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Tony Winners: ‘Spring Awakening,’ ‘The Coast of Utopia’

While you were watching either Tony Soprano or Tony Parker last night, the Tony Awards were given out at Radio City Music Hall. Spring Awakening and The Coast of Utopia were the big winners, with eight and seven awards respectively. Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson of Grey Gardens swept the actress awards for musicals, and David Hyde Pierce upset Raúl Esparza for Best Actor in a Musical.

The winners:

Best Musical
Spring Awakening

Best Play
The Coast of Utopia

Best Revival of a Musical
Company

Best Revival of a Play
Journey’s End

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
John Gallagher Jr., Spring Awakening

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

Best Direction of a Play
Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia

Best Choreography
Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley and Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

Best Costume Design of a Musical
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens

Best Costume Design of a Play
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Best Original Score
Spring Awakening

Best Book of a Musical
Spring Awakening

Best Orchestrations
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening

Best Special Theatrical Event
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

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Tony Winners: ‘Spring Awakening,’ ‘The Coast of Utopia’