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 British import "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time," about a teenage math wizard with Asperger Syndrome
who goes on an incredible journey, won five awards, including
best play, director and actor for its star, recent Juilliard
School graduate Alex Sharp.
Mirren described her win as "an incredible honor."
With a Tony, Broadway's highest honor, an Emmy and an Oscar, she
said she would love to win a Grammy, which are for recorded
material. "I have to do an audio book," she joked.
Sharp, in his Broadway debut, surpassed Hollywood star Bradley
Cooper and veteran actor Bill Nighy for the best actor accolade.
"Oh my God, oh my God. It's so crazy," said a surprised Sharp,
who dedicated his award to young people who feel misunderstood
or different.
"I feel like I won this award for my character, Christopher, and
for people like Christopher," he said backstage.
Cerveris took home best actor in a musical, his second Tony, for
playing the closeted homosexual father in "Fun Home," which also
earned Tonys for best director for Sam Gold, as well as best
book and best score.
"I am fortunate to be standing here. You all deserve to be," he
said to his fellow nominees. "Our show is about home and finding
who you are."
SIXTH TIME LUCKY
After six nominations, Kelli O'Hara took home her first Tony for
best actress in a musical as the governess in "The King and I."
"You would think that I would have written down something by now
but I haven't," a jubilant O'Hara said, thanking her husband and
parents.
"I going to do the worm," she said as she began to dance.
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Past winners Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming co-hosted the
ceremony, which was broadcast live on CBS television and featured
songs from top musicals.
The three-hour show capped a record-breaking season on Broadway in
which audience numbers topped 13.1 million and ticket grosses rose
to $1.36 billion.
"Skylight" won best revival of a play and "The King and I" took best
revival of a musical.
Ruthie Ann Miles, who won the best featured actress in a musical
Tony, consulted her cell phone on stage as she accepted the honor.
Mirren's co-star Richard McCabe picked up the best featured actor
prize in a play.
A tearful, flustered Annaleigh Ashford was named best featured
actress in a play for her role as the zany ballet-dancing daughter
in an eccentric American family in "You Can't Take it With You."
Christian Borle won his second Tony for best featured actor in a
musical, for "Something Rotten!"
"This feels like an embarrassment of riches," said Borle about his
portrayal of William Shakespeare as a rock star in the bawdy parody
of Broadway musicals set in 1590s Tudor England.
The Tony Awards are presented by theater industry association The
Broadway League and the American Theater Wing, a not-for-profit
organization.
(Additonal reporting by Chris Michaud; Editing by Leslie Adler and
Nick Zieminski)
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