Fela! Grabs Three Tony Awards

The hit Broadway musical FELA! which bagged 11 Tony awards nomination few weeks ago, received three Tony plagues for the Best Choreography, Best Costume Design of a Musical and Best Sound Design of a Musical category at  the award proper held yesterday (Sunday, June 13 2010) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

La Cage aux Folles’ which also got 11 nods on this year’s Tony awards nomination list, putting it in a tie with the  Bill T. Jones directed FELA! , as well as ‘Fences’ also grabbed three Tony awards each.

The musical show, FELA! Chronicles the true life story of Nigerian Afro beat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. His music, activism and rascality were recapped in the play which became the toast of New Yorkers and Americans at large as the Eugene ‘O Neill theatre turned a besieged ground since the show premiered there.

See the Full list of the 2010 Tony Awards  Winners below:

Best Play: Red

Best Musical: Memphis

Best Book of a Musical: Memphis

Best Original Score Written for the Theater:  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 Musical: Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles)

Best Choreography: Bill T. Jones (Fela!)

Best Orchestrations: Daryl Waters and 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 Theater: Alan Ayckbourn and Marian Seldes

Regional Theater Tony Award: The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

Isabelle Stevenson Award: David Hyde Pierce

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater: B.H. Barry and Tim Viola

(Photos courtesy of fellaonbroadway.com and examiner.com)