Tony Awards 2019 winners list: 'Hadestown' and 'The Ferryman' take home the big prizes
Tony Awards winners.
The 73rd annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday. ‘Hadestown’ and ‘The Ferryman’ proved to be the biggest hits of the night.
Among the best moments from the night, actress Ali Stroker took home the award for best featured actress in a musical for her performance in ‘Oklahoma!’ She became the first wheelchair user to receive a Tony.
The night also saw some political speeches as celebs spoke of inclusivity and diversity. In her acceptance speech, Rachel Chavkin, the director of ‘Hadestown’ challenged her industry to increase diversity while Bryan Cranston defended “all the real journalists around the world.”
List of winners:
Best Musical: ‘Hadestown’
Best Play: ‘The Ferryman’
Best Revival of a Musical: ‘Oklahoma!’
Best Revival of a Play: ‘The Boys in the Band’
Best Book of a Musical: ‘Tootsie,’ Robert Horn
Best Original Score: ‘Hadestown,’ music and lyrics: Anaïs Mitchell
Best Direction of a Play: Sam Mendes, ‘The Ferryman’
Best Direction of a Musical: Rachel Chavkin, ‘Hadestown’
Best Leading Actor in a Play: Bryan Cranston, ‘Network’
Best Leading Actress in a Play: Elaine May, ‘The Waverly Gallery’
Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Santino Fontana, ‘Tootsie’
Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Stephanie J. Block, ‘The Cher Show’
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Bertie Carvel, ‘Ink’
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Celia Keenan-Bolger, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: André De Shields, ‘Hadestown’
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Ali Stroker, ‘Oklahoma!’
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Rob Howell, ‘The Ferryman’
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Rachel Hauck, ‘Hadestown’
Best Costume Design of a Play: Rob Howell, ‘The Ferryman’
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Bob Mackie, ‘The Cher Show’
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Neil Austin, ‘Ink’
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Bradley King, ‘Hadestown’
Best Sound Design of a Play: Fitz Patton,’Choir Boy’
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz, ‘Hadestown’
Best Choreography: Sergio Trujillo, ‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations’
Best Orchestrations: Michael Chorney and Todd Sickafoose, ‘Hadestown’
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater: Rosemary Harris, Terrence McNally, Harold Wheeler
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Judith Light
Regional Theater Tony Award: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Special Tony Award: Marin Mazzie, Jason Michael Webb, Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater: Broadway Inspirational Voices — Michael McElroy, Founder, Peter Entin, FDNY Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, Joseph Blakely Forbes