The Tony Awards in Photos The Beacon Theatre in New York hosted the 2016 Tony Awards fullscreen The cast of ‘Hamilton’ celebrates after winning Best Musical during the 70th annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday. Cynthia Erivo won best actress in a musical for her Broadway debut with an uplifting performance in “The Color Purple.” “Hamilton’s” lead in the role of Aaron Burr, Leslie Odom Jr., won best actor. Charles Sykes/Invision/Associated Press … of SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTION fullscreen ofAs expected, “Hamilton” presided over the 2016 Tony Awards, winning a cabinet-full of trophies—11 in all, including best new musical. Lucas Jackson/Reuters … Stephen Karam, author of ‘The Humans,’ accepts the best play award. Theo Wargo/Getty Images … Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, who created the musical ‘Bright Star,’ onstage at the Tonys.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 13, 2016 01:22 UTC