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Tony Awards 2015 Winners List: Why This Is The Year Of Women

Jeanine Tesori (L) and Lisa Kron accept the award for Best Book of a Musical

(Photo : Reuters) Jeanine Tesori (L) and Lisa Kron accept the award for Best Book of a Musical for ''Fun Home'' during the American Theatre Wing's 69th Annual Tony Awards at the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York June 7, 2015.

June 7 wrapped it up for the 69th annual Tony Awards this 2015 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, according to The Guardian. With the full list of winners now out (see below for full list), it appears this year is the year of women and British plays as they took just about all of the awards.

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The event was hosted by actor Alan Cumming and actress Kristin Chenoweth. Even as the pair put on an amazing show with their funny banters, it was clear that the night was focused on the winners and the shows, and all eyes were on them, reported Us Magazine.

Being the perfect hosts and practiced Broadway veterans, Cumming and Chenoweth were able to fill breaks with a host of performances. When it came to the shows however, the duo stepped aside so the spotlight would land on the shows and performers.

Of the lot of winners, "Fun Home" nabbed the most victories. It won Best Musical prize and leading man Michael Cerveris became victorious in his category.

"Fun Home" is based on the graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel, about her lesbian personality and the suicide of her closeted father. The musical's victory is not only a victory for the show itself but a historic moment for women as well. Best Original Score also went to Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, the first ever writing team composed of women, according to TIME.

Part of Tesori 's speech mentioned that a "career in music was available to women," and said that the song "Ring of Keys" from "Fun Home" "is not a song of love it's a song of identification, because for girls you have to see it to be it."

Another triumph for women is Best Direction won by Marianne Elliott for "Play for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

And finally, what can be described one of the most delightful moments of the evening is when Kelli O'Hara, who had been nominated countless times but had never won a Tony, was awarded for "The King and I." Her victory saw a standing ovation and a post-worthy dance on stage as she announced, "I'm going to do the worm."


Below is the list of the full winners of the 2015 Tony Awards:

BEST MUSICAL

WINNER: Fun Home
An American in Paris
Something Rotten!
The Visit

BEST PLAY

WINNER: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Disgraced
Hand to God
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two

BEST PLAY REVIVAL

WINNER: Skylight
The Elephant Man
This Is Our Youth
You Can't Take It With You

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL

WINNER: The King and I
On the Twentieth Century
On the Town

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

WINNER: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris
Brian d'Arcy James, Something Rotten!
Ken Watanabe, The King and I
Tony Yazbeck, On the Town

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

WINNER: Kelli O'Hara, The King and I
Kristin Chenoweth, On the Twentieth Century
Leanne Cope, An American in Paris
Beth Malone, Fun Home
Chita Rivera, The Visit

BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY

WINNER: Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Steven Boyer, Hand to God
Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man
Ben Miles, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Bill Nighy, Skylight

BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY

WINNER: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Geneva Carr, Hand to God
Elisabeth Moss, The Heidi Chronicles
Carey Mulligan, Skylight
Ruth Wilson, Constellations

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL

WINNER: Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Andy Karl, On the Twentieth Century
Brad Oscar, Something Rotten!
Brandon Uranowitz, An American in Paris
Max von Essen, An American in Paris

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

WINNER: Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Victoria Clark, Gigi
Judy Kuhn, Fun Home
Sydney Lucas, Fun Home
Emily Skeggs, Fun Home

BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

WINNER: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Matthew Beard, Skylight
K. Todd Freeman, Airline Highway
Alessandro Nivola, The Elephant Man
Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Micah Stock, It's Only a Play

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY

WINNER: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take It With You
Patricia Clarkson, The Elephant Man
Lydia Leonard, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Sarah Stiles, Hand to God
Julie White, Airline Highway

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL

WINNER: Fun Home, Lisa Kron
An American in Paris, Craig Lucas
Something Rotten!, Karey Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell
The Visit, Terrence McNally

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) FOR THE THEATRE

WINNER: Fun Home, Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: Lisa Kron
The Last Ship, Music & Lyrics: Sting
Something Rotten!, Music & Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
The Visit, Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY

WINNER: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Stephen Daldry, Skylight
Scott Ellis, You Can't Take It With You
Jeremy Herrin, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Hand to God

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL

WINNER: Sam Gold, Fun Home
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!
John Rando, On the Town
Bartlett Sher, The King and I
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY

WINNER: Bunny Christie and Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Bob Crowley, Skylight
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
David Rockwell, You Can't Take It With You

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

WINNER: Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris
David Rockwell, On the Twentieth Century
Michael Yeargan, The King and I
David Zinn, Fun Home

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY

WINNER: Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Bob Crowley, The Audience
Jane Greenwood, You Can't Take It With You
David Zinn, Airline Highway

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

WINNER: Catherine Zuber, The King and I
Gregg Barnes, Something Rotten!
Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
William Ivey Long, On the Twentieth Century

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY

WINNER: Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Paule Constable and David Plater, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Japhy Weideman, Airline Highway
Natasha Katz, Skylight

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL

WINNER: Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Donald Holder, The King and I
Ben Stanton, Fun Home
Japhy Weideman, The Visit

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

WINNER: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Joshua Bergasse, On the Town
Christopher Gattelli, The King and I
Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Casey Nicholaw, Something Rotten!

BEST ORCHESTRATION

WINNER: Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky, Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
John Clancy, Fun Home
Larry Hochman, Something Rotten!
Rob Mathes, The Last Ship

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE

Tommy Tune

SPECIAL TONY AWARD

John Cameron Mitchell

REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD

Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio

ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD

Stephen Schwartz

TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE

Arnold Abramson
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Gene O'Donovan

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