The Tony Awards have just wrapped up, and there is a ton of excitement here at camp News on Shuffle. If you missed all the live-tweeting we did, then you also missed our intense excitement for Memphis winning Best Musical (!!!). I have blogged about Memphis before and how much I love the show. I truly believe with all my heart that they deserve this win and am extremely proud of them. I wish them continued success in the future and that many, many more people will get to experience first-hand just how special a show it truly is.
There were plenty of other deserving shows that were nominated for awards tonight as well. Here is a list of all the winners:
Best Play – Red
Best Musical – Memphis
Best Book of a Musical – Joe DiPietro (Memphis)
Best Original Score – Music: David Bryan, Lyrics: Joe DiPietro & David Bryan (Memphis)
Best Revival of a Play – Fences
Best Revival of a Musical – La Cage aux Folles
Best Leading Actor in a Play – Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Leading Actress in a Play – Viola Davis (Fences)
Best Leading Actor in a Musical – Douglas Hodge (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music)
Best Featured Actor in a Play – Eddie Redmayne (Red)
Best Featured Actress in a Play – Scarlett Johansson (A View from the Bridge)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Levi Kreis (Million Dollar Quartet)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises)
Best Direction of a Play – Michael Grandage (Red)
Best Direction of a Musical – Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Choreography – Bill T. Jones (Fela!)
Best Orchestrations – Daryl Waters & David Bryan (Memphis)
Best Scenic Design of a Play – Christopher Oram (Red)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Christine Jones (American Idiot)
Best Costume Design of a Play – Catherine Zuber (The Royal Family)
Best Costume Design of a Musical – Marina Draghici (Fela!)
Best Lighting Design of a Play – Neil Austin (Red)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical – Kevin Adams (American Idiot)
Best Sound Design of a Play – Adam Cork (Red)
Best Sound Design of a Musical – Robert Kaplowitz (Fela!)
Congrats to all of tonight’s winners and nominees. For all the nominees in each category, click on the title link above. And please, do yourself a favor… go see at least one of these shows. Theatre is a wonderful thing, but only if it is shared with the rest of the world. Otherwise it’s just a bunch of people messing around on a stage.
