Best Actor winner Michael Cerveris and Best Actress winner Kelli O'Hara pose with their trophies at the Tony Awards. (Image courtesy: AFP)
New York:
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time and Fun Home were the toast of Broadway as they each picked up five honours at the 2015 Tony Awards.
The Curious Incident swept the board in all but one of the six categories it was nominated for, scoring Best Play, Best Leading Actor in a Play for Alex Sharp, and Best Direction of a Play for Marianne Elliott, in addition to Best Scenic Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Play.
Fun Home, which was tied with An American In Paris for the most nominations with 12, made Tony Awards history when composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist Lisa Kron landed the Best Original Score honour, making them the first all-female songwriting team to earn the prize.
The show also won the coveted Best Musical title, while Michael Cerveris scored Best Leading Actor in a Musical, Kron scooped Best Book of a Musical, and Best Direction of a Musical went to Sam Gold.
An American In Paris ended the night with four awards, including Best Orchestrations and Best Choreography.
Peter Morgan's royal play The Audience was an early double winner at New York's Radio City Music Hall ceremony after Oscar winner Helen Mirren picked up the very first award of the night, for Best Leading Actress in a Play, for her role as Queen Elizabeth II. Meanwhile, her co-star Richard McCabe followed closely behind as he was named Best Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
The King and I was also a two-time winner, with Kelli O'Hara emerging victorious in her sixth Tony nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
Broadway regulars Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth served as the night's co-hosts, while guest presenters included Jennifer Lopez, Neil Patrick Harris, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jonas and Seinfeld stars Larry David and Jason Alexander.
Casts from each of the Best Musical contenders - An American in Paris, Fun Home, Something Rotten! and The Visit - treated viewers to song and dance numbers, while stars from Gigi, Chenoweth's On the Twentieth Century and Finding Neverland also hit the stage to perform. Josh Groban honoured Broadway's late stars during the In Memoriam tribute.
Complete list of Winners:
Best Musical: Fun Home
Best Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Lead Actor in a Musical: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Best Original Score: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Lead Actress in a Musical: Kelli O'Hara, The King and I
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Best Lead Actress in a Play: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Regional Theatre Award: Cleveland Play House
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take It with You
Best Lead Actor in a Play: Alexander Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Special Tony Award: John Cameron Mitchell
Best Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre: Arnold Abramson, Gene O'Donovan and Adrian Bryan-Brown
Best Revival of a Musical: The King and I
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 Revival of a Play: Skylight
Best Book of a Musical: Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Orchestrations: Don Sebesky, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations: Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations: Christopher Austin, An American in Paris
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Catherine Zuber, The King and I
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Stephen Schwartz
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: 59 Productions, An American in Paris
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Bunny Christie, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Costume Design of a Play: Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall: Part One, Wolf Hall: Part Two
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Tony Lifetime Achievement: Tommy Tune
The Curious Incident swept the board in all but one of the six categories it was nominated for, scoring Best Play, Best Leading Actor in a Play for Alex Sharp, and Best Direction of a Play for Marianne Elliott, in addition to Best Scenic Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Play.
Fun Home, which was tied with An American In Paris for the most nominations with 12, made Tony Awards history when composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist Lisa Kron landed the Best Original Score honour, making them the first all-female songwriting team to earn the prize.
The show also won the coveted Best Musical title, while Michael Cerveris scored Best Leading Actor in a Musical, Kron scooped Best Book of a Musical, and Best Direction of a Musical went to Sam Gold.
An American In Paris ended the night with four awards, including Best Orchestrations and Best Choreography.
Peter Morgan's royal play The Audience was an early double winner at New York's Radio City Music Hall ceremony after Oscar winner Helen Mirren picked up the very first award of the night, for Best Leading Actress in a Play, for her role as Queen Elizabeth II. Meanwhile, her co-star Richard McCabe followed closely behind as he was named Best Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
The King and I was also a two-time winner, with Kelli O'Hara emerging victorious in her sixth Tony nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
Broadway regulars Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth served as the night's co-hosts, while guest presenters included Jennifer Lopez, Neil Patrick Harris, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jonas and Seinfeld stars Larry David and Jason Alexander.
Casts from each of the Best Musical contenders - An American in Paris, Fun Home, Something Rotten! and The Visit - treated viewers to song and dance numbers, while stars from Gigi, Chenoweth's On the Twentieth Century and Finding Neverland also hit the stage to perform. Josh Groban honoured Broadway's late stars during the In Memoriam tribute.
Complete list of Winners:
Best Musical: Fun Home
Best Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Lead Actor in a Musical: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Best Original Score: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Lead Actress in a Musical: Kelli O'Hara, The King and I
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Best Lead Actress in a Play: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Regional Theatre Award: Cleveland Play House
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take It with You
Best Lead Actor in a Play: Alexander Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Special Tony Award: John Cameron Mitchell
Best Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre: Arnold Abramson, Gene O'Donovan and Adrian Bryan-Brown
Best Revival of a Musical: The King and I
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 Revival of a Play: Skylight
Best Book of a Musical: Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Orchestrations: Don Sebesky, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations: Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations: Christopher Austin, An American in Paris
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Catherine Zuber, The King and I
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Stephen Schwartz
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: 59 Productions, An American in Paris
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Bunny Christie, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Costume Design of a Play: Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall: Part One, Wolf Hall: Part Two
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Tony Lifetime Achievement: Tommy Tune
