Fun Home & The King and I Top 2015 Tony Awards
Fun Home was the big winner at the 2015 Tony Awards, receiving the trophy for Best Musical and four others, including Best Score and Best Leading Actor for Michael Cerveris. The new musical, based on Alison Bechdel’s memoir of the same name, was nominated for a total of 12 awards (including three featured actresses in the same category). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time also took home five awards, including Best Play and Best Leading Actor for Alex Sharp. The award for Best Revival of a Musical went to The King and I; the show also won Kelli O’Hara her first Tony Award after five previous nominations.Skylight won Best Revival of a Play.
A complete list of winners follows:
Best Musical
Fun Home
Best Play
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens
Best Revival of a Play
Skylight
Best Revival of a Musical
The King and I
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Kelli O’Hara, The King and I
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Helen Mirren, The Audience
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Annaleigh Ashford, You Can’t Take It With You
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Richard McCabe, The Audience
Best Director of a Musical
Sam Gold, Fun Home
Best Director of a Play
Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Score
Fun Home by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron
Best Book of a Musical
Fun Home by Lisa Kron
Best Choreography
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations
Christopher Austin, Don Sebesky and Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bunny Christie & Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley and 59 Productions, An American in Paris
Best Costume Design of a Play
Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber, The King and I
Shows with multiple wins:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – 5
Fun Home – 5
An American in Paris – 4
The King and I – 4
The Audience – 2