NEW YORK – The 2017 Tony Awards, broadcast live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 11, 2017, was hosted by Kevin Spacey and once again honored backstage designers as well as those in the limelight. Top lighting honors went to Bradley King (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Christopher Akerlind (Indecent).
In the “Best Lighting Design of a Musical” category, the nominees included Howell Binkley (Come From Away), Natasha Katz (Hello, Dolly!), Bradley King, (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Japhy Weideman (Dear Evan Hansen) and the Tony went to Bradley King.
In the “Best Lighting Design of a Play” category, the nominees included Christopher Akerlind (Indecent), Jane Cox (August Wilson’s Jitney), Donald Holder (Oslo) and Jennifer Tipton (Oslo), and the Tony went to Christopher Akerlind.
In the “Best Scenic Design of a Musical” category, the nominees included Rob Howell (Groundhog Day The Musical), David Korins (War Paint), Mimi Lien (Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812) and Santo Loquasto (Hello, Dolly!), and the Tony went to Mimi Lien.
In the “Best Scenic Design of a Play” category, the nominees included David Gallo (August Wilson’s Jitney), Nigel Hook (The Play That Goes Wrong), Douglas W. Schmidt (The Front Page) and Michael Yeargan (Oslo), and the Tony went to Nigel Hook.
A quick recap of the Tony-nominee and winning plays follows:
- Dear Evan Hansen – 6 awards (9 nominations)
- Hello, Dolly! – 4 awards (10 nominations)
- Indecent – 2 awards (3 nominations)
- Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes – 2 awards (6 nominations)
- Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 – 2 awards (12 nominations)
- Oslo – 2 awards (7 nominations)
- A Doll’s House, Part 2 – 1 awards (8 nominations)
- August Wilson’s Jitney – 1 awards (6 nominations)
- Bandstand – 1 award (2 nominations)
- Come From Away – 1 award (7 nominations)
- Present Laughter – 1 award (3 nominations)
- The Play That Goes Wrong – 1 award (1 nomination)
Here is the full list of the 2017 Tony Awards winners.
BEST PLAY: Oslo
BEST MUSICAL: Dear Evan Hansen
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: August Wilson’s Jitney
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: Hello, Dolly!
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Steven Levenson for Dear Evan Hansen
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: Music & Lyrics: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Nigel Hook for The Play That Goes Wrong
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Mimi Lien for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Santo Loquasto for Hello, Dolly!
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Christopher Akerlind for Indecent
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Bradley King for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Rebecca Taichman for Indecent
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Christopher Ashley for Come From Away
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Andy Blankenbuehler for Bandstand
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Alex Lacamoire for Dear Evan Hansen
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY: Kevin Kline for Present Laughter
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY: Laurie Metcalf for A Doll’s House, Part 2
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL: Ben Platt for Dear Evan Hansen
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL: Bette Midler for Hello, Dolly!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY: Michael Aronov for Oslo
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY: Cynthia Nixon for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL: Gavin Creel for Hello, Dolly!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL: Rachel Bay Jones for Dear Evan Hansen
Portions of the text above also appeared on Stage Directions Magazine’s website, stage-directions.com
