Overview
- The 79th Tony Awards concluded Sunday at Radio City Music Hall with John Lithgow, 80, winning Best Leading Actor in a Play for Giant and setting the record as the oldest male acting winner.
- Major prizes honored a mix of new work and revivals, with Liberation named Best Play, Schmigadoon! winning Best Musical, Death of a Salesman taking Best Revival of a Play, and Ragtime winning Best Revival of a Musical.
- The ceremony, hosted by singer Pink, featured a high-profile red carpet where celebrity couples including Lithgow and Mary Yeager, Daniel Radcliffe and Erin Darke, and Aubrey Plaza with partner Chris Abbott were photographed together.
- Daniel Radcliffe was among the nominees for his recently concluded one-man show Every Brilliant Thing and said he did not expect to win, calling the evening a rare “dad’s night out” with his partner as they balanced parenthood and his return to screen work.
- Industry effects are likely to follow the awards because Tonys boost ticket sales and visibility, giving revivals and new plays a commercial uplift and enhancing winners’ career momentum.