Kevin Spacey presided over the 71st annual Tony Awards, which saw Dear Evan Hansen win the trophy for best musical, whilst Oslo was named best play.
All early signs pointed to Dear Evan Hanson winning the big musical prize of the night as it swept earlier categories including book, original score and orchestration. Star Ben Platt won for lead actor in a musical, while Rachel Bay Jones won for featured actress in a play.
The big surprises of the night came in the directing categories, with Rebecca Taichman and Christopher Ashley winning for play and musical, respectively.
Bette Midler and “Hello, Dolly!” were also among the night’s winners. “Jitney” won for revival of a play.
The complete list of winners and nominees is below:
Best musical
Come from Away
WINNER: Dear Evan Hansen
Groundhog Day the Musical
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Best revival of a musical
Falsettos
WINNER: Hello, Dolly!
Miss Saigon
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
Christian Borle, Falsettos
Josh Groban, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Andy Karl, Groundhog Day the Musical
David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!
WINNER: Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
Denée Benton, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Christine Ebersole, War Paint
Patti LuPone, War Paint
WINNER: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon
Best play
A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath
Indecent by Paula Vogel
WINNER: Oslo by JT Rogers
Sweat by Lynn Nottage
Best choreography
WINNER: Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane, Groundhog Day the Musical
Kelly Devine, Come from Away
Denis Jones, Holiday Inn, the New Irving Berlin Musical
Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Best direction of a play
Sam Gold, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Jitney
Bartlett Sher, Oslo
Daniel Sullivan, The Little Foxes
WINNER: Rebecca Taichman, Indecent
Best direction of a musical
WINNER: Christopher Ashley, Come from Away
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day the Musical
Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly!
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical
Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!
Stephanie J Block, Falsettos
Jenn Colella, Come from Away
WINNER: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
Cate Blanchett, The Present
Jennifer Ehle, Oslo
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Laura Linney, The Little Foxes
WINNER: Laurie Metcalf, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
Denis Arndt, Heisenberg
Chris Cooper, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Corey Hawkins, Six Degrees of Separation
WINNER: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
Jefferson Mays, Oslo
Best orchestration
Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, Bandstand
Larry Hochman, Hello, Dolly!
WINNER: Alex Lacamoire, Dear Evan Hansen
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Best book of a musical
Come from Away by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
WINNER: Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson
Groundhog Day the Musical by Danny Rubin
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy
Best original score written for the theatre
Come from Away by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
WINNER: Dear Evan Hansen by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Groundhog Day the Musical by Tim Minchin
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy
Best lighting design of a musical
Howell Binkley, Come from Away
Natasha Katz, Hello, Dolly!
WINNER: Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Japhy Weideman, Dear Evan Hansen
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
WINNER: Michael Aronov, Oslo
Danny DeVito, The Price
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Richard Thomas, The Little Foxes
John Douglas Thompson, Jitney
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
Johanna Day, Sweat
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll’s House, Part 2
WINNER: Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Condola Rashad, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Michelle Wilson, Sweat
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical
WINNER: Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Mike Faist, Dear Evan Hansen
Andrew Rannells, Falsettos
Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos
Best revival of a play
WINNER: August Wilson’s Jitney
Lillian Hellman’s the Little Foxes
Noel Coward’s Present Laughter
John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation
Best scenic design of a play
David Gallo, Jitney
WINNER: Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
Douglas W Schmidt, The Front Page
Michael Yeargan, Oslo
Best scenic design of a musical
Rob Howell, Groundhog Day the Musical
David Korins, War Paint
WINNER: Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!
Best costume design of a play
WINNER: Jane Greenwood, The Little Foxes
Susan Hilferty, Present Laughter
Toni-Leslie James, Jitney
David Zinn, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Best costume design of a musical
Linda Cho, Anastasia
WINNER: Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!
Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Catherine Zuber, War Paint
Best lighting design of a play
WINNER: Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Jane Cox, Jitney
Donald Holder, Oslo
Jennifer Tipton, A Doll’s House, Part 2
