Tony Award Winners 2020: ‘Moulin Rouge!’ and ‘The Inheritance’ Are the Big Winners
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Welcome to the 2020 Tony Awards… in fall 2021. Yes, it’s been a long, dramatic road to the ceremony, which unfolds tonight in two parts. Most trophies are being given out from 7 to 9 p.m. ET in a program hosted by Broadway legend Audra McDonald on the subscription streaming service Paramount+. Then, at 9 p.m. ET on CBS, Hamilton‘s Leslie Odom Jr. emcees the two-hour Broadway’s Back! concert, featuring performances by a slew of shows including best musical contenders Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The major awards—best play, best revival of a play and best musical—will also be announced during that special.
There are lots of exciting contests tonight, including head-to-head action between cast members in Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge!, Slave Play and The Inheritance. And even though Aaron Tveit is in a category by himself, he may still may lose! (Ultimately he did not.) TDF will be reacting to the Tony Awards in real time on our YouTube channel. We’ll also be updating this list as winners are announced.
Best Musical
WINNER: Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Jagged Little Pill
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Play
WINNER: The Inheritance by Matthew López
Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl
Sea Wall/A Life by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne
Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris
The Sound Insideby Adam Rapp
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Best Revival of a Play
WINNER: A Soldier’s Play
Betrayal
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER: Aaron Tveit for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
(This one was not a surprise).
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
WINNER: Adrienne Warren for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Karen Olivo for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Elizabeth Stanley for Jagged Little Pill
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
WINNER: Andrew Burnap for The Inheritance
Ian Barford for Linda Vista
Jake Gyllenhaal for Sea Wall/A Life
Tom Hiddleston for Betrayal
Tom Sturridge for Sea Wall/A Life
Blair Underwood for A Soldier’s Play
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
WINNER: Mary-Louise Parker for The Sound Inside
Joaquina Kalukango for Slave Play
Laura Linney for My Name is Lucy Barton
Audra McDonald for Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
WINNER: David Alan Grier for A Soldier’s Play
Ato Blankson-Wood for Slave Play
James Cusati-Moyer for Slave Play
John Benjamin Hickey for The Inheritance
Paul Hilton for The Inheritance
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
WINNER: Lois Smith for The Inheritance
Jane Alexander for Grand Horizons
Chalia La Tour for Slave Play
Annie McNamara for Slave Play
Cora Vander Broek for Linda Vista
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
WINNER: Danny Burstein for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Derek Klena for Jagged Little Pill
Sean Allan Krill for Jagged Little Pill
Sahr Ngaujah for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Daniel J. Watts for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
WINNER: Lauren Patten for Jagged Little Pill
Kathryn Gallagher for Jagged Little Pill
Celia Rose Gooding for Jagged Little Pill
Robyn Hurder for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Myra Lucretia Taylor for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Direction of a Musical
WINNER: Alex Timbers for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Phyllida Lloyd for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Diane Paulus for Jagged Little Pill
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Best Direction of a Play
WINNER: Stephen Daldry for The Inheritance
Robert O’Hara for Slave Play David Cromer for The Sound Inside
Kenny Leon for A Soldier’s Play
Jamie Lloyd for Betrayal
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Best Book of a Musical
WINNER: Diablo Cody for Jagged Little Pill
John Logan for Moulin Rouge!
Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, and Kees Prins for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
WINNER: Christopher Nightingale for A Christmas Carol
Paul Englishby for The Inheritance
Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb for The Rose Tattoo
Lindsay Jones for Slave Play
Daniel Kluger for The Sound Inside
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Best Scenic Design of a Play
WINNER: Rob Howell for A Christmas Carol
Bob Crowley for The Inheritance
Soutra Gilmour for Betrayal
Derek McLane for A Soldier’s Play
Clint Ramos for Slave Play
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Best Costume Design of a Play
WINNER: Rob Howell for A Christmas Carol
Dede Ayite for Slave Play
Dede Ayite for A Soldier’s Play
Bob Crowley for The Inheritance
Clint Ramos for The Rose Tattoo
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Best Lighting Design of a Play
WINNER: Hugh Vanstone for A Christmas Carol
Jiyoun Chang for Slave Play
Jon Clark for The Inheritance
Heather Gilbert for The Sound Inside
Allen Lee Hughes for A Soldier’s Play
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Best Lighting Design of a Musical
WINNER: Justin Townsend for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Bruno Poet for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Justin Townsend for Jagged Little Pill
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Best Scenic Design of a Musical
WINNER: Derek McLane for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon for Jagged Little Pill
Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Costume Design of a Musical
WINNER: Catherine Zuber for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Emily Rebholz for Jagged Little Pill
Mark Thompson for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Sound Design of a Play
WINNER: Simon Baker for A Christmas Carol
Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid for The Inheritance
Lindsay Jones for Slave Play
Daniel Kluger for Sea Wall/A Life
Daniel Kluger for The Sound Inside
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Best Sound Design of a Musical
WINNER: Peter Hylenski for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Jonathan Deans for Jagged Little Pill
Nevin Steinberg for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Choreography
WINNER: Sonya Tayeh for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for Jagged Little Pill
Anthony Van Laast for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Best Orchestrations
WINNER: Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine for Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Tom Kitt for Jagged Little Pill
Ethan Popp for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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Special Tony Awards
Freestyle Love Supreme
David Byrne’s American Utopia
The Broadway Advocacy Coalition
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Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Julie Halston
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Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Fred Gallo Irene Gandy Beverly Jenkins New Federal Theatre, Woodie King Jr., Founder
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Tony Award Totals:
Moulin Rouge!– 10
A Christmas Carol– 5
The Inheritance– 4
A Soldier’s Play– 2
Jagged Little Pill– 2
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical – 1
The Sound Inside– 1