In the tossup of this year's Tony Awards Sunday night, a Latino story trumped an unusual African American coming-of-age tale Sunday as Tony voters gave their best new musical prize and three others to “In the Heights," about Caribbean immigrant families struggling to reach for the American dream in New York's Washington Heights barrio.
THE LIST
Musical
In the Heights
Play
August: Osage County
Revival of a musical
South Pacific
Revival of a play
Boeing-Boeing
Book of a musical
Passing Strange, Stew
Original score (music and/or lyrics)
In the Heights, music and lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Leading actor in a play
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Leading actress in a play
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Leading actor in a musical
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Leading actress in a musical
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Featured actor in a play
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
Featured actress in a play
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Featured actor in a musical
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Featured actress in a musical
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Direction of a play
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Direction of a musical Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights
Orchestrations
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, In the Heights
Scenic design of a play
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Scenic design of a musical
Micheal Yeargan, South Pacific
Costume design of a play
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Costume design of a musical
Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
Lighting design of a play
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Lighting design of a musical
Donald Holder, South Pacific
Sound design of a play
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Sound design of a musical
Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
Lifetime achievement in the theater
Stephen Sondheim
Regional Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Special Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett
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