Spring Awakening Judith Light arrives at the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. The Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre will be presented to both lyricist Sheldon Harnick and director Marshall W. Mason. Tony Awards 2016 highlights 45 photos. Here are all the winners of the night, marked in bold: Best Play. The 70th Annual Tony Awards were held on June 12, 2016, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2015–16 season. Christopher Jackson, Hamilton, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple Best New Musical Bright Star Hamilton -- WINNER School of Rock Shuffle Along?Waitress Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Broadway's biggest stars gathered at the Beacon Theatre in New York for the 2016 Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden. Lucy Liu poses on the red carpet at the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. David Furr, Noises Off Fiddler on the Roof Jessie Mueller, Waitress Best Book of a Musical. See a full list of winners below. Beowulf Boritt, Thérèse Raquin Laurie Metcalf, Misery Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions, Lin-Manuel Miranda Accepts Tony Award, Honors Orlando Victims: 'Love Cannot Be Killed' (Video), Tony Awards Open With Host James Corden Declaring 'Hate Will Never Win'. Rupert Goold, King Charles III Carmen Cusack, Bright Star, Also Read: 15 All-Time Great Tony Awards Performances, From 'Dreamgirls' to Neil Patrick Harris (Videos), Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, Reed Birney, The Humans *WINNER

Michael Arden, Spring Awakening Allison Williams poses on the red carpet at the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. Andrea Martin, Noises Off It's time for the 2016 Tony Awards. Bill Camp, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda *WINNER The 2016 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to attorney Seth Gelblum, vocal coach Joan Lader and costumer Sally Ann Parsons. David Zinn, The Humans *WINNER, Es Devlin & Finn Ross, American Psycho Thanks. Tony-winning host James Corden opened the show, broadcast live from New York City’s Beacon Theatre, with a tribute to the victims of the massacre that killed 50 people at an Orlando gay nightclub early Sunday morning. Jan Versweyveld, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge

Jennifer Simard, Disaster! The show’s creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, won for his book and score but ceded the Best Actor in a Musical prize to his co-star, Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Aaron Burr in the musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton. The 2016 Tony Awards took place on Sunday, with "Hamilton" emerging the big winner with a massive 11 wins. Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night Justin Townsend, American Psycho, Best Direction of a Play Ivo Van Hove, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge (WINNER) As her official biography at the Tony Awards website states, "At [Warner Bros. story editor] Jacob Wilk's suggestion, [Pemberton] proposed … Updated 12:57 PM ET, Mon June 13, 2016 . The 2016 Tony Awards aired live on CBS. Diane Lane arrives at the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps.

Theater is a place where every race, creed, sexuality, and gender is equal, embraced, and loved,” he said. Christopher Oram, Hughie Michael Krass, Noises Off Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, George C. Wolfe, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, Bright Star, Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Lyrics: Edie Brickell Tom Scutt, King Charles III, Gregg Barnes, Tuck Everlasting Best Play The Humans (WINNER) Eclipsed The Father King Charles III. Andrea is an entertainment producer at CBSNews.com. Gloria Estefan attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. Here are all the winners of the night, marked in bold: Eclipsed The Father The Humans—WINNER King Charles III, Hamilton—WINNER School of Rock—The Musical Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Waitress, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge—WINNER Blackbird Long Day’s Journey Into Night Noises Off, The Color Purple—WINNER Fiddler on the Roof She Loves Me Spring Awakening, Bright Star, Steve Martin Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda—WINNER School of Rock—The Musical, Julian Fellowes Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, George C. Wolfe, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, Bright Star, Music: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Lyrics: Edie Brickell Hamilton, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda—WINNER School of Rock—The Musical, Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics: Glenn Slater Waitress, Music & Lyrics: Sara Bareilles, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 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, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night—WINNER Laurie Metcalf, Misery Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Michelle Williams, Blackbird, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Alex Brightman, School of Rock—The Musical Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof Zachary Levi, She Loves Me Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton—WINNER, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 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 Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, Reed Birney, The Humans—WINNER Bill Camp, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible David Furr, Noises Off Richard Goulding, King Charles III Michael Shannon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play, Pascale Armand, Eclipsed Megan Hilty, Noises Off Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans—WINNER Andrea Martin, Noises Off Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Daveed Diggs, Hamilton—WINNER Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress Jonathan Groff, Hamilton Christopher Jackson, Hamilton, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton—WINNER Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me Jennifer Simard, Disaster! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. Hamilton also won for best costume design, lighting design, direction, choreography, and orchestrations. Bebe Neuwirth poses on the red carpet at the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking hip-hop musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton captured the Best Musical prize on Sunday, one of 11 awards the show won overall. Thalia arrives at the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. Justin Townsend, The Humans The 70th edition of the annual award show, hosted by James Corden, featured performances from some of the most popular and critically acclaimed Broadway shows of … Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed. 'Hamilton' wins best musical, and 11 awards overall. 2016 Tony Award Winners: Full List Revealed. Your support means a lot to us.

Justin Townsend, American Psycho, Also Read: 'Hamilton' Makes a $500K Profit Each Week, and 9 More Jaw-Dropping Facts About Broadway Hit, Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton *WINNER Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. But, it wasn't a record-breaking night for the blockbuster rapping play at the Tony Awards on Sunday. Jessie Mueller, Waitress this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Joe Mantello, The Humans Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Daveed Diggs, Hamilton *WINNER Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof Thomas Kail, Hamilton *WINNER Jeffrey Toobin Fired by The New Yorker Following Zoom Call Incident.

Lead Producer Jeffrey Seller accepts the award on behalf of Hamilton. Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton A View From the Bridge *WINNER Tony Awards 2016 highlights 45 photos. Eclipsed Tonight’s show stands as a symbol and a celebration of that principle.”. 2016 / Actor (Musical) Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton. Joe Mantello, The Humans Cynthia Erivo wins the 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. Waitress, Best Revival of a Play Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge (WINNER) “All we can say is you are not on your own right now. A Complete List Of The 2016 Tony Award Winners. Michelle Williams, Blackbird, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton (WINNER) © Copyright 2020 Meredith Corporation. Ron Klain to serve as Biden's chief of staff, Democrat Cal Cunningham concedes North Carolina Senate race, Biden plans sweeping reversal of Trump's immigration agenda, "Jagged Little Pill" leads Tony Award nominations with 15, Tony-winner André De Shields on "Hadestown" and his "karmic debt" for a life on stage, Billy Porter's gown made from "Kinky Boots" curtain.

Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple *WINNER

To continue reading for free, provide your email below. Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed Fiddler on the Roof “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail and  featured performers Daveed Diggs and Renee Elise Goldsberry were also recognized during the annual broadcast honoring achievement on Broadway. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me

Stars turned out for the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre in New York.

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Christopher Jackson, Hamilton, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton (WINNER) Sophie Okonedo, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Laurie Metcalf, Misery Jonathan Kent, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Megan Hilty, Noises Off Your tragedy is our tragedy.