The 78th Tony Awards burnt the Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night with a big win, emotional speeches and powerful moments. Maybe a touching love story, the best music in the house, may be the best game, while the objective, a bold and funny family drama focused on a civil rights icon, was the best game.
Standout performance was also celebrated at night, Nicole Sherzinger won the best leading actress in a music for Sunset Browd, and Sara Snook earned the best leading actress in a drama for her one-women performance in a picture of Dorian Gray.
From record-breaking victory to meaningful speeches addressing representation and flexibility, this year’s Tonis reflected both the theater’s power and the passion of his community. Here is a look at the complete list of winners from the biggest night of Broadway:
Best music
- Perhaps Happy Eating (Winner)
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Dead bandit
- death Becomes Her
- Operation Mincemeat: A new music
Best play
- Objective (winner)
- English
- California hills
- John Proctor is villain
- Oh, Mary!
Best revival of a music
- Sunset Blawd. (Winner)
- Floid colins
- Gypsy
- the Pirate! Penzance musical
Best revival of a play
- Ureka de (winner)
- Romeo + Juliet
- Our city of Thornton Wilder
- pale face
Best performance by an actress in a lead role in music
- Nicole Sherzinger, Sunset Blaved. (Winner)
- Megan Hilti, death happens to him
- Audra McDonald, Gypsy
- Jasmine Amy Rogers, Bop! Musical
- Jennifer Simard, death becomes her
Best performance by an actor in a lead role in music
- Darren Chris, maybe Happy Eating (Winner)
- Andrew Durand, Dead Outs
- Tom Francis, Sunset Bowde.
- Jonathan Groff, just in time
- James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
- Jeremy Jordan, Floid Colins
Best performance by an actress in a lead role in a play
- Sarah Snow, Dorian Gray photo (Winner)
- Laura Donley, The Hills of California
- Mia Fero, Roommate
- Latanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
- Saddy Sink, John Proctor is the villain
The best performance in a lead role by an actor in a drama
- Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! (Winner)
- George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
- John Michael Hill, Purpose
- Daniel de kim, yellow face
- Harry Lenix, Purpose
- Louis Mekartney, Strenger Things: The First Shadow
Best performance by an actor in a special role in a music
- Jak Malon, Operation Minsset: A new music (Winner)
- Brooks Ashmanskus, Smash
- Pocket Brown, Dead Outs
- Danny Burrstine, Gypsy
- Taylor Trees, Floid Colins
Best performance by an actress in a special role in a music
- Natalie Venetia Belcon, Boona Vista Social Club (Winner)
- Julia Nitel, Dead Outs
- Gracie Lawrence, just in time
- Justina Machao, decreases in real women: music
- Joy Woods, Gypsy
The best performance in a special role by an actor in a drama
- Francis Ju, Yellow Face (Winner)
- Glenn Davis, Purpose
- Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the villain
- Bob Odenkirk, Glennner Glenn Ross
- Conrad Ricmora, Oh, Mary!
Best performance by an actress in a special role in a play
- Kara Young, Objective (Winner)
- Tala ash, english
- Jessica Hachat, Eureka Day
- Marjan Nes, English
- Fina Streza, John Proctor is the villain
Best book of music
- Perhaps pleasant end, will Aeronson and Hue Park (Winner)
- Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
- Dead outlave, itmar Musa
- He died, Marco Penette
- Operation Mincemeat: a new music, David Coming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts
Best original score written for theater (music and/or song)
- Perhaps a pleasant end, music: Will Aeronson; Song: Will Aaronson and Hue Park (winner)
- Dead Outs, Music and Lyrics: David Yazbek and Eric Dela Penna
- Death became his, music and song: Julia Matison and Noel Kery
- Operation Mincemeat: A new music, music and song: David Coming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts
- Real Woman has Curves: The Musical, Music and Lyrics: Joy Hurta and Benjamin Vales
The best scenic design of a play
- Mirium bouder and 59, Strenger Things: The First Shadow (Winner)
- Marsha Ginsburg, English
- Rob Hell, The Hills of California
- Marg Horwell and David Bergman, Dorian Gray photo
- Scott Passk, Good Night, and Good Luck
The best scenic design of a music
- Dane Laughray and George Reve, maybe a pleasant end (Winner)
- Rachel Haq, swept away
- Arnulfo Maldonado, Boona Vista Social Club
- Derek McClen, death becomes her
- Derek McClen, just in time
The best dress design of a drama
- Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray (winner)
- Branda Abbandandolo, Good Night and Good Luck
- Rob Hell, The Hills of California
- Holi Piercen, Oh, Mary!
- Briguit Refenstuel, Strenger Things: The First Shadow
The best dress design of a music
- Paul Tazewell, Death becomes (Winner)
- Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
- Greg Barns, Bop! Musical
- Clint Ramos, maybe a pleasant end
- Catherine Zubar, just in time
The best light design of a play
- John Clarke, Strenger Things: The First Shadow (Winner)
- Natasha Chaves, The Hills of California
- Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, auspicious night and best wishes
- Natasha Katz and Hannah Vaselsky are John Proctor Villain
- Nick Schleper, Dorian Gray’s Photo
The best light design of a music
- Jack Knowles, Sunset Blaved. (Winner)
- Tyler Micolue, Boona Vista Social Club
- Scott Zilinsky and Ru Hornag Sun, Floid Collins
- Ben Stanton, probably a pleasant end
- Justin Townsand, death happens to him
The best sound design of a play
- Paul Arditi, Strenger Things: The First Shadow (Winner)
- Palmer Hefaran, John Proctor is the villain
- Daniel Clugger, Good Night, and Good Luck
- Nick Powell, The Hills of California
- Clemens Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
The best sound design of a music
- Jonathan Dean, Boona Vista Social Club (Winner)
- Adam Fisher, Sunset Blaved.
- Peter Hilenski, just in time
- Peter Hilenski, maybe happy end
- Dan Musa Shreyar, Floid Colins
The best direction of a drama
- Sam Pinkalton, Oh, Mary! (Winner)
- Nude Adams, English
- Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
- Dani Taymore, John Proctor is the villain
- Kip Williams, Dorian Gray photo
The best direction of a music
- Michael Arden, Perhaps Happy Eating (Winner)
- Sahim Ali, Boona Vista Social Club
- David Crommer, Dead Outs
- Christopher Gathelli, death becomes his
- Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Bowd.
Best choreography
- Petricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Bone Vista Social Club (Winner)
- Joshua Bergse, Smash
- Camily A. Brown, Gypsy
- Christopher Gathelli, death becomes his
- Jerry Michelle, Bop! Musical
Best Orcastation
- Marco Paguiya, Buena Vista Social Club (Winner)
- Andrew Renic and Michael Thorber, just in time
- Will Aeronson, probably a pleasant end
- Bruce Quffalin, Floid Colins
- David Kulene and Andrew Lloyd Weber, Sunset Blaved.
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