Highlights from the 79th Tony Awards: Celebrating Broadway's Finest
The 79th Tony Awards took place on Sunday evening, honoring the most significant accomplishments in Broadway. The musical Schmigadoon! was awarded Best Musical, while Bess Wohl's play Liberation won the prestigious Best Play title at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Although the top awards were shared between these two productions, Arthur Miller's revival of Death of a Salesman stood out as the most celebrated show of the night, garnering six Tony Awards.
This production received accolades for Best Revival of a Play, along with awards for direction, lighting design, scenic design, and sound design. Laurie Metcalf also took home the Featured Actress in a Play award, marking her third Tony win.
Schmigadoon!, inspired by the previous Apple TV+ series, entered the event with the highest number of nominations, tied with The Lost Boys at twelve each.
Ultimately, the musical secured four awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for creator Cinco Paul, Best Original Score, and Best Orchestrations.
The Lost Boys, adapted from the iconic 1987 vampire film, also ended the night with four wins, sweeping the featured musical acting categories. Ali Louis Bourzgui won Featured Actor in a Musical, while Shoshana Bean took home the Featured Actress in a Musical award.
Additionally, it won accolades for Scenic Design and Lighting Design of a Musical.
In the acting categories, John Lithgow won Lead Actor in a Play for his role in Giant, marking his third Tony Award. Lesley Manville was awarded Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in Oedipus.
The revival of Ragtime excelled in the musical acting categories, with Joshua Henry winning Lead Actor in a Musical and Caissie Levy winning Lead Actress in a Musical. The production also received the Best Revival of a Musical award, concluding the night with four wins.
Alden Ehrenreich celebrated his first Tony Award, winning Featured Actor in a Play for Becky Shaw.
Another highlight of the evening was Cats: The Jellicle Ball, which won three awards, including Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography. Costume designer Qween Jean made history by winning Best Costume Design of a Musical, becoming the first openly transgender winner in this category.
The ceremony was broadcast on CBS and Paramount+, following a pre-show on Tubi, and was hosted by P!nk.