Tony Awards 2010: Winners list!
The 64th Tony Awards 2010 happened in Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night. The musical “Memphis“ has won the Tony Award for best musical. Memphis was written by David Bryan (Bon Jovi keyboardist) and Joe DiPietro and tells the story of Memphis deejay Dewey Phillips who was one of the first white disc jockeys to play black music during the fifties.
The musical debuted on Broadway in 2002 and 2008 and was performed at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California and landed on Broadway in October.
Although “La Cage aux Folles“, “Fences” and “Fela!” dominated this year’s Tony Awards nomination list, Memphis got the Best Book of a Musical gong, honoring Joe DiPietro’s work, Best Original Score kudo, Best Orchestrations prize, closing the ceremony with another statue, the Best Musical Award.
Here is the full 2010 Tony Awards Winners:
Best Play – Red by John Logan
Best Musical – Memphis
Best Book of a Musical – Joe DiPietro for Memphis
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre – David Bryan (music and lyrics) and Joe DiPietro (lyrics) for Memphis
Best Revival of a Play – Fences
Best Revival of a Musical – La Cage aux Folles
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play – Denzel Washington in Fences
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play – Viola Davis in Fences
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical – Douglas Hodge in La Cage aux Folles
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical – Catherine Zeta-Jones in A Little Night Music
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Eddie Redmayne in Red
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play – Scarlett Johansson in A View from the Bridge
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical – Levi Kreis in Million Dollar Quartet
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical – Katie Finneran in Promises, Promises
Best Scenic Design of a Play – Christopher Oram for Red
Best Scenic Design of a Musical – Christine Jones for American Idiot
Best Costume Design of a Play – Catherine Zuber for The Royal Family
Best Costume Design of a Musical – Marina Draghici for Fela!
Best Lighting Design of a Play – Neil Austin for Red
Best Lighting Design of a Musical – Kevin Adams for American Idiot
Best Sound Design of a Play – Adam Cork for Red
Best Sound Design of a Musical – Robert Kaplowitz for Fela!
Best Direction of a Play – Michael Grandage for Red
Best Direction of a Musical – Terry Johnson for La Cage aux Folles
Best Choreography – Bill T. Jones for Fela!
Best Orchestrations – Daryl Waters and David Bryan for Memphis
