74th Annual Tony Awards

From a sparkling diamond to a sparkling Tony. Moulin Rouge! The Musical was the top victor of the night at the 74th annual Tony Awards. The stage adaptation of the Baz Luhrmann film earned nine awards during the first half of the four-hour event, where the majority of the awards were presented; during the Broadway’s Back! concert, it reached an even 10 with the win for Best Musical.

In addition to the top honor of the night, its wins included Best Director of a Musical for Alex Timbers; Best Choreography for Sonya Tayeh, Best Orchestrations for its team that wove myriad pop hits into its score, a full sweep in the design categories, and wins for two of its actors: Aaron Tveit (the only nominee in his category) and Danny Burstein (his first after seven nominations).

Meanwhile, The Inheritance won Best Play, along with awards for director Stephen Daldry and two performers: Andrew Burnap and Lois Smith. It was not, however, the play with the most wins during the evening, as A Christmas Carol achieved a full sweep of the four design categories and additionally won Best Original Score. Slave Play, which last year received a history-making 12 nominations, was effectively shut out.