A Christmas Carol, Moulin Rouge! Sweep Tony Design Awards

In a rare case of two shows taking home all the design kudos, A Christmas Carol and Moulin Rouge! cornered the market at the Tony Awards last night.

Winning for A Christmas Carol were Rob Howell (scenery and costumes), Hugh Vanstone (lighting), and Simon Baker (sound). Taking home awards from Moulin Rouge! were Derek McLane (scenery), Catherine Zuber (costumes), Justin Townsend (lighting), and Peter Hylenski sound).

In the biggest upset, Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play, which was nominated in a record 12 categories, left empty handed. Instead, the nod for best play went to Matthew Lopez's The Inheritance, which also won for best actor (Andrew Burnap), director (Stephen Daldry), and featured actress (Lois Smith). A Christmas Carol, a play with songs, took the award for best score, as none of the nominated musicals featured original material; Christopher Nightingale is the composer. The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play was cited as best revival, with David Alan Grier, one of that production's stars, winning in the featured actor category.

Moulin Rouge! had the night's biggest sweep. Other winners from the show included lead actor Aaron Tveit, director Alex Timbers, choreographer Sonya Tayeh, featured actor Danny Burstein, and orchestrators Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine, and Justin Levine.

The full list of winners is below.

Best Play
The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez

Best Revival of a Play
A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance

Best Direction of a Musical
Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge!

Best Direction of a Play
Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance

Best Choreography
Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge!

Best Orchestrations
Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine, and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge!

Best Book of a Musical
Jagged Little Pill, Diablo Cody

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
A Christmas Carol, Christopher Nightingale

Best Sound Design of a Play
Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge!

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge!

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge!

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol

Best Costume Design of a Play
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Lois Smith, The Inheritance

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
David Alan Grier, A Soldier's Play