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2015-tonys

Host Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming

Among the upsets, however, was Chita Rivera's loss to Kelli O'Hara (both of whom were considered front runners) in Kander and Ebb's final musical, The Visit. There was also a near total snub of Something Rotten with the exception of the award going to Christian Borle -- a show that was considered a possible frontrunner for Best Musical, and more likely, Brad Oscar as the ill-informed soothsayer, Nostradamus. In addition to Fun Home, the night brought a series of coveted awards for another favorite, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, taking home a total of five including Best Play, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Alex Sharp), Best Direction of a Play (Marianne Elliott), Best Scenic Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Play.

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Among the award show's firsts, the night brought recognition of Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron (above photo) as the first female duo to win Best Score of a Musical (Fun Home) and Ruthie Ann Miles as the first Asian American to win for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (The King & I). It also brought an end to Kelli O'Hara's six TONY Award nominee-only streak, finally bringing home the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical as Anna Leonowens in the lush revival of The King & I. The show itself swept an additional three awards including the TONY Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

 

The Tony Award nominations were announced on April 28, 2015 by Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis. The musicals "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" had the most nominations with 12, followed by "Something Rotten!," 10, the revival of "The King and I," 9 and "Wolf Hall Parts One & Two" with 8.

 

 The Full List of Winners and Nominees:


Best Play 

 

Best Musical

 

Best Revival of a Play 

 

Best Revival of a Musical

 

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Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

 

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Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

 

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

 

Kelly_OHara_The_King_and_I

Best Performance by a Leading Actress ina Musical

 

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Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play 

 

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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

 

Christina_Borle_Something_Rotten

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

 

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Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

 

Best Book of a Musical 

 

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

 

Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Musical

 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

 

Best Costume Design of a Play 

 

Best Costume Design of a Musical

 

Best Lighting Design of a Play 

 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Donald Holder - The King and I

Natasha Katz - An American in Paris

Ben Stanton - Fun Home

Japhy Weideman - The Visit

 

Best Direction of a Play 

 

Best Direction of a Musical

Sam Gold - Fun Home

Casey Nicholaw - Something Rotten!

John Rando - On the Town

Bartlett Sher - The King and I

Christopher Wheeldon - An American in Paris

 

Best Choreography 

 

Best Orchestration


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