Associate producers of Fela! The Broadway Musical Jay Z and Will Smith were all smiles at the recent Tony Awards after the musical scooped the Tony Awards at the 11th Annual Tony Awards. Fela! took home “Best Choreography,” “Best Sound of A Musical” and “Best Costume Design of A Musical.” The Fela! Broadway musical are sponsors for the first ever Africa Fashion Week New York and will be performing during the one week event.
See full list of winners below:
Best Play: Red
Best Musical: Memphis
Best Book of a Musical: Memphis
Best Original Score Written for the Theater: Memphis
Best Revival of a Play: Fences
Best Revival of a Musical: La Cage aux Folles
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Viola Davis (Fences)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: Douglas Hodge (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Eddie Redmayne (Red)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Scarlett Johansson (A View from the Bridge)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Levi Kreis (Million Dollar Quartet)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises)
Best Direction of a Play: Michael Grandage (Red)
Best Direction of Musical: Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Choreography: Bill T. Jones (Fela!)
Best Orchestrations: Daryl Waters and David Bryan (Memphis)
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Christopher Oram (Red)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Christine Jones (American Idiot)
Best Costume Design of a Play: Catherine Zuber (The Royal Family)
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Marina Draghici (Fela!)
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Neil Austin (Red)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Kevin Adams (American Idiot)
Best Sound Design of a Play: Adam Cork (Red)
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Robert Kaplowitz (Fela!)
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater: Alan Ayckbourn and Marian Seldes
Regional Theater Tony Award: The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Isabelle Stevenson Award: David Hyde Pierce
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater: B.H. Barry and Tim Viola
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