Lin-Manuel Miranda’s HAMILTON Dominates Tony Awards
13 Jun 2016 by Pedro Aristes in Celebrities, Event, Fame, Films, General, Home, Music, Pleasure, Power, Profile, Television, Theater
He’s done it! As expected, Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Hamilton dominated this year’s Tony Awards winning 11 of its record breaking 16 nominations. It would have been impossible to win all since multiple cast members competed against each other in shared categories. Miranda was easily the most mentioned name of the night as all winning cast and crew members were sure to sing the Latino playwright’s praises. Read the complete list of winners below… and stay tuned for our exclusive conversation with Miranda later this week.
Miranda personally won for Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, and of course, Best Musical. During the emotional acceptance of his first award he said, “We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger. We rise and fall and light from dying embers. Remembrances that hope and love last longer,” he continued. “And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love.”
COMPLETE LIST OF 2016 TONY AWARD WINNERS
Best Musical: Hamilton
Best Play: The Humans
Tony Honors for Excellence: Joan Lader, Seth Gelblum, Sally Ann Parsons
Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement: Sheldon Harnick, Marshall W. Mason
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Brian Stokes Mitchell
Regional Theatre Tony Award: Paper Mill Playhouse
Featured Actress in a Musical: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Featured Actor in a Musical: Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Best Costume Design of a Play: Clint Ramos, Eclipsed
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Paul Tazewell, Hamilton
Best Original Score: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Best Direction of a Play: Ivo van Hove, A View from the Bridge
Best Direction of a Musical: Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: David Rockwell, She Loves Me
Best Scenic Design of a Play: David Zinn, The Humans
Featured Actor in a Play: Reed Birney, The Humans
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Natasha Katz, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Howell Binkley, Hamilton
Leading Actress in a Play: Jessica Lange, Long Day’s Journey into Night
Leading Actor in a Play: Frank Langella, The Father
Stars on Stage: Broadway & Beyond
Best Orchestrations: Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton
Best Book of a Musical: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Best Revival of a Play: A View From the Bridge
Best Choreography: Andy Blankenbuehler, Hamilton
Best Revival of a Musical: The Color Purple
Best Actor in a Musical: Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Best Actress in a Musical: Cynthia Erivo, The Color Purple