'Fun Home' and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' were among the big winners with multiple prizes, while Cooper lost best actor in a play title to Alex Sharp.
- Jun 8, 2015
AceShowbiz - "Fun Home" cast and crew went home as one of the big winners at the 69th annual Tony Awards. After winning some prizes earlier at the Sunday, June 7 ceremony, the Sam Gold-directed musical took home the coveted title of Best Musical, presented by Jason Alexander and Larry David.
Gold also won Best Direction of a Musical, while Michael Cerveris won Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role in the adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. "Fun Home" additionally won Best Book of a Musical (Lisa Kron) and Best Original Score (Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron).
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", meanwhile, was dubbed Best Play. Its director Marianne Elliott also won the directing award, while its lead actor Alex Sharp edged out Steven Boyer ("Hand to God"), Bradley Cooper ("The Elephant Man"), Ben Miles ("Wolf Hall Parts One & Two") and Bill Nighy ("Skylight") for the title of best lead actor in a play.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play went to Helen Mirren for her role as the Queen in "The Audience". The play also helped Richard McCabe win a trophy for best featured actor in a play.
"The King and I" also nabbed multiple prizes. It was hailed as Best Revival of a Musical, while helping Kelli O'Hara win Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. O'Hara, who won her first Tony after six nominations, said, "I don't need this but now that I have it, I've got some things to say." She also gave a shout-out to her co-star Ken Watanabe who looked so emotional sitting among the audience, "Ken Watanabe, you are my king."
"Skylight" was named Best Revival of a Play. Other winners included "An American in Paris" (Best Scenic Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations), "Something Rotten!" (Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for Christian Borle) and "Wolf Hall: Parts 1 and 2" (Best Costume Design of a Play).
Tommy Tune was presented with an award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, and John Cameron Mitchell was honored with a Special Tony Award before the live broadcast. Joan Rivers was among those remembered in the In-Memorian tribute segment.
Best Play: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
