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Red Wins Big at Tony Awards

Red topped the 64th annual Tonys, taking home six trophies, including one for best play. Memphis won four awards, including best musical. Check out all the stars on the Tonys red carpet It was a star-friendly night, hosted by Promises, Promises star Sean Hayes. Sunday night's ceremony began with Broadway newbie Scarlett Johansson winning best performance by a featured actress in a play for her role in ...

Gina DiNunno

Red topped the 64th annual Tonys, taking home six trophies, including one for best play. Memphis wonfour awards, including best musical.

Check out all the stars on the Tonys red carpet

It was a star-friendly night, hosted by Promises, Promises star Sean Hayes. Sunday night's ceremony began with Broadway newbie Scarlett Johansson winning best performance by a featured actress in a play for her role in A View from the Bridge. Catherine Zeta-Jones took home the Tony for best performance by a leading actress in a musical for her Broadway debut in A Little Night Music. Denzel Washington and Viola Davis also went home winners for best leading actor and actress in the play Fences (which took the award for best revival of a play).

The evening was filled with performances from the season's Broadway hits, including Fela!, American Idiots and La Cage aux Folles. Also on hand to perform high-energy solos were Glee stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele. There was even a long, lingering kiss between Hayes and Promises, Promises co-star Kristin Chenoweth — an apparent dig at a Newsweek article that argued that gay actors rarely can pull off a convincing straight role.

Check out the full list of winners:

Best Play: Red

 Best Musical: Memphis

 Best Book of a Musical: Memphis by Joe DiPietro

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre: Memphis

 Best Revival of a Play: Fences

 Best Revival of a Musical: La Cage aux Folles

 Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Denzel Washington, Fences

 Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Viola Davis, Fences

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: Douglas Hodge, La Cage aux Folles

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music

 Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Eddie Redmayne, Red

 Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge   

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises

 Best Direction of a Play: Michael Grandage, Red

Best Direction of a Musical: Terry Johnson, La Cage aux Folles

 Best Choreography: Bill T. Jones, Fela!

 Best Orchestrations: Daryl Waters & David Bryan, Memphis 

 Best Scenic Design of a Play: Christopher Oram, Red

 Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Christine Jones, American Idiot

Best Costume Design of a Play: Catherine Zuber, The Royal Family

 Best Costume Design of a Musical: Marina Draghici, Fela!

 Best Lighting Design of a Play: Neil Austin, Red

 Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Kevin Adams, American Idiot

Best Sound Design of a Play: Adam Cork, Red

 Best Sound Design of a Musical: Robert Kaplowitz, Fela!

 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Alan Ayckbourn and Marian Seldes

Regional Theatre Tony Award: The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, Connecticut

Isabelle Stevenson Award: David Hyde Pierce

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