Tony Awards 2016 Winners: The one of the most appreciated and Broadway hit Hamilton proved to be the most dominant at the recently organized 70th Annual Tony Awards ceremony. It won 12 titles in total and was nominated for a record 16 different categories. (check: Sherlock season 4.)
However, it fell just one short of overcoming The Producers’ record, but at the same, surpassed the records of both A Chorus Line and Billy Elliot. They were awarded a total 10. The Hamilton bagged for the Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, Best Actor in a Musical for Leslie Odom Jr. and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Daveed Diggs.
Tony Awards 2016 Winners
The Color Purple won Best Musical Revival, with Cynthia Erivo picking up Best Actress in a Musical for the tuner.The Humans won Best Play, with A View From the Bridge picking up Best Play Revival.
A complete list of 2016 Tony Awards winners is below.
Best Musical
Hamilton
Best Play
The Humans by Stephen Karam
Best Revival of a Musical
The Color Purple
Best Revival of a Play
A View From the Bridge
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, The Father
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Reed Birney, The Humans
Best Direction of a Musical
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Best Direction of a Play
Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Best Score
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Best Book of a Musical
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Best Orchestrations
Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
David Rockwell, She Loves Me
Best Scenic Design of a Play
David Zinn, The Humans
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best Costume Design of a Play
Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Shows With Multiple Wins:
Hamilton – 11
The Humans – 4
A View From the Bridge – 2
Long Day’s Journey Into Night – 2
The Color Purple – 2
Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Sheldon Harnick
Marshall W. Mason
Special Tony Award
National Endowment for the Arts
Miles Wilkin
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Paper Mill Playhouse
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Seth Gelblum
Joan Lader
Sally Ann Parsons
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