I think I can say that was EASILY the gayest Tony’s ever – and that’s saying a LOT. (A few years ago, when Neil Patrick Harris was hosting, he sang a song by Marc Shaiman with the lyric by Scott Wittman, “It couldn’t be gayer, if Liza was Mayor.” It could be, and it was.) As the host, Hugh Jackman said at the top of the show, “Whether you like men dressed as women or drag queens, there’s something for everyone on Broadway this season.” Darko Tresnjak thanked his husband and Alan Cumming felt up his cast with rouged nipples. Jackman was the perfect host, charming, handsome and just a little corny. You might think he’s dorky but he makes your grandmother feel comfortable. I mean, he DID do a Music Man rap with LL Cool J and TI – that was kinda painful. Most of the musical numbers were tolerable. (After a while Broadway tunes kinda get on your nerves.) Aladdin, I could do without and I’d rather have elective surgery than sit through Rocky, but I guess I’m not really their target audience. (Did you catch Clint Eastwood mock talking to a chair on a bump to a commercial break? And there was all sorts of weird business going to commercials; card playing with Sting, piano polishing. Funny-ish.) James Monroe Iglehart did a “Praise, shout!” after his win for Aladdin, but the show stopper had to be RuPaul introducing Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig. Performing “Sugar Daddy”, NPH swung from the speakers, gave Tony winner Mark Rylance a “car wash”, licked Samuel L. Jackson‘s glasses, bounced on Sting‘s lap, flopped down on Kevin Bacon and then kissed boyfriend David Burtka on live TV (twice). And then he WON! Jonathan Groff made a John Travolta joke when introducing “the WICKED-ly TALENT-ed” Idina Menzel and the duet with Beautiful star Jessie Mueller and Carol King was pretty amazing. The whole thing went on and on FOREVER, with 52,000 commercials but it was free and for the most part, fun and exciting. Plus, knowing that it was happening just up the street made it feel like a hometown production. Which it was. Hey, come to New York see a Broadway show! If you’re still confused as to what you might like, you can take this BuzzFeed quiz to find out.
Bryan Cranston won Best Actor for “All The Way”
Best Play
“Act One”
“All the Way”
“Casa Valentina”
“Mothers and Sons”
“Outside Mullingar”
Best Musical
“After Midnight”
“Aladdin”
“Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Best Revival of a Play
“The Cripple of Inishmaan”
“The Glass Menagerie”
“A Raisin in the Sun”
“Twelfth Night”
Best Revival of a Musical
“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
“Les Miserables”
“Violet”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Samuel Barnett, “Twelfth Night”
Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
Chris O’Dowd, “Of Mice and Men”
Mark Rylance, “Richard III”
Tony Shalhoub, “Act One”
Audra McDonald won her 6th Tony for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in “Lady Day”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Tyne Daly, “Mothers and Sons”
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Cherry Jones, “The Glass Menagerie”
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
Estelle Parsons, “The Velocity of Autumn”
RuPaul introduced Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris wowed Radio City and then won a Tony for his performance of Hedwig
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Neil Patrick Harris, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Ramin Karimloo, “Les Miserables”
Andy Karl, “Rocky”
Jefferson Mays, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Bryce Pinkham, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Mary Bridget Davies, “A Night with Janis Joplin”
Sutton Foster, “Violet”
Idina Menzel, “If/Then”
Jessie Mueller, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Kelli O’Hara, “The Bridges of Madison County”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Reed Birney, “Casa Valentina”
Paul Chahidi, “Twelfth Night”
Stephen Fry, “Twelfth Night”
Mark Rylance, “Twelfth Night”
Brian J. Smith, “The Glass Menagerie”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Sarah Green, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Celia Keenan-Bolger, “The Glass Menagerie”
Sophie Okonedo, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Anika Noni Rose, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Mare Winningham, “Casa Valentina”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danny Burstein, “Cabaret”
Nick Cordero, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Joshua Henry, “Violet”
James Monroe Iglehart, “Aladdin”
Jarrod Spector, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
James Monroe Iglehart does a “Praise, shout!” after his win for “Aladdin”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Linda Emond, “Cabaret”
Lena Hall, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Anika Larsen, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Adriane Lenox, “After Midnight”
Lauren Worsham, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Best Direction of a Play
Tim Carroll, “Twelfth Night”
Michael Grandage, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Kenny Leon, “A Raisin in the Sun”
John Tiffany, “The Glass Menagerie”
Best Direction of a Musical
Warren Carlyle, “After Midnight”
Michael Mayer, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Leigh Silverman, “Violet”
Darko Tresnjak, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Best Book of a Musical
Chad Beguelin, “Aladdin”
Douglas McGrath, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Woody Allen, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Robert L. Freedman, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Alan Cumming and the cast of “Cabaret”, minus Michelle Williams
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater
“Aladdin” (Music: Alan Menkin; Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Begeulin)
“The Bridges of Madison County” (Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown)
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” (Music: Steven Lutvak; Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak)
“If/Then” (Music: Tom Kitt; Lyrics: Brian Yorkey)
Best Choreography
Warren Carlyle, “After Midnight”
Steven Hoggett and Kelly Devine, “Rocky”
Casey Nicholaw, “Aladdin”
Susan Stroman, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Jason Robert Brown, “The Bridges of Madison County”
Steve Sidwell, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Jonathan Tunick, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Beowulf Boritt, “Act One”
Bob Crowley, “The Glass Menagerie”
Es Devlin, “Machinal”
Christopher Oram, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Christopher Barreca, “Rocky”
Julian Crouch, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Alexander Dodge, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Santo Loquasto, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Best Sound Design of A Play
Steve Canyon Kennedy, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
Alex Baranowski, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Dan Moses Schreier, “Act One”
Matt Tierney, “Machinal”
Best Costume Design of a Play
Jane Greenwood, “Act One”
Michael Krass, “Machinal”
Rita Ryack, “Casa Valentina”
Jenny Tiramani, “Twelfth Night”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
William Ivey Long, “Bullets Over Broadway”
Arianne Phillips, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Isabel Toledo, “After Midnight”
Best Sound Design of a Play
Alex Baranowski, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Steve Canyon Kennedy, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
Dan Moses Schreier, “Act One”
Matt Tierney, “Machinal”
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, “After Midnight”
Tim O’Heir, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Mick Potter, “Les Miserables”
Brian Ronan, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Jane Cox, “Machinal”
Natasha Katz, “The Glass Menagerie”
Japhy Wideman, “Of Mice and Men”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Christopher Akerlind, “Rocky”
Howell Binkley, “After Midnight”
Donald Holder, “The Bridges of Madison County”
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Jane Greenwood – Costume Design
Regional Theatre Award
Signature Theatre, New York
Isabelle Stevenson Award
Rosie O’Donnell
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Joseph P. Benincasa
Joan Marcus
Charlotte Wilcox
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