Once was the big winner in last night’s Tony Awards with a big 8 wins. And for me, they were the big winner in acceptance speeches with Steve Kazee‘s moving speech for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. I’ll post that in a few minutes.
The show, my absolute favorite of all the awards shows, wasn’t as fun for me as the past couple of years. I thought Neil Patrick Harris was spot-on as usual but something just didn’t keep me as attentive as I would have liked to have been.
There were some great moments though. As mentioned above, Kazee’s speech as we all Audra McDonald‘s (Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess), the Once performance and James Cordon‘s… monologue (?). I also loved the Godspell performance just because I thought Corbin Bleu was singing amazingly off-key.
And, if you missed the show last night or just want to re-watch it again, CBS has it streaming on their website: CBS.com
Check out the list of winners below!Best Play
“Clybourne Park”
Author: Bruce Norris
Producers: Jujamcyn Theaters, Jane Bergère, Roger Berlind/Quintet Productions, Eric Falkenstein/Dan Frishwasser, Ruth Hendel/Harris Karma Productions, JTG Theatricals, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Center Theatre Group, Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons
Best Musical
“Once”
Producers: Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart, Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf, The Shubert Organization, Robert Cole, New York Theatre Workshop
Best Revival of a Play
“Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”
Producers: Scott Rudin, Stuart Thompson, Jon B. Platt, Columbia Pictures, Jean Doumanian, Merritt Forrest Baer, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Sonia Friedman Productions, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Scott & Brian Zeilinger, Eli Bush
Best Revival of a Musical
“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess”
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Rebecca Gold, Howard Kagan, Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Brunish Trinchero/Lucio Simons TBC, Joseph & Matthew Deitch, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Terry Schnuck, Freitag Productions/Koenigsberg Filerman, The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Ken Mahoney, Judith Resnick, Tulchin/Bartner/ATG, Paper Boy Productions, Christopher Hart, Alden Badway, Broadway Across America, Irene Gandy, Will Trice, American Repertory Theater
Best Book of a Musical
“Once”
Enda Walsh
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“Newsies”
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Jack Feldman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
James Corden, “One Man, Two Guvnors”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Nina Arianda, “Venus in Fur”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Steve Kazee, “Once”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Audra McDonald, “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Christian Borle, “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Judith Light, “Other Desert Cities”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Michael McGrath, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Judy Kaye, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Donyale Werle, “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, “Once”
Best Costume Design of a Play
Paloma Young, “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, “Follies”
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jeff Croiter, “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Natasha Katz, “Once”
Best Sound Design of a Play
Darron L West, “Peter and the Starcatcher”
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Clive Goodwin, “Once”
Best Choreography
Christopher Gattelli, “Newsies”
Best Direction of a Play
Mike Nichols, “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman”
Best Direction of a Musical
John Tiffany, “Once”
Best Orchestrations
Martin Lowe, “Once”
