NEW YORK (AP) — “A Strange Loop” has dominated the Tony Awards. The irreverent, sexually outspoken production about Blackness and queerness won the best new musical award at last night’s ceremony in New York. Voters celebrated Broadway’s most racially diverse season by choosing Michael R. Jackson’s production about a Black gay man writing a show about a Black gay man. Jackson got another honor: best book for a musical. In an interesting twist, Michael R. Jackson’s musical beat out “MJ,” a bio-musical about the late pop star Michael Jackson. “MJ” did win awards for Myles Frost as best lead actor and for best choreography.
TONY AWARDS — LIST
NEW YORK (AP) — The list of winners at the 75th Tony Awards, being held last night in New York:
— Best Musical: “A Strange Loop”
— Best Play: “The Lehman Trilogy.”
— Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Simon Russell Beale, “The Lehman Trilogy.”
— Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Deirdre O’Connell, “Dana H.”
— Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Myles Frost, “MJ.”
— Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Joaquina Kalukango, “Paradise Square.”
— Best Revival of a Musical: “Company.”
— Best Revival of a Play: “Take Me Out.”
— Featured Actor, Play: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Take Me Out”
— Featured Actress, Play: Phylicia Rashad, “Skeleton Crew”
— Featured Actress, Musical: Patti LuPone, “Company.”
— Featured Actor, Musical: Matt Doyle, “Company.”
— Best Book of a Musical: Michael R. Jackson
— Best Direction of a Play: Sam Mendes, “The Lehman Trilogy.”
— Best Direction of a Musical: Marianne Elliott, “Company.”
— Best Score: “Six: The Musical,” with music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.
— Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, “MJ.”
— Costume Design: Montana Levi Blanco, “The Skin of Our Teeth.”
— Costume Design, Musical: Gabriella Slade, “Six: The Musical”
— Scenic Design, Play: Es Devlin, “The Lehman Trilogy.”
— Scenic Design, Musical: Bunny Christie, “Company.”
— Lighting Design, Play: Jon Clark, “The Lehman Trilogy.”
— Lighting Design, Musical: Natasha Katz, “MJ.”
— Sound Design, Play: Mikhail Fiksel, “Dana H.”
— Sound Design, Musical: Gareth Owen, “MJ.” — Best Orchestrations: Simon Hale, “Girl from the North Country.”
Photo: Michael R. Jackson, left, and Barbara Whitman pose in the press room with the award for best new musical for “A Strange Loop” at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
