Tony Awards 2014 winners, led by 'Gentleman's Guide,' 'All the Way'
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, an old-fashioned musical comedy and the rare Broadway hit not based on a movie or TV show and with zero Hollywood stars in its cast, claimed Best Musical at the 68th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday. Meanwhile, the LBJ biodrama All the Way won Best Play as well as Best Actor for star Bryan Cranston in his Broadway debut.
Neil Patrick Harris, an Emmy-winning four-time Tony host, earned his first award for his role as an East German transgender punker in the musical revival Hedwig and the Angry Inch (and is halfway to an EGOT). And Audra McDonald picked up a record-breaking sixth Tony playing Billie Holiday in the drama Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, becoming the first performer to win Tonys in all four acting categories.
Tony voters spread the wealth this year, with no one show dominating. A Gentleman’s Guide and Hedwig each took home a total of four awards, while A Raisin in the Sun earned three for revival, director Kenny Leon, and costar Sophie Okenedo. After the jump, a complete list of this year’s winners.
Best Musical: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Best Play: All the Way
Best Revival of a Play: A Raisin in the Sun
Best Revival of a Musical: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Jessie Mueller, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical
Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Leading Actress in a Play: Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Best Leading Actor in a Play: Bryan Cranston, All the Way
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin
Best Director of a Play: Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun
Best Director of a Musical: Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best Choreography: Warren Carlyle, After Midnight
Best Book of a Musical: Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best Score: Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County
Best Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Costume Design of a Play: Jenny Tiramani, Twelfth Night
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Linda Cho, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Beowulf Boritt, Act One
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Christopher Barreca, Rocky
Best Sound Design of a Play: Steve Canyon Kennedy, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Brian Ronan, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater: Costume designer Jane Greenwood
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Rosie O’Donnell