Overview
- The South Korean import won the night’s most awards, securing Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Book of a Musical.
- Purpose earned Best Play, solidifying Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s drama after its Pulitzer Prize victory.
- Darren Criss, Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger received lead acting Tonys for Maybe Happy Ending, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Sunset Boulevard, respectively.
- Cole Escola made history as the first non-binary performer to win Best Actor in a Play for Oh, Mary!, which also took home Best Direction of a Play.
- Technical and design honors were split between Stranger Things: The First Shadow for scenic and sound design and Buena Vista Social Club for orchestrations and choreography.