Another excuse to get glammed up for the red carpet – the 69th Annual Tony Awards are locked and loaded!
Hollywood’s A-list was out in full force in Los Angeles for the Tony’s with Fun Home and The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time each pocketing five awards, while Helen Mirren won her very first Tony for The Audience. Mirren’s award was also the first time an actor has won both a Tony and an Oscar for playing the same character (Queen Elizabeth II). An American in Paris also cleaned up, taking home four Tony’s including one for best choreography.
Hosted by Kristen Chenoweth and Alan Cumming – who had a cheeky report that took the edge off some of the standard Tony-cheese – this year’s Awards were a spectacular display of gowns and tuxedos on the red carpet with the girls and the guys striking a stunning display of Hollywood glamour.
Bee Shaffer, Anna Chlumsky, Kristin Chenoweth – Image courtesy of Instagram.
Ashley Tisdale, Jennifer Lopez, Bella Hadid – Image courtesy of Instagram.
Stealing the spotlight on the night, however was 11 year old Sydney Lucas who was one of three actresses who play cartoonist Alison Bechdel at varying ages in the musical, Fun Home. Sydney sang Ring of Keys which is a stirring reverie of lesbian self-discovery of a young girl. Interestingly, the top two performing musicals both touched on angsty teens, with the stunning The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time winning Best Play also starring a teen navigating puberty.
Complete List of Winners 2015:
Best Revival of a Musical: “The King and I”
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 Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Helen Mirren, “The Audience”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Michael Cerveris, “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 Featured Role in a Play: Richard McCabe, “The Audience”
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 Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Ruthie Ann Miles, “The King and I”
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, “An American in Paris”
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 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 Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott, “”The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
Best Direction of a Musical: Sam Gold, “Fun Home”
Best Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, “An American in Paris”
Best Orchestrations: Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, “An American in Paris”
Tony Award for Lifetime Acheivement in Theatre: Tommy Tune
Special Tony Award: John Cameron Mitchell
Regional Theatre Tony Award: Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Stephen Schwartz
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