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Posted: 2021-09-26T22:49:43Z | Updated: 2021-09-27T15:18:19Z

Raise the curtain, lower the lights and ready your Lin-Manuel Miranda lip bite , because Broadway is back and so are the Tony Awards .

Yes, the 74th annual ceremony finally aired on Sunday night, more than 15 months after it was originally scheduled , following a period of major upheaval around the world including in the theater industry, which shuttered in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Heading into the night, the Alanis Morissette jukebox musical Jagged Little Pill led the pack with 15 nominations , but it was the stage adaptation of the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge! The Musical that ultimately came out on top. After sweeping the technical categories early in the telecast, Moulin Rouge scored a best direction trophy for Alex Timber and a featured acting Tony for Danny Burstein. Then unsurprisingly, since he was the only one nominated in the category Aaron Tveit won for best leading actor in a musical. And when it came time hand out the best musical award, Moulin Rogue once again trounced its competition.

As for plays, Jeremy O. Harris Slave Play was poised to dominate after amassing 12 nominations, the most for any play in the history of the Tonys, but in the end it was completely shut out at the ceremony. Instead, the two-part AIDS drama The Inheritance, inspired by E.M. Forsters Howards End, took home four trophies, including a surprise win for best play.

The much-delayed show spanned four hours across two separate televised events taking place live at New York Citys Winter Garden Theater. Dubbed The Tony Awards Present: Broadways Back, this years ceremony began with an awards presentation streamed on Paramount+, followed by a two-hour concert special where the nights top three prizes best play revival, best play and best musical were unveiled on CBS.

To guide viewers through the admittedly confusing affair, previous winners Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald who was also nominated this year for best leading actress in a play hosted the show.

This years Tonys were engineered to celebrate more than just a Broadway season cut short. The show also featured a slate of nostalgia-inducing performances, in addition to the numbers highlighting the casts of each nominated musical. There was Jennifer Holliday honoring the 40th anniversary of Dreamgirls ; a John Legend-assisted number with the company of Aint Too Proud; a reunion of the cast of Hairspray ; the stylings of Mirandas Freestyle Love Supreme group; and Idina Menzel belting her heart out alongside Wicked co-star Kristin Chenoweth. Ah yes, nature and Broadway are healing.

Check out the complete list of nominees and winners below.

Best Musical

WINNER: Moulin Rouge!

Jagged Little Pill

Tina The Tina Turner Musical

Best Play

Grand Horizons

WINNER: The Inheritance

Sea Wall/A Life

Slave Play

The Sound Inside


Best Revival of a Play

Betrayal

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

WINNER: A Soldiers Play


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

WINNER: Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Ian Barford, Linda Vista

WINNER: Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance

Jake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A Life

Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal

Tom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A Life

Blair Underwood, A Soldiers Play


Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge!

Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill

WINNER: Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill

Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Daniel J. Watts, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play

Laura Linney, My Name is Lucy Barton

Audra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

WINNER: Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

WINNER: Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Derek Klena, Jagged Little Pill

Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill

Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave Play

James Cusati-Moyer, Slave Play

WINNER: David Alan Grier, A Soldiers Play

John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance

Paul Hilton, The Inheritance

Daniel J. Watts, Tina The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little Pill

Celia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little Pill

Robyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

WINNER: Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill

Myra Lucretia Taylor, Tina The Tina Turner Musical


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jane Alexander, Grand Horizons

Chalia La Tou, Slave Play

Annie McNamara, Slave Play

WINNER: Lois Smith, The Inheritance

Cora Vander Broek, Linda Vista


Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill

WINNER: Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical


Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, The Sound Inside

WINNER: Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance

Kenny Leon, A Soldiers Play

Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal

Robert OHara, Slave Play


Best Book of a Musical

WINNER: Jagged Little Pill, Diablo Cody

Moulin Rouge! The Musical, John Logan

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins


Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

WINNER: A Christmas Carol, music by Christopher Nightingale

The Inheritance, music by Paul Englishby

The Rose Tattoo, music by Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb

Slave Play, music by Lindsay Jones

The Sound Inside, music by Daniel Kluger


Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little Pill

WINNER: Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Anthony Van Laast, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt for Jagged Little Pill

WINNER: Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine for Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Ethan Popp for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernndez and Lucy Mackinnon for Jagged Little Pill

WINNER: Derek McLane for Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, The Inheritance

Soutra Gilmour, Betrayal

WINNER: Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol

Derek McLane, A Soldiers Play

Clint Ramos, Slave Play


Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite for Slave Play

Dede Ayite for A Soldiers Play

Bob Crowley for The Inheritance

WINNER: Rob Howell for A Christmas Carol

Clint Ramos for The Rose Tattoo

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little Pill

Mark Thompson, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

WINNER: Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical


Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, The Inheritance

WINNER: Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol

Lindsay Jones, Slave Play

Daniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A Life

Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside


Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little Pill

WINNER: Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Nevin Steinberg, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical


Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play

Jon Clark, The Inheritance

Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside

Allen Lee Hughes, A Soldiers Play

WINNER: Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol


Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill

WINNER: Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

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