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The 68th Tony Awards started off with a bounce… literally. Four-time host, Hugh Jackman hopped and bounced his way from the red carpet and onto the Radio City Music Hall stage, where he weaved through all of the nominees; from the cast of Cabaret, to Aladdin, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and more. Throughout the evening, nominee performances lit up the stage. Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris was a favorite of the night. The show won four Tonys, including Best Musical Revival. Winning most awkward and out-of-place performance of the evening was certainly Hugh Jackman’s (aka Biggie Tap Shoes) rapping attempt alongside LL Cool J and T.I. Best that the producers stick to musicals and plays when it comes to the TOny Awards.
Who else took home a Tony? Here are the winners:
Best musical — A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical — Jessie Mueller, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
Best revival of a musical — Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical — Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best play — All the Way
Best revival of a play — A Raisin in the Sun
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play — Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play — Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play — Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical — James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin
Best direction of a play — Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun
Best direction of a musical — Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical — Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play — Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night
Best book of a musical — Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater — The Bridges of Madison County (music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown)
Best scenic design of a play — Beowulf Boritt, Act One
Best scenic design of a musical — Christopher Barreca, Rocky
Best lighting design of a play — Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie
Best lighting design of a musical — Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best choreography — Warren Carlyle, After Midnight
Best costume design of a play — Jenny Tiramani, Twelfth Night
Best costume design of a musical — Linda Cho, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best sound design of a play — Steve Canyon Kennedy, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Best sound design of a musical — Brian Ronan, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
Best orchestrations — Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County
