Hip Hop Musical “Hamilton” Dominates At Tony Awards

The show also won for Best Book, Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and Best Original Score, among other awards of the night.

Aside from making history, the wins are especially poignant in the months following the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. “The Tonys are the Oscars but with diversity”, joked host James Corden.

However, Miranda lost the best leading actor in a musical prize to fellow cast member Leslie Odom, Jr. who plays Aaron Burr, the US vice president who killed Hamilton in a duel. Some members of the cast were also considered for the top acting nods.

Jayne Houdyshell, a mainstay of the NY stage, won her first Tony Award at 62 for playing a gossipy, gently needling mom in “The Humans“.

Odom said that the show has to continue to make it clear to the victims that everyone is united and in “this together”.

“There is so much diversity on Broadway right now“, Tony Award victor Daveed Diggs told Variety magazine. “How lucky we are to be alive right now”, he said.

NEW YORK (AP) – CBS’ Tony Awards on Sunday beat last year’s audience by one-third. “Tonight’s show stands as a symbol and celebration of that principle”.

Just like a year ago, two of the night’s biggest winners – “Hamilton” and “The Humans” – began on small stages in nonprofit theaters.

“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, can not be killed or swept aside”, Miranda said. For the first time ever, all of the musical acting categories were awarded to people of color. It was nominated for a record-equalling 16 Tony Awards, and its 11-prize haul is just one short of the record 12 prizes awarded to The Producers in 2001. We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger.

Oprah, who was a presenter that evening, applauded Lin for his moving tribute, calling it “perfect”.

The Humans, playwright Stephen Karam tale of a fractious family get-together, was the second-most honoured show, with four awards.