“Happy Endings,” a romantic comedy about a pair of androids who fall in love, won the Tony Award for best new musical on Sunday.
One of the main actors, Darren Criss, had just won the award for outstanding actor in a musical minutes earlier. He also hosted the Tonys pre-show.
The Tony Award for Best New Play went to Target, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' drama about a black family that uncovers hypocrisy and pressure during a snow party.
It caps a landmark year for Jacobs-Jenkins, who, in addition to two consecutive Tony Award wins (his play Appropriate was named best revival in 2024), won the Pulitzer Prize for his play Target.
Jacobs-Jenkins becomes the first black playwright to win the Best New Play award since August Wilson won the prize in 1987 for Fences.
He urged Tony audiences to support regional theaters, a goal that was brought to the stage in Chicago.
Kara Young is the first black actress to be nominated for a Tony Award four years in a row, and became the first black person to win two Tony Awards in a row, with the lead actress taking home the trophy for her work in the play “Target.”
Young thanked her parents, Jacobs-Jenkins, the cast and director Phylicia Rashad.
“The theatre is a sacred place that we must respect and protect, and it unites us,” she said.
Sunset Boulevard, starring Nicole Scherzinger as a fallen movie star desperate to regain her fame, was named best musical revival, giving composer Andrew Lloyd Webber his first competitive Tony Award since the original show won in 1995.
The current version is a simplified, minimalistic interpretation.
Sarah Snook won the award for Best Actress in a Play for her tireless work in The Picture of Dorian Gray, where she played all 26 roles.
“I don't feel alone for one night when I'm doing this show,” Snook said, dismissing the idea of making her play a one-woman show.
“There are so many people on stage and behind the scenes who help make this happen.”
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