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2013 Tony Awards Winners List, Cicely's moment

buzzz worthy. . .

Neil Patrick Harris hosted a fabulous, fun, evening of firsts at the Tony's Sunday night.  He received a standing ovation following a high energy opening performance that involved singing, dancing, and rapping.

The legendary Cicely Tyson, 79, won her first Tony for Best Leading Actress followed by a standing ovation. Tyson said she had not been on Broadway in thirty years and wanted to give the theater one more shot.  In a thoughtful and classy acceptance speech she said,  "I'm the sole surviving member of my immediate family. I've asked over and over again why," she said. "I now know why."
Courtyney B. Vance accepted the first award of the evening for he said his wife, Actress Angela Bassett was responsible for his decision to take the part.
Actress Cicely Tyson won her first Emmy on June 9, 2013. She wore a stunning royal blue  gown made of satin horizontal ruffles designed by . Michael.
 Here is the complete winners list:


2013 Tony Award Winners

Best Musical: Kinky Boots
Best Revival of a Musical: Pippin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Patina Miller, Pippin
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Cicely Tyson, The Trip To Bountiful
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Tracy Letts, Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
Best Book of a Musical: Matilda The Musical
Best Revival of a Play: Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Best Play: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Andrea Martin, Pippin
Best Scenic Design of a Play: John Lee Beatty, The Nance
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Rob Howell, Matilda The Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Lucky Guy
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Hugh Vanstone, Matilda The Musical
Best Choreography: Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater: Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots
Best Direction of a Play: Pam MacKinnon, Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Best Direction of a Musical: Diane Paulus, Pippin
Best Sound Design of a Play: Leon Rothenberg, The Nance
Best Sound Design of a Musical: John Shivers, Kinky Boots
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Gabriel Ebert, Matilda The Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy
Best Costume Design of a Play: Ann Roth, The Nance
Best Costume Design of a Musical: William Ivey Long, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Best Orchestrations: Stephen Oremus, Kinky Boots
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