NEW YORK, Jun 14, 2010 / — Bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement, the Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry.
Below are a partial list of winners of the 64th Annual Tony Awards held last night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
BEST PLAY: “Red”
BEST MUSICAL: “Memphis”
BEST BOOK OF MUSICAL: “Memphis,” Joe DiPietro
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: “Memphis,” Music: David Bryan; Lyrics: Joe DiPietro, David Bryan
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: “Fences”
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: “La Cage aux Folles”
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Douglas Hodge, “La Cage aux Folles”
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Catherine Zeta-Jones, “A Little Night Music”
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY: Denzel Washington, “Fences”
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Viola Davis, “Fences”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Eddie Redmayne, “Red”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Scarlett Johansson, “A View from the Bridge”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Levi Kreis, “Million Dollar Quartet”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Katie Finneran, “Promises,
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Michael Grandage, “Red”
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Terry Johnson, “La Cage aux Folles”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Bill T. Jones, “Fela!”
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Daryl Waters and David Bryan, “Memphis”
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Christopher Oram, “Red”
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Christine Jones, “American Idiot”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Catherine Zuber, “The Royal Family”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Marina Draghici, “Fela!”
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE: Alan Ayckbourn and Marian Seldes
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD: David Hyde Pierce
