A Christmas Carol, Moulin Rouge! Sweep Tony Design AwardsIn a rare case of two shows taking home all the design kudos, A Christmas Carol and Moulin Rouge! cornered the market at the Tony Awards last night. Winning for A Christmas Carol were Rob Howell (scenery and costumes), Hugh Vanstone (lighting), and Simon Baker (sound). Taking home awards from Moulin Rouge! were Derek McLane (scenery), Catherine Zuber (costumes), Justin Townsend (lighting), and Peter Hylenski sound). In the biggest upset, Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play, which was nominated in a record 12 categories, left empty handed. Instead, the nod for best play went to Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance, which also won for best actor (Andrew Burnap), director (Stephen Daldry), and featured actress (Lois Smith). A Christmas Carol, a play with songs, took the award for best score, as none of the nominated musicals featured original material; Christopher Nightingale is the composer. The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play was cited as best revival, with David Alan Grier, one of that production's stars, winning in the featured actor category. Moulin Rouge! had the night's biggest sweep. Other winners from the show included lead actor Aaron Tveit, director Alex Timbers, choreographer Sonya Tayeh, featured actor Danny Burstein, and orchestrators Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine, and Justin Levine. The full list of winners is below. Best Play The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez Best Revival of a Play A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance Best Direction of a Musical Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! Best Direction of a Play Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance Best Choreography Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! Best Orchestrations Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine, and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge! Best Book of a Musical Jagged Little Pill, Diablo Cody Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre A Christmas Carol, Christopher Nightingale Best Sound Design of a Play Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol Best Sound Design of a Musical Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! Best Lighting Design of a Musical Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! Best Costume Design of a Musical Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! Best Scenic Design of a Musical Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge! Best Lighting Design of a Play Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol Best Costume Design of a Play Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol Best Scenic Design of a Play Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Lois Smith, The Inheritance Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play David Alan Grier, A Soldier's Play
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