At Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater for the first time, the 77th Annual Tony Awards aired live on CBS Sunday. Hosted for the third and last (at least for now) time by Ariana Debose, the 28 nominated shows waited excitedly for the award announcements.
It was a night of major wins. Kara Young is the first actress of color to receive Tony nominations three consecutive years in a row and this year’s Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Purlie Victorious. The Outsiders had its wow for an incredible on-stage performance complete with rain and snagged the win for Best Musical. (Did you know that Showstopper All-Star RJ Higton plays Chet?) Broadway icons Daniel Radcliffe, Sarah Paulson, Jonathan Groff, and Jeremy Strong took home Tony Awards in acting categories.
Of the winners, both Jonathan Groff and Maleah Joi Moon accepted their awards, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical respectively in tears as the celebrated their first-time Tonys wins.
Check out the full winners list below!
Best Musical
The Outsiders WINNER
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinoise
Suffs
Water for Elephants
Best Play
Stereophonic WINNER
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French Republic
Best Revival of a Musical
Merrily We Roll Along WINNER
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gutenberg! The Musical!
The Who’s Tommy
Best Revival of a Play
Appropriate WINNER
An Enemy of the People
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen WINNER
Edin Espinosa, Lempicka
Kelli O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook
Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Sarah Paulson, Appropriate WINNER
Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Parable
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along WINNER
Brody Grant, The Outsiders
Dorian Harewood, The Notebook
Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People WINNER
William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable
Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen WINNER
Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Nikki M. James, Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch WINNER
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along WINNER
Roger Bart, Back To The Future: The Musical
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell’s Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders
Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Will Brill, Stereophonic WINNER
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Jim Parsons, Mother Play
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Corey Stoll, Appropriate
Best Original Score
Shaina Taub, Suffs WINNER
Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love
Will Butler, Stereophonic
Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
Best Direction of a Musical
Danya Taymor, The Outsiders WINNER
Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along
Michael Greif, Hell’s Kitchen
Leigh Silverman, Suffs
Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants
Best Direction of a Play
Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic WINNER
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Whitney White, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Cody Spencer, The Outsiders WINNER
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along
Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gareth Owen, Hell’s Kitchen
Best Sound Design of a Play
Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic WINNER
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons, Grey House
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jane Cox, Appropriate WINNER
Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People
Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic
Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic
Natasha Katz, Grey House
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders WINNER
Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise
Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Natasha Katz, Hell’s Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants
Best Scenic Design in a Play
David Zinn, Stereophonic WINNER
dots, Appropriate
dots, Enemy of the People
Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Best Choreography
Justin Peck, Illinoise WINNER
Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club WINNER
AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen
Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
David Korins, Here Lies Love
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back To The Future: The Musical
Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along WINNER
Timo Andres, Illinoise
Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), The Outsiders
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell’s Kitchen
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby WINNER
Dede Ayite, Hell’s Kitchen
David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Paul Tazewell, Suffs
Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding WINNER
Dede Ayite, Appropriate
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People
Best Book of a Musical
Shaina Taub, Suffs WINNER
Kristoffer Diaz, Hell’s Kitchen
Bekah Brunstetter, The Notebook
Adam Rapp and Justine Levine, The Outsiders
Rick Elice, Water for Elephants
