At the Tony Awards ceremony in New York, Schmigadoon! voted best musical. Liberation won best play, and John Lithgow was named best actor for his role as Roald Dahl.
In the theater category, the award for best actor went to John Lithgow, who plays Roald Dahl in Giant. Lesley Manville won the award for best actress for her role as Jocasta in Oedipus. In the musical category, the acting awards went to Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy from Ragtime.
Actress Laurie Metcalf, known for her TV roles in Roseanne and The Conners, won the award for best supporting actress in the play Death of a Salesman. Actor Alden Ehrenreich won a Tony for Best Supporting Actor in the play Becky Shaw.
The Tonys are the most important American theater prizes. The awards were presented for the 79th time. Singer Pink presented the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York. She kicked off the ceremony with a Broadway version of the song Lady Marmalade, with cast members from all the nominated musicals singing along.