“Memphis” Wins Four Gongs At The 64th Annual Tony Awards
June 14th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by GDBy Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, June 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 64th Annual Tony Awards saw the glory of Memphis which took home four gongs from the award ceremony held at the Radio City Music Hall. Reportedly, Memphis had been dominating the winners list all the way from the top since the Tony Awards nominations were announced.
To sum up “Memphis” was awarded the “Best Book of a Musical” gong which honors the work of Joe Di Pietro. Following that it was also awarded the “Best Original Score” along with the “Best Orchestrations”.
The Best Orchestrations prize was handed over to Daryl Waters and David Bryan. On top of that, Memphis also clinched the Best Musical award that finally made the day for “Memphis” at the Tony Awards.
Following “Memphis” was “La Cage aux Folles” and “Fela!” who were the only other musicals in the list which won multiple awards. “Fela!” brought Tony Awards for Marina Draghici as the Best Costume Design In A Musical while Robert Kaplowitz bagged the award for the Best Sound Design of a Musical.
Hollywood hero Denzel Washington who was a first time nominee at the Tony Awards was awarded the Best Actor Prize for his outstanding performance in “Fences”. “Fences” was also regarded to be the best revival drama.
Among the other prominent actors were Catherine Zeta-Jones who received the Best Actress In A Musical Award for her role in “A Little Night Music”. Million Dollar Quartet brought Best Featured Actor in a Musical Award for Levi Kreis.
Another first time nominee Scarlett Johansson emerged to be a winner for her role in the drama “A View from the Bridge”. Eddie Redmayne was awarded the Best Featured Actor Prize for his role in English drama “Red”.
- The Tony Awards 2010 Nominations Are In And Listed Here! - May 04, 2010
- 2010 Tony Nominees Divulged - May 05, 2010
- English Actors Win It Big At The Tony Awards - Jun 14, 2010
- Jude Law, Scarlett Johansson nominated for Drama Desk theatre awards - May 04, 2010
- Tony Nominees 2010 List Revealed - May 05, 2010
- Tyler Perry bags big awards at NAACP - Mar 07, 2011
- Johansson, Zeta-Jones wins top Tony awards - Jun 15, 2010
- Catherine Zeta-Jones accepts top honours at Drama Desk Awards - May 25, 2010
- Zeta-Jones, Scarlett And Denzel Win Top Honors At The Tony Awards - Jun 16, 2010
- Warwick to receive lifetime achievement award - Feb 03, 2012
- 'The Artist' bags maximum Golden Globe gongs (Roundup) - Jan 16, 2012
- Denzel Washington heading back to Broadway - Nov 11, 2009
- Actor Kelsey Grammer To Marry His Girlfriend Next Month - Jan 14, 2011
- Eddie Redmayne Wins His First Tony Award - Jun 14, 2010
- James Cameron wins Golden Globe for 'Avatar' - Jan 18, 2010
Tags: actor prize, best actress, best costume design, catherine zeta jones, city music hall, denzel washington, draghici, eddie redmayne, english drama, hollywood hero, levi kreis, little night music, orchestrations, original score, radio city music, radio city music hall, scarlett johansson, tony awards, tony awards nominations, view from the bridge