Overview
- Maybe Happy Ending led all productions with six wins at the 78th Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Leading Actor for Darren Criss.
- Sarah Snook won Best Actress in a Play for The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Cole Escola became the first non-binary performer to take home Best Actor in a Play for Oh, Mary!.
- Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose was awarded Best Play, and Kara Young made Tony history as the first Black performer to win acting awards in consecutive seasons.
- Buena Vista Social Club captured four Tonys, featuring Natalie Venetia Belcon’s win for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and a special award honoring its ensemble musicians.
- The original Hamilton cast reunited on stage during Cynthia Erivo’s Radio City Music Hall telecast to celebrate the musical’s tenth anniversary.