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Announcing the 61st Annual Tony Awards Winners!

The 61st Annual Tony Awards were held last evening, June 10, at Radio City Music Hall. Here are the Tony Award results!

Spring Awakening (musical) and The Coast of Utopia (play) were the big winners of the evening, especially for Best Musical and Best Play, respectively!

Multiple awards were won by the following:

Spring Awakening — 8 awards (11 nominations)

The Coast of Utopia — 7 awards (10 nominations)

Grey Gardens — 3 awards (10 nominations)

Now, onto the complete list of winners! (Click the “Read more” below!)

*Best Musical*

Spring Awakening

Producers: Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Atlantic Theater Company, Jeffrey Sine, Freddy DeMann, Max Cooper, Mort Swinsky/Cindy and Jay Gutterman/Joe McGinnis/Judith Ann Abrams, ZenDog Productions/CarJac Productions, Aron Bergson Productions/Jennifer Manocherian/Ted Snowdon, Harold Thau/Terry Schnuck/Cold Spring Productions, Amanda Dubois/Elizabeth Eynon Wetherell, Jennifer Maloney/Tamara Tunie/Joe Cilibrasi/StyleFour Productions

*Best Play*

The Coast of Utopia
Author: Tom Stoppard
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett

*Best Book of a Musical*

Spring Awakening
Steven Sater

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

Spring Awakening
Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Steven Sater

*Best Revival of a Play*

Journey’s End
Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie P. McClelland, Bill Rollnick, James D’Orta, Philip Geier

*Best Revival of a Musical*

Company
Producers: Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Darren Bagert, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

*Best Special Theatrical Event*

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!
Producers: Roger Alan Gindi, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Dan Whitten, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Ken Grossman, Bob & Rhonda Silver, Michael A. Jenkins/Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc., Wetrock Entertainment

*Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play*

Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

*Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play*

Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed

*Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical*

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

*Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical*

Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

*Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play*

Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

*Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play*

Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia

*Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical*

John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening

*Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical*

Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

*Best Scenic Design of a Play*

Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

*Best Scenic Design of a Musical*

Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

*Best Costume Design of a Play*

Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

*Best Costume Design of a Musical*

William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens

*Best Lighting Design of a Play*

Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

*Best Lighting Design of a Musical*

Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

*Best Direction of a Play*

Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia

*Best Direction of a Musical*

Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

*Best Choreography*

Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening

*Best Orchestrations*

Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening

NOTE: You can view the complete list of Tony nominees here. Also, visit the official Tony Awards website to read more about the shows, read acceptance speeches, view exclusive photos, and more!

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