2016 Tony Awards – Winners

The 70^th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, were presented on June 12, 2016, at New York’s Beacon Theatre, in an event overshadowed by the Orlando shootings, and dedicated to the victims.

As anticipated, Hamilton dominated the awards, taking out 11 awards, though it was denied a Tony Award record early in the evening when the revival of She Loves Me took out the award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical, then later The Color Purple’ Cynthia Erivo’s win in the Best Leading Actress category.

Hamilton writer / composer Lin-Manuel Miranda won awards for both book and score, but fellow cast member Leslie Odom Jr. took out Best Leading Actor in a Musical, a field in which both men were nominated.

The Winners

Best New Musical

Hamilton


Best Play

The Humans by Stephen Karam

Best Revival of a Musical

The Color Purple

Best Revival of a Play

A View From the Bridge

Best Leading Actor in a Play

Frank Langella, The Father

Best Leading Actress in a Play

Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Best Featured Actor in a Play

Reed Birney for The Humans

Best Featured Actress in a Play

Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans

Best Leading Actor in a Musical

Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton

Best Direction of a Musical

Thomas Kail, Hamilton

Best Direction of a Play

Ivo van Hove, A View From the Bridge

Best Original Score

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Best Orchestrations

Hamilton


Best Choreography

Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

David Rockwell, She Loves Me

Best Costume Design of a Play

Clint Ramos, Eclipsed

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Paul Tazewell, Hamilton

Best Book

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Howell Binkley, Hamilton

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Katz for Long Day's Journey Into Night

Best Scenic Design of a Play

David Zinn for The Humans