Hamilton dominates 2016 Tony Awards
This year's Tony Award-winners have been announced with Lin-Manuel Miranda's West End bound Hamilton dominating the proceedings with a total of 11 awards.
The musical – which tells the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton – won awards for Best Costume, Lighting, Choreography, Book, Orchestrations, Score, Director, Featured Actress (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Featured Actor (Daveed Diggs), Best Actor (Leslie Odom Jr) and Best Musical.
British actress Cynthia Erivo, whose West End credits include I Can't Sing and Sister Act, won Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Broadway transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory's The Color Purple.
See below for a full list of winners.
The awards were presented in a ceremony at the Beacon Theatre in New York City last night, hosted by James Corden. The evening included performances from all the nominated Best Musicals and Best Musical revivals including: Hamilton, School of Rock and The Color Purple. The cast of On Your Feet! were joined by Gloria Estefan for a special performance.
Full list of winners…
Best Musical
Winner: Hamilton
Bright Star
School of Rock
Shuffle Along
Waitress
Best Play
Winner: The Humans by Stephen Karam
Eclipsed by Danai Gurira
King Charles III by Mike Bartlett
The Father by Florian Zeller
Best Revival of a Musical
Winner: The Color Purple
Fiddler on the Roof
She Loves Me
Spring Awakening
Best Revival of a Play
Winner: A View From the Bridge
Blackbird
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Noises Off
The Crucible
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Winner: Frank Langella, The Father
Gabriel Byrne, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Jeff Daniels, Blackbird
Tim Pigott-Smith, King Charles III
Mark Strong, A View From the Bridge
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Winner: Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Laurie Metcalf, Misery
Lupita Nyong’o, Eclipsed
Sophie Okonedo, The Crucible
Michelle Williams, Blackbird
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Winner: Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Alex Brightman, School of Rock
Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof
Zachary Levi, She Loves Me
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Winner: Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple
Laura Benanti, She Loves Me
Carmen Cusack, Bright Star
Jessie Mueller, Waitress
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Best Score
Winner: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Sara Bareilles, Waitress
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater, School of Rock
Best Orchestrations
Winner: Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
August Eriksmoen, Bright Star
Larry Hochman, She Loves Me
Daryl Waters, Shuffle Along
Best Choreography
Winner: Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
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 Play
Winner: David Zinn, The Humans
Beowulf, Therese Raquin
Christopher Oram, Hughie
Jan Versweyveld, A View from the Bridge
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Winner: David Rockwell, She Loves Me
Es Devlin and Finn Ross, American Psycho
David Korins, Hamilton
Santo Loquasto, Shuffle Along
Best Costume Design of a Play
Winner: Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
Jane Greenwood, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Michael Krass, Noises Off
Tom Scutt, King Charles III
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Winner: Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Gregg Barnes, Tuck Everlasting
Jeff Mahshie, She Loves Me
Ann Roth, Shuffle Along
Best Book
Winner: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Julian Fellowes, School of Rock
Steve Martin, Bright Star
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Winner: Natasha Katz, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Justin Townsend, The Humans
Jan Versweyveld, The Crucible
Jan Versweyveld, A View from the Bridge
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Winner: Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Shuffle Along
Ben Stanton, Spring Awakening
Justin Townsend, American Psycho
Best Direction of a Musical
Winner: Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Michael Arden, Spring Awakening
John Doyle, The Color Purple
Scott Ellis, She Loves Me
George C. Wolfe, Shuffle Along
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Winner: Reed Birney, The Humans
Bill Camp, The Crucible
David Furr, Noises Off
Richard Goulding, King Charles III
Michael Shannon, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Winner: Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Pascale Armand, Eclipsed
Megan Hilty, Noises Off
Andrea Martin, Noises Off
Saycon Sengbloh, Eclipsed
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Winner: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me
Jennifer Simard, Disaster!
Adrienne Warren, Shuffle Along
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Winner: Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Brandon Victor Dixon, Shuffle Along
Christopher Fitzgerald, Waitress
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Christopher Jackson, Hamilton
Best Direction of a Play
Winner: Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge
Rupert Goold, King Charles III
Jonathan Kent, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Joe Mantello, The Humans
Liesl Tommy, Eclipsed
