Se entregaron los premios Tony en su edición 70 desde el Beacon Theatre en Nueva York. Y como estaba previsto, el musical en clave de hip hop, Hamilton, sobre los Padres fundadores, en concreto sobre uno de ellos, el primer secretario del Tesoro americano, fue el gran triunfador con 11 premios, se quedó a uno del récord de The producers.
Hamilton se llevó los premios de mejor musical, libreto, dirección, diseño de vestuario, orquestación, coreografía y actores de reparto en ambas categorías. Curiosamente el creador de Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, que competía en la categoría de actor principal, perdió el premio a costa de su compañero en la obra, Leslie Odom Jr. Miranda ganó los premios individuales de mejor libreto y mejor música y letras, mejor score.
No hay que olvidar además, que el disco de Hamilton es uno de los éxitos en las listas de los últimos meses, camino del millón de copias vendidas, después de llegar al #11 de la lista americana.
Lista de premios completa
Best New Musical
Bright Star
Hamilton — WINNER
School of Rock
Shuffle Along
Waitress
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple — WINNER
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Alex Brightman, School of Rock
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton — WINNER
Best Revival of a Musical
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
The Color Purple — WINNER
Best Play
Eclipsed by Danai Gurira
King Charles III by Mike Bartlett
The Father by Florian Zeller
The Humans by Stephen Karam — WINNER
Best Revival of a Play
A View From the Bridge — WINNER
Blackbird
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Noises Off
The Crucible
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Frank Langella, The Father — WINNER
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Mark Strong, A View From the Bridge
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night — WINNER
Laurie Metcalf, Misery
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Reed Birney for The Humans — WINNER
Bill Camp for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
David Furr for Noises Off
Richard Goulding for King Charles III
Michael Shannon for Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
John Doyle, The Color Purple
Scott Ellis, She Loves Me
Thomas Kail, Hamilton — WINNER
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along
Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, King Charles III
Jonathan Kent, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Joe Mantello, The Humans
Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge — WINNER
Best Original Score
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Bright Star
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton — WINNER
Glenn Slater & Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock
Sara Bareilles, Waitress
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton — WINNER
Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Christopher Jackson, Hamilton
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton — WINNER
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans — WINNER
Andrea Martin, Noises Off
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Best Orchestrations
Bright Star
She Loves Me
Hamilton — WINNER
Shuffle Along
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton — WINNER
Savion Glover, Shuffle Along
Hofesh Shechter, Fiddler on the Roof
Randy Skinner, Dames at Sea
Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet!
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Es Devlin and Finn Ross, American Psycho
David Korins, Hamilton
Santo Loquasto, Shuffle Along
David Rockwell, She Loves Me — WINNER
Best Costume Design of a Play
Jane Greenwood, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Michael Krass, Noises Off
Clint Ramos, Eclipsed — WINNER
Tom Scutt, King Charles III
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, Tuck Everlasting
Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me
Ann Roth, Shuffle Along
Paul Tazewell, Hamilton — WINNER
Best Book
Julian Fellowes, School of Rock
Steve Martin, Bright Star
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton — WINNER
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Howell Binkley, Hamilton — WINNER
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along
Ben Stanton, Spring Awakening
Justin Townsend, American Psycho
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Katz for Long Day’s Journey Into Night — WINNER
Justin Townsend for The Humans
Jan Versweyveld for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Jan Versweyveld for Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Beowulf Boritt for Thérèse Raquin
Christopher Oram for Hughie
Jan Versweyveld for Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge
David Zinn for The Humans — WINNER
