NEW YORK – Better late than never.
The 74th Annual Tony Awards honored shows and performances from the 2019-2020 Broadway season on Sunday night from New York’s Winter Garden Theater.
Hosted by six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, the awards show opened strong with a performance of “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from the smash musical “Hairspray” by actors Kerry Butler, Chester Gregory, Darlene Love, Matthew Morrison and Marissa Jaret Winokur.
Leslie Odom Jr., left, and Nicolette Robinson arrive at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
John Lithgow arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Kerry Butler arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Marc Shaiman arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Chester Gregory arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jacquelene Acevedo arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, left, and Justin Mikita arrive at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
XXX arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Aaron Tveit arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Tom Kirdahy arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Derek Klena arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Marissa Jaret Winokur arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Woodie King Jr., left, and Elizabeth Van Dyke arrive at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Lois Smith arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Sonya Tayeh arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Will Swenson, left, and Audra McDonald arrive at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
David Byrne arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Robyn Hurder arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Kathryn Gallagher, left, and Peter Gallagher arrive at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Irene Gandy arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Adrienne Warren arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Chris Giarmo arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Clint Ramos arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Rita Pietropinto, left, and Tom Kitt arrive at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
David Alan Grier arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Kelli O’Hara arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Matthew Morrison arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actress Rosie Perez, right, poses with with her husband, filmmaker and playwright Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, as they arrive at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the 58th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 6, 2004. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Tony nominated Actress Isabel Keating arrives to the 58th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 6, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Felicity Huffman arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Actress Phoebe Cates and husband Kevin Kline arrives to the 58th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 6, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Ethan Hawke, right, and Jennifer Ehle arrive at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Kristin Chenoweth, nominated for best actress in a musical for "Wicked," arrives at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the 58th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 6, 2004. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Jane Krakowski arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Anne Heche arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Actor John Lithgow and Sean Combs arrives to the 58th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 6, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Shiri Appleby arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Actress Marcia Gay Harden arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Actress Martha Plimpton arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Idina Menzel arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber arrive at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Actress Vanessa Williams arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Angela Lansbury arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
John Waters arrives to the 58th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 6, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Christine Ebersole arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs arrive at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Carla Gugino arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Actress Sanaa Lathan, nominated for best featured actress in "A Raisin in the Sun," poses with co-star Sean Combs, right, at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the 58th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 6, 2004. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Debra Monk and David Hyde Pierce arrive at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Christina Applegate arrives at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Meanwhile, “Jagged Little Pill,” inspired by Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, led the nominations with 15 nods.
See the complete list of nominees and winners (noted in bold and italics) below:
Best Musical
- “Jagged Little Pill”
- “Moulin Rouge: The Musical” – WINNER
- “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”
Best Play
- “Grand Horizons”
- “The Inheritance” – WINNER
- “Sea Wall: A Life”
- “Slave Play”
Best Revival of a Play
- “Betrayal”
- “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”
- “A Soldier’s Play”- WINNER
Best Book of a Musical
- “Jagged Little Pill: Diablo Cody – WINNER
- “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”: John Logan
- “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”: Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
- “A Christmas Carol” – Music: Christopher Nightingale – WINNER
- “The Inheritance” – Music: Paul Englishby
- “The Rose Tattoo” – Music: Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb
- “Slave Play” – Music: Lindsay Jones
- “The Sound Inside” – Music: Daniel Kluger
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- Ian Barford, “Linda Vista”
- Andrew Burnap, “The Inheritance” – WINNER
- Jake Gyllenhaal, “Sea Wall/A Life”
- Tom Hiddleston, “Betrayal”
- Tom Sturridge, “Sea Wall/A Life”
- Blair Underwood, “A Soldier’s Play”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
- Joaquina Kalukango, “Slave Play”
- Laura Linney, “My Name is Lucy Barton”
- Audra McDonald, “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”
- Mary-Louise Parker, “The Sound Inside” – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Aaron Tveit, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Karen Olivo, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
- Elizabeth Stanley, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Adrienne Warren, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical” *WINNER
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Ato Blankson-Wood, “Slave Play”
- James Cusati-Moyer, “Slave Play”
- David Alan Grier, “A Soldier’s Play” – WINNER
- John Benjamin Hickey, “The Inheritance”
- Paul Hilton, “The Inheritance”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Jane Alexander, “Grand Horizons”
- Chalia La Tour, “Slave Play”
- Annie McNamara, “Slave Play”
- Lois Smith, “The Inheritance” – WINNER
- Cora Vander Broek, “Linda Vista”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Danny Burstein, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
- Derek Klena, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Sean Allan Krill, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Sahr Ngaujah, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
- Daniel J. Watts, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Kathryn Gallagher, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Celia Rose Gooding, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Robyn Hurder, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
- Lauren Patten, “Jagged Little Pill” – WINNER
- Myra Lucretia Taylor, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Bob Crowley, “The Inheritance”
- Soutra Gilmour, “Betrayal”
- Rob Howell, “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER
- Derek McLane, “A Soldier’s Play”
- Clint Ramos, “Slave Play”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Derek McLane, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
- Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
Best Costume Design of a Play
- Dede Ayite, “Slave Play”
- Dede Ayite, “A Soldier’s Play”
- Bob Crowley, “The Inheritance”
- Rob Howell, “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER
- Clint Ramos, “The Rose Tattoo”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
- Emily Rebholz, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Mark Thompson, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
- Catherine Zuber, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
Best Lighting Design of a Play
- Jiyoun Chang, “Slave Play”
- Jon Clark, “The Inheritance”
- Heather Gilbert, “The Sound Inside”
- Allen Lee Hughes, “A Soldier’s Play”
- Hugh Vanstone, “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Bruno Poet, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
- Justin Townsend, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Justin Townsend, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
Best Sound Design of a Play
- Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, “The Inheritance”
- Simon Baker, “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER
- Lindsay Jones, “Slave Play”
- Daniel Kluger, “Sea Wall/A Life”
- Daniel Kluger, “The Sound Inside”
Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Jonathan Deans, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Peter Hylenski, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
- Nevin Steinberg, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
Best Direction of a Play
- David Cromer, “The Sound Inside”
- Stephen Daldry, “The Inheritance” – WINNER
- Kenny Leon, “A Soldier’s Play”
- Jamie Lloyd, “Betrayal”
- Robert O’Hara, “Slave Play”
Best Direction of a Musical
- Phyllida Lloyd, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
- Diane Paulus, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Alex Timbers, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
Best Choreography
- Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Sonya Tayeh, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
- Anthony Van Laast, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
Best Orchestrations
- Tom Kitt, “Jagged Little Pill”
- Katie Kresek, Charlie Rose, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER
- Ethan Popp, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”
