Dear Evan Hansen has won big at this year's Tony Awards, the highest U.S. theater honor that recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The musical snagged the Tony for Best Musical on Sunday, June 11.
Oslo, Come From Away, and the Hello, Dolly! Revival, among others, also won big this year.
Oscar and Tony-winning actor and House of Cards star Kevin Spacey hosted this year's ceremony, kicking the show off with comedy. Spacey joked, as did Neil Patrick Harris when he hosted the show years ago, that he wasn't the first choice to host this year's awards show. Cue late night talk show host Stephen Colbert, who entered the stage as the groundhog from the production of Groundhog Day, there to give Spacey hosting advice.
"Just read the prompter," sang Colbert. "Hey, even Steve Harvey would be okay. You're no dope. Never give up hope. Never let yourself be defeated."
Hollywood stars Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal soon followed Colbert, arming Spacey with hosting advice aplenty.
"Kevin, if all else fails, put on a dress," said Crystal.
71st Tony Awards
This year's most nominated play, an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace titled Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, snagged two awards out of 12 nominations, while Hello, Dolly! reaped four awards from 10 nominations.
Dear Evan Hansen won big with six awards out of nine. An original musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen opened in December 2016, featuring the titular character Evan, a high school senior with social anxiety disorder. The New York Times called it a "daringly unflinching exploration of loss, lies and loneliness in a high school community."
Oslo, The Little Foxes, and Indecent each came home with two Tony awards; while A Doll's House, Part 2, Jitney, Present Laughter, Bandstand, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Come From Away each received one.
71st Tony Awards: List Of Winners
Check out the official list of winners of the 71st Tony Awards below, featuring several major categories.
• Best Play
Oslo (Winner)
A Doll's House, Part 2
Indecent
Sweat
• Best Musical
Dear Evan Hansen (Winner)
Come from Away
Groundhog Day
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
• Best Revival of a Play
Jitney (Winner)
The Little Foxes
Present Laughter
Six Degrees of Separation
• Best Revival of a Musical
Hello, Dolly! (Winner)
Falsettos
Miss Saigon
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Kevin Kline, Present Laughter (Winner)
Denis Arndt, Heisenberg
Chris Cooper, A Doll's House, Part 2
Corey Hawkins, Six Degrees of Separation
Jefferson Mays, Oslo
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Laurie Metcalf, A Doll's House, Part 2 (Winner)
Cate Blanchett, The Present
Jennifer Ehle, Oslo
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Laura Linney, The Little Foxes
• Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen (Winner)
Christian Borle, Falsettos
Josh Groban, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Andy Karl, Groundhog Day
David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!
• Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly! (Winner)
Denée Benton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Christine Ebersole, War Paint
Patti LuPone, War Paint
Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Michael Aronov, Oslo (Winner)
Danny DeVito, The Price
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Richard Thomas, The Little Foxes
John Douglas Thompson, Jitney
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes (Winner)
Johanna Day, Sweat
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll's House, Part 2
Condola Rashād, A Doll's House, Part 2
Michelle Wilson, Sweat
• Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly! (Winner)
Mike Faist, Dear Evan Hansen
Andrew Rannells, Falsettos
Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos
• Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen (Winner)
Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!
Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos
Jenn Colella, Come from Away
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia
• Best Book of a Musical
Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen (Winner)
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Danny Rubin, Groundhog Day
Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come from Away
• Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen (Winner)
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Tim Minchin, Groundhog Day
Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come from Away
