At the American Theater Wing, William Ivey Long is Chairman and Heather A. Hitchens is President.
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