American actress Angelina Jolie and Daniel Radcliffe have led winners at the first-ever Tony Awards at the Lincoln Center last night.
Angelina Jolie-produced ‘The Outsiders: A New Musical’ took home the gong for best musical.
She is now halfway to EGOT status.
Daniel Radcliffe won the award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in ‘Merrily We Roll Along.’
However, David Adjmi’s film, ‘Stereophonic’ was the biggest winner at the 2024 Tony Awards, winning five out of its 13 nominations.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Appropriate’ won three awards while Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ managed two from its 10 nominations.
Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
Abe Jacob, Alex Edelman, and Nikiya Mathis also received a Special Tony Award.
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Dramatists Guild Foundation, Judith O. Rubin, The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, Wendall K. Harrington, and The Wilma Theater were honoured for Excellence in the Theatre.
Here is the full list of winners:
Best Play
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French
Stereophonic WINNER
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Republic
Best Musical
Suffs
Water for Elephants
The Outsiders WINNER
Hell’s Kitchen
Illinois
Michael Stuhlbarg for the Patriots
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Betsy Aidem for Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange for Mother Play
Sarah Paulson for Appropriate WINNER
Rachel McAdams for Mary Jane
Amy Ryan for Doubt: A Parable
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jonathan Groff for Merrily We Roll Along WINNER
Brody Grant for The Outsiders
Dorian Harewood for The Notebook
Brian d’Arcy James for Days of Wine and Roses
Eddie Redman
Jiyoun Chang for Stereophonic
Natasha Katz for Grey House
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim for The Outsiders WINNER
Brandon Stirling Baker for Illinois
Justin Peck for Illinois WINNER
Camille A. Brown for Hell’s Kitchen
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll for Water for Elephants
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman for The Outsiders
Annie-B Parson for Here Lies Love
Best Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick for Merrily We Roll Along WINNER
Timo Andres for Illinois
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone for Hell’s Kitchen
Will Butler and Justin Craig for Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) for The Outsiders
