Oh, what a beautiful evening to celebrate Broadways finest at the 73rd annual Tony Awards .
Late-night star and Tony winner in his own right James Corden returned to host ceremony at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night, as Broadway closed out a historic and record-breaking season with some razzle dazzle.
Hadestown, the long-gestating, mythic folk opera from singer-songwriter Anas Mitchell, had a decidedly heavenly night, scoring eight trophies across major categories, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
But the Temptations jukebox musical Aint Too Proud, which was the second most-nominated production heading into the ceremony, didnt fare as well. The production only picked up the award for Best Choreography.
Tootsie, one of the many stage adaptations of beloved films to appear on Broadway this season, made a Tony winner out of its lead Santino Fontana, while also nabbing the award for Best Book of a Musical.
As for the plays, Jez Butterworths The Ferryman, which revolves around a conflict-ridden Northern Irish family, was the big winner, but the production didnt gain any traction in the star-studded acting categories.
Hollywood made a particularly strong showing this year in the race for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. Bryan Cranston, who stars in another film-to-stage adaption Network, beat out stiff competition from Jeff Daniels of Aaron Sorkins buzzy stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird and and Adam Driver, the male lead in Michael Mayers revival of Burn This.
Broadway staples like Stephanie Block and Celia Keenan-Bolger also took home major and long overdue awards, while stage titans Judith Light and Rosemary Harris, as well as playwright Terrence McNally and orchestrator Harold Wheeler received special Tonys for their dedication to the theater.
Check out the list on nominees and winners below.
Best Musical
Aint Too Proud The Life and Times of The Temptations
Beetlejuice
WINNER: Hadestown
The Prom
Tootsie
Best Play
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
WINNER: The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus by Taylor Mac
Ink by James Graham
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck
Best Revival of a Musical
Kiss Me, Kate
WINNER: Rodgers and Hammersteins Oklahoma!
Best Revival of a Play
Arthur Millers All My Sons
WINNER: The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley
Burn This by Lanford Wilson
Torch Song by Harvey Fierstein
The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER: Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show
Caitlin Kinnunen, The Prom
Beth Leavel, The Prom
Eva Noblezada, Hadestown
Kelli OHara, Kiss Me, Kate
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, The Prom
Derrick Baskin, Aint Too Proud
Alex Brightman, Beetlejuice
Damon Daunno, Oklahoma!
WINNER: Santino Fontana, Tootsie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Annette Bening, All My Sons
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman
WINNER: Elaine May, The Waverly Gallery
Janet McTeer, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Laurie Metcalf, Hillary and Clinton
Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Paddy Considine, The Ferryman
WINNER: Bryan Cranston, Network
Jeff Daniels, To Kill a Mockingbird
Adam Driver, Burn This
Jeremy Pope, Choir Boy
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lilli Cooper, Tootsie
Amber Gray, Hadestown
Sarah Stiles, Tootsie
WINNER: Ali Stroker, Oklahoma!
Mary Testa, Oklahoma!
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
WINNER: Andre De Shields, Hadestown
Andy Grotelueschen, Tootsie
Patrick Page, Hadestown
Jeremy Pope, Aint Too Proud
Ephraim Sykes, Aint Too Proud
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman
WINNER: Celia Keenan-Bolger, To Kill a Mockingbird
Kristine Nielsen, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Julie White, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ruth Wilson, King Lear
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
WINNER: Bertie Carvel, Ink
Robin de Jess, The Boys in the Band
Gideon Glick, To Kill a Mockingbird
Brandon Uranowitz, Burn This
Benjamin Walker, All My Sons
Best Direction of a Musical
WINNER: Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown
Scott Ellis, Tootsie
Daniel Fish, Oklahoma!
Des McAnuff, Aint Too Proud
Casey Nicholaw, The Prom
Best Direction of a Play
Rupert Goold, Ink
WINNER: Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird
Ivo van Hove, Network
George C. Wolfe, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Best Book of a Musical
Aint Too Proud, Dominique Morisseau
Beetlejuice, Scott Brown and Anthony King
Hadestown, Anas Mitchell
The Prom, Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin
WINNER: Tootsie, Robert Horn
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Be More Chill, Joe Iconis
Beetlejuice, Eddie Perfect
WINNER: Hadestown, Anas Mitchell
The Prom, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
To Kill a Mockingbird, Adam Guettel
Tootsie, David Yazbek
Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, Choir Boy
Warren Carlyle, Kiss Me, Kate
Denis Jones, Tootsie
David Neumann, Hadestown
WINNER: Sergio Trujillo, Aint Too Proud
Best Orchestrations
WINNER: Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, Hadestown
Larry Hochman, Kiss Me, Kate
Daniel Kluger, Oklahoma!
Simon Hale, Tootsie
Harold Wheeler, Aint Too Proud
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Aint Too Proud
Peter England, King Kong
WINNER: Rachel Hauck, Hadestown
Laura Jellinek, Oklahoma!
David Korins, Beetlejuice
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether, To Kill a Mockingbird
Bunny Christie, Ink
WINNER: Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Santo Loquasto, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Jan Versweyveld, Network
Best Costume Design of a Play
WINNER: Rob Howell, The Ferryman
Toni-Leslie James, Bernhardt/Hamlet
Clint Ramos, Torch Song
Ann Roth, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Ann Roth, To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Michael Krass, Hadestown
William Ivey Long, Beetlejuice
William Ivey Long, Tootsie
WINNER: Bob Mackie, The Cher Show
Paul Tazewell, Aint Too Proud
Best Sound Design of a Play
Adam Cork, Ink
Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird
WINNER: Fitz Patton, Choir Boy
Nick Powell, The Ferryman
Eric Sleichim, Network
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, Beetlejuice
Peter Hylenski, King Kong
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Aint Too Proud
Drew Levy, Oklahoma!
WINNER: Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, Hadestown
Best Lighting Design of a Play
WINNER: Neil Austin, Ink
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus
Peter Mumford, The Ferryman
Jennifer Tipton, To Kill a Mockingbird
Jan Versweyveld and Tal Yarden, Network
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Howell Binkley, Aint Too Proud
WINNER: Bradley King, Hadestown
Peter Mumford, King Kong
Kenneth Posner and Peter Nigrini, Beetlejuice