We hope your dad is a theater fan, because this year, Father’s Day falls on Broadway’s biggest night: the 77th Tony Awards!
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine’s musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders” took home the ceremony’s top prize, best musical. Directed by Danya Taymor—who also grabbed the Tony for best director of a musical—”The Outsiders” ended the night with four wins, tying this season’s revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along.”
Both shows came in behind “Stereophonic,” David Adjmi’s hit play set inside a recording studio in 1976, which nabbed five Tonys on 13 nominations. This includes wins for best play, best director of a play for Daniel Aukin, best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play for Will Brill, best scenic design for David Zinn, and best sound design for Ryan Rumery.
‘The Outsiders’ Choreographers on That Jaw-Dropping Fight Scene "It's really hard to make a career in the arts. We need to fund the arts in America,” Adjmi said, accepting the statue for best play. “It is the hallmark of a civilized society."
Daniel Radcliffe won his first Tony for his performance in “Merrily We Roll Along” as Charley Kringas. “I will never have it this good again,” the actor noted in his acceptance speech, referring to his creative partnership with co-stars Lindsay Mendez and Jonathan Groff. Later, Groff won—also his first, after two prior nominations—for best actor in a leading role in a musical.
"I used to record the Tony Awards on a VHS tape and watch it over and over again," Groff said, accepting the award. "To actually be able to be part of it, to watch the work of this incredible community has been the greatest gift and pleasure of my life."
Other first-time winners include Sarah Paulson (“Appropriate”) for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play, Maleah Joi Moon (“Hell’s Kitchen”) for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical, and Kara Young (“Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch”) for best actress in a featured role in a play.
Sarah Paulson’s ‘Appropriate’ Behavior Here’s the full list of this year’s nominees, with winners in bold.
Best Play
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
“Mary Jane”
“Mother Play”
“Prayer for the French Republic”
“Stereophonic” (Winner)
Best Musical
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Illinoise”
“The Outsiders” (Winner)
“Suffs”
“Water for Elephants”
Best Revival of a Play
“Appropriate” (Winner)
“An Enemy of the People”
“Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch”
Best Revival of a Musical
“Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
“Gutenberg! The Musical!”
“Merrily We Roll Along” (Winner)
“The Who’s Tommy”
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
William Jackson Harper, “Uncle Vanya”
Leslie Odom, Jr., “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch”
Liev Schreiber, “Doubt: A Parable”
Jeremy Strong, “An Enemy of the People” (Winner)
Michael Stuhlbarg, “Patriots”
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Betsy Aidem, “Prayer for the French Republic”
Jessica Lange, “Mother Play”
Rachel McAdams, “Mary Jane”
Sarah Paulson, “Appropriate” (Winner)
Amy Ryan, “Doubt: A Parable”
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Brody Grant, “The Outsiders”
Jonathan Groff, “Merrily We Roll Along” (Winner)
Dorian Harewood, “The Notebook”
Brian d’Arcy James, “Days of Wine and Roses”
Eddie Redmayne, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinosa, “Lempicka”
Maleah Joi Moon, “Hell’s Kitchen” (Winner)
Kelli O’Hara, “Days of Wine and Roses”
Maryann Plunkett, “The Notebook”
Gayle Rankin, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Will Brill, “Stereophonic” (Winner)
Eli Gelb, “Stereophonic”
Jim Parsons, “Mother Play”
Tom Pecinka, “Stereophonic”
Corey Stoll, “Appropriate”
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Quincy Tyler Bernstine, “Doubt: A Parable”
Juliana Canfield, “Stereophonic”
Celia Keenan-Bolger, “Mother Play”
Sarah Pidgeon, “Stereophonic”
Kara Young, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch” (Winner)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Roger Bart, “Back to the Future: The Musical”
Joshua Boone, “The Outsiders”
Brandon Victor Dixon, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Sky Lakota-Lynch, “The Outsiders”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Merrily We Roll Along” (Winner)
Steven Skybell, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Amber Iman, “Lempicka”
Nikki M. James, “Suffs”
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Kecia Lewis, “Hell’s Kitchen” (Winner)
Lindsay Mendez, “Merrily We Roll Along”
Bebe Neuwirth, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Best Direction of a Play
Daniel Aukin, “Stereophonic” (Winner)
Anne Kauffman, “Mary Jane”
Kenny Leon, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch”
Lila Neugebauer, “Appropriate”
Whitney White, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
Best Direction of a Musical
Maria Friedman, “Merrily We Roll Along”
Michael Greif, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Leigh Silverman, “Suffs”
Jessica Stone, “Water for Elephants”
Danya Taymor, “The Outsiders” (Winner)
Best Choreography
Camille A. Brown, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, “Water for Elephants”
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, “The Outsiders”
Annie-B Parson, “Here Lies Love”
Justin Peck, “Illinoise” (Winner)
Best Book of a Musical
Kristoffer Diaz, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Bekah Brunstetter, “The Notebook”
Adam Rapp with Justin Levine, “The Outsiders”
Shaina Taub, “Suffs”
Rick Elice, “Water for Elephants”
Best Original Score
Adam Guettel, “Days of Wine and Roses”
David Byrne (lyrics) / David Byrne and Fatboy Slim (music), “Here Lies Love”
Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, “The Outsiders”
Will Butler, “Stereophonic”
Shaina Taub, “Suffs” (Winner)
Best Orchestrations
Timo Andres, “Illinoise”
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Will Butler and Justin Craig, “Stereophonic”
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley, and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), “The Outsiders”
Jonathan Tunick, “Merrily We Roll Along” (Winner)
Best Scenic Design of a Play
dots, “Appropriate”
dots, “An Enemy of the People”
Derek McLane, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch”
David Zinn, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
David Zinn, “Stereophonic” (Winner)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, “The Outsiders”
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Takeshi Kata, “Water for Elephants”
David Korins, “Here Lies Love”
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, “Lempicka”
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, “Back to the Future: The Musical”
Tom Scutt, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” (Winner)
Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite, “Appropriate”
Dede Ayite, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” (Winner)
Enver Chakartash, “Stereophonic”
Emilio Sosa, “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch”
David Zinn, “An Enemy of the People”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Linda Cho, “The Great Gatsby” (Winner)
David Israel Reynoso, “Water for Elephants”
Tom Scutt, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Paul Tazewell, “Suffs”
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd, “An Enemy of the People”
Amith Chandrashaker, “Prayer for the French Republic”
Jiyoun Chang, “Stereophonic”
Jane Cox, “Appropriate” (Winner)
Natasha Katz, “Grey House”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brandon Stirling Baker, “Illinoise”
Bradley King and David Bengali, “Water for Elephants”
Isabella Byrd, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Natasha Katz, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, “The Outsiders” (Winner)
Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”
Leah Gelpe, “Mary Jane”
Tom Gibbons, “Grey House”
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, “Appropriate”
Ryan Rumery, “Stereophonic” (Winner)
Best Sound Design of a Musical
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, “Here Lies Love”
Kai Harada, “Merrily We Roll Along”
Nick Lidster for Autograph, “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club”
Gareth Owen, “Hell’s Kitchen”
Cody Spencer, “The Outsiders” (Winner)