Last night was the Biggest Night on Broadway as the annual Tony Awards were given out for outstanding achievements in the theater. The show was hosted by James Corden and I’ve culled together all of the winners for your viewing pleasure. Sadly I missed the broadcast and will be watching it today from the DVR. Last night I was at the “Dio Returns” Hologram show for my PiercingMetal site and will be serving up a review over there ASAP. Let’s get to the list.

Best Musical:
Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations
Beetlejuice
WINNER – Hadestown
The Prom
Tootsie

Best Play:
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
WINNER – The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus by Taylor Mac
Ink by James Graham
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck

Best Revival of a Musical:
Kiss Me, Kate
WINNER – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller’s All My Sons
WINNER – The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley
Burn This
Torch Song by Harvey Fierstein
The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Derrick Baskin, Ain’t Too Proud
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Damon Daunno, Oklahoma!
WINNER – Santino Fontana, Tootsie

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
WINNER – Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
Beth Leavel, The Prom
Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
Kelli O’Hara, Kiss Me, Kate

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
WINNER – Bryan Cranston, Network
Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird
Adam Driver, Burn This
Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Annette Bening, All My Sons
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
WINNER – Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me

Best Book of a Musical:
Ain’t Too Proud, Dominique Morisseau
Beetlejuice, Scott Brown and Anthony King
Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom, Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin
WINNER – Tootsie, Robert Horn

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Be More Chill, Joe Iconis
Beetlejuice, Eddie Perfect
WINNER – Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
The Prom, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
To Kill a Mockingbird, Adam Guettel
Tootsie, David Yazbek

Best Direction of a Musical:
WINNER – Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
Scott Ellis, Tootsie
Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!
Des McAnuff, Ain’t Too Proud
Casey Nicholaw, The Prom

Best Direction of a Play:
Rupert Goold, Ink
WINNER – Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
Ivo van Hove, Network
George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
WINNER – Andre De Shields, Hadestown
Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie
Patrick Page, Hadestown
Jeremy Pope, Ain’t Too Proud
Ephraim Sykes, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Lilli Cooper, Tootsie
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Sarah Stiles, Tootsie
WINNER – Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!
Mary Testa, Oklahoma!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
WINNER – Bertie Carvel, Ink
Robin De Jesús, The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This
Benjamin Walker, All My Sons

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman
WINNER – Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
Kristine Nielsen, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Julie White, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ruth Wilson, King Lear

Best Choreography:
Camille A. Brown, “Choir Boy”
Warren Carlyle, “Kiss Me, Kate”
Denis Jones, “Tootsie”
David Neumann, “Hadestown”
WINNER – Sergio Trujillo, “Ain’t Too Proud”

Best Orchestrations:
WINNER – Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, “Hadestown”
Larry Hochman, Kiss Me, Kate
Daniel Kluger, Oklahoma!
Simon Hale, Tootsie
Harold Wheeler, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Ain’t Too Proud
Peter England, King Kong
WINNER – Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
Laura Jellinek, Oklahoma!
David Korins, Beetlejuice

Best Scenic Design of a Play:
Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird
Bunny Christie, Ink
WINNER – Rob Howell, “The Ferryman”
Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jan Versweyveld, Network

Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Michael Krass, Hadestown
William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice
William Ivey Long, Tootsie
WINNER – Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
Paul Tazewell, Ain’t Too Proud

Best Costume Design of a Play:
WINNER – Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Clint Ramos, Torch Song
Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ann Roth, To Kill a Mockingbird

Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Peter Hylenski, Beetlejuice
Peter Hylenski, King Kong
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Ain’t Too Proud
Drew Levy, Oklahoma!
WINNER – Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, “Hadestown”

Best Sound Design of a Play:
Adam Cork, Ink
Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird
WINNER – Fitz Patton, “Choir Boy”
Nick Powell, The Ferryman
Eric Sleichim, Network

Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Howell Binkley, Ain’t Too Proud
WINNER – Bradley King, Hadestown
Peter Mumford, King Kong
Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice

Best Lighting Design of a Play:
WINNER – Neil Austin, Ink
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Peter Mumford, The Ferryman
Jennifer Tipton, To Kill a Mockingbird
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network

Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:
Harold Wheeler
Rosemary Harris
Terrence McNally

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre:
Broadway Inspirational Voices
Joseph Blakely Forbes
FDNY Engine 54
Peter Entin

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Piercing Ken Thoughts: So there you have it my dear readers, the whole enchilada from Broadway’s Biggest Night. Worlds of congratulations to the winners and especially “Hadestown” that won “8” awards (and BTW they were nominated “14” times if you look at that list). Good luck getting a ticket to see this one for a while. Did your own favorites win out this year or were they cheated of the honor? Chime in down below in the comments section because its always great to hear what you think when you choose to do that. See you next time.

Official Website: http://www.tonyawards.com