'Fun Home', 'Curious Incident' and 'The King and I' Win Big at the 69th Annual Tony Awards
By Nora Dominick ’17/ Emertainment Monthly Assistant Stage Editor
The hit new musical Fun Home and the ingenious new play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time took home the most Tony Awards during the ceremony with a total of five awards. Fun Home took home the top prize for Best Musical as well as awards for Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron for Best Music and/or Lyrics and Book of Musical respectively. The duos win in the Best Music and/or Lyrcis category marks the first time an all-female collaboration took home the award. Michael Cerveris took home the award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his epic, career-defining portrayal of Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home. Also, Sam Gold took home the award for Best Direction of Musical for his role in creating the beautiful staging of Fun Home.
An American in Paris also walked away with several amazing awards at this years Tony Awards. It cleaned up in the technical categories. Bob Crowley and 59 Productions took home the award for Best Scenic Design for their work on An American in Paris and Christopher Wheeldon took home the much-deserved award for Best Choreography.
Below is a list of all the winners at the 69th Annual Tony Awards:
Best Musical
Fun Home
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Kelli O’Hara, The King and I
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Helen Mirren, The Audience
Best Revival of a Musical
The King and I
Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Revival of a Play
Skylight
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It With You
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Richard McCabe, The Audience
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics)
Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Book of a Musical
Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Orchestrations
Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
Best Director of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home
Best Choreography
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Best Director of a Play
Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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 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 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