Tony Award 2016
| Tony Award 2016
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| date | June 12, 2016 | |||
| Loan location | Beacon Theater , NYC | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Awarded by | American Theater Wing and The Broadway League | |||
| First awarded | 1947 | |||
| Most awards | Hamilton (11) | |||
| Most of the nominations | Hamilton (16) | |||
| website | www.tonyawards.com | |||
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The presentation of the 70th annual Tony Awards ( American Theater Wing's 70th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards ) was held on 12 June 2016 and of James Corden moderated. After three years at Radio City Music Hall , the event returned to New York's Beacon Theater . The award recognizes outstanding performance in Broadway productions in the 2015–16 season. CBS broadcast the evening live on US television. The award is presented by the Broadway League and the American Theater Wing .
Moderator Corden dedicated the award to all the victims of the Orlando massacre that had taken place hours earlier.
The nominations were announced on May 3, 2016 by Andrew Rannells and Patina Miller. The announcement was live-streamed on the Tony website and later made available on YouTube.
Selection criterion
Shows that opened on Broadway in the 2015-16 season and up to and including April 28, 2016 could be nominated for the 2016 Tony Award.
These shows are:
Premiere plays
- An Act of God
- China Doll
- Eclipsed
- The Humans
- The Father (Le Père)
- King Charles III
- Misery
- Our Mother's Brief Affair
- Thérèse Raquin
First performed musicals
- Allegiance
- Amazing grace
- American Psycho
- Bright Star
- Disaster!
- Hamilton
- On your feet!
- School of Rock
- Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
- Tuck Everlasting
- Waitress
Newly staged plays
- Blackbird
- The Crucible
- Fool for Love
- The Gin Game
- Hughie
- Long Day's Journey Into Night
- Noises Off
- Old Times
- Sylvia
- A View From the Bridge
Newly staged musicals
ceremony
British actor and comedian James Corden (himself a Tony Award winner: One Man, Two Guvnors ; best actor in a play, 2012; has hosted the Late Late Show for CBS since spring 2015 ) hosted the award ceremony for the first time. Before the actual opening, he greeted his guests and addressed a few words to the families and friends of the victims of the devastating massacre that had happened in the early morning hours of the same day at the Pulse Club in Orlando .
"Good evening. All over the world people are trying to come to terms with the dire events in Orlando this morning. On behalf of the entire theater community and everyone in this room, I would like to say: We all share in your fate. All we can tell you is: you are not alone now! Your tragedy is also our tragedy. The theater is a place where every race, every belief, every sexuality and every gender is equal, accepted and loved. Hatred will never win. Together we have to take care of it. Tonight is a symbol and celebration of this principle. This is the Tony Awards! "
The opening monologue, which is characteristic of American shows, is typically replaced by a musical performance in the style of Broadway theater in the award ceremonies. The British singer-songwriter and musical composer Gary Barlow ( Finding Neverland , Take That ) has been won over for this year's opening song . In this performance Corden shared his memories of his first theater contacts as a child and slipped one after the other into various leading roles in well-known musicals, which gave the song a medley character at times.
Presenters
The awards were presented and presented by:
- Uzo Aduba
- Cate Blanchett
- Edie Brickell (nominated)
- Claire Danes
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Sean Hayes
- James Earl Jones
- Daniel Dae Kim
- Carole King
- Diane Lane
- Nathan Lane
- Angela Lansbury
- Lucy Liu
- Steve Martin (nominated)
- Marlee Matlin
- Audra McDonald
- Patina Miller
- Andrew Rannells
- Saoirse Ronan
- Barbra Streisand
- Blair Underwood
- Oprah Winfrey
- Christian Borle
- Common
- Josh Groban
- Nikki M. James
- Bebe Neuwirth
- Chita Rivera
- Keri Russell
- Meg Ryan
- Aaron Tveit
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Performances
Contributions came from:
- Brandon Victor Dixon (nominated) and Adrienne Warren (nominated) and the ensemble of Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
- Laura Benanti (nominated), Zachary Levi (nominated) and Jane Krakowski (nominated) and the ensemble of She Loves Me
- Alex Brightman (nominated) and the ensemble of School of Rock - The Musical
- Danny Burstein (nominated) and the ensemble of Fiddler on the Roof
- Danielle Brooks (nominated) and Cynthia Erivo (nominated) and the ensemble of The Color Purple
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (nominated), Phillipa Soo (nominated), Leslie Odom Jr. (nominated), Renée Elise Goldsberry (nominated), Christopher Jackson (nominated) and Daveed Diggs (nominated) and the ensemble of Hamilton
- Sara Bareilles (nominated), Christopher Fitzgerald (nominated) and Jessie Mueller (nominated) and the Waitress Ensemble
- Carmen Cusack (nominated) and the Bright Star ensemble
- The Spring Awakening ensemble
- Gloria Estefan and the On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan
Winners and nominees
All winners in the competitive categories will be chosen during the award ceremony on June 12th. The nominations were officially announced on May 3, 2016.
Plays
| Most of the Tonys |
The Humans (4 Tonys) |
| Most of the nominations |
Long Day's Journey Into Night (7 nominations) |
Musicals
| Most Tonys (musical) |
Hamilton (11 Tonys) |
| Most nominations (musical) |
Hamilton (16 nominations) |
Special categories and honors (not competitive)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Viagas. James Corden Will Host the 2016 Tony Awards . Playbill February 2, 2016. April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Michael Paulson. Broadway's Tony Awards Move From Radio City to Beacon Theater for 2016 . The New York Times, November 14, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ "Tony Awards" under the sign of terror: "And love is love, is love, is love, ..." at tagesschau.de, June 13, 2016 (accessed June 13, 2016).
- ^ Imogen Lloyd Webber. Andrew Rannells & Patina Miller Will Announce 2016 Tony Award Nominations . Broadway.com, March 16, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ a b Robert Viagas. See Who Will Announce the 2016 Tony Nominations . Playbill March 16, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016
- ^ Tony awards: James Corden raises bar for emotional acceptance speeches . Guardian article dated June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ↑ CBSN: James Corden pays tribute to Orlando on Tony's opener CBS News YouTube channel. Uploaded June 12, 2016; accessed on May 18, 2017.
- ↑ Take That's Gary Barlow has written James Corden's opening number for the Tony awards . Article in the '' Digital Spy '' dated June 6, 2016. Accessed June 11, 2016.
- ^ Presenters and Performers . Listed on the homepage of the award ceremony. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ Presenters and Performers . Listed on the homepage of the award ceremony. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ↑ nominations (Tony homepage); TV announcement here (YouTube); both accessed on May 27, 2016.