2016 Tony Awards

Aired

Jun 12, 2016

Host

James Corden

Most Nominations

Hamilton

2016 Tony Awards

About

70th annual celebration of the best of Broadway which saw Hamilton receive a record-setting number of nominations (16) and win 11 of them, including Best Musical. The Humans won Best Play and The Color Purple won Best Revival of a Musical.

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The award ceremony itself won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program. It was hosted at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

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2016 Tony Awards Winners

Cynthia Erivo, 37

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Lin-Manuel Miranda, 44

Best Book of a Musical / Best Original Score

Daveed Diggs, 42

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Leslie Odom Jr., 43

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Renee Elise Goldsberry, 53

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Jessica Lange, 75

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Frank Langella, 86

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Alex Lacamoire, 49

Best Orchestrations

Jayne Houdyshell, 70

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Thomas Kail, 46

Best Direction of a Musical

Reed Birney, 70

Best Featured Actor in a Play

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2016 Tony Awards

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2016 Tony Awards

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