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# ‘Moulin Rouge,’ ‘The Inheritance’ top Tony Awards list
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/tony-award-moulin-rouge-wins-best-musical-the-inheritance/
- Published: 2021-09-27T03:39:12.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-05T19:29:56.000Z
- Description: “Moulin Rouge!” swept the Tony Awards Sunday night, bringing home 10 trophies. The musical won awards for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (with Aaron Tveit as the sole nominee in the category), among others.
- Author: Caitlin Huston
- Tags: Tony Awards, #caitlin, Spotlight, News

“Moulin Rouge!” swept the Tony Awards Sunday night, bringing home 10 trophies.

The musical won awards for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (with Aaron Tveit as the sole nominee in the category), among others. “Moulin Rouge!” also took home trophies in all musical design categories, while “A Christmas Carol” won the design awards in the play category.

“The Inheritance” won for Best Play and “A Soldier’s Play” won for Best Revival of a Play.

Full list of Tony Award winners (winners denoted with an asterisk):

**Best Play**

*Grand Horizons*

**The Inheritance\***

*Sea Wall/A Life*

*Slave Play*

*The Sound Inside*

**Best Musical**

*Jagged Little Pill*

**Moulin Rouge! The Musical\***

*Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

**Best Revival of a Play**

*Betrayal*

*Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune*

**A Soldier’s Play\***

**Best Book of a Musical**

**Jagged Little Pill\***

**Diablo Cody**

*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*

John Logan

*Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

**Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre**

***A Christmas Carol\****

**Music: Christopher Nightingale**

*The Inheritance*

Music: Paul Englishby

*The Rose Tattoo*

Music: Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb

*Slave Play*

Music: Lindsay Jones

*The Sound Inside*

Music: Daniel Kluger

**Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play**

Ian Barford, *Linda Vista*

**Andrew Burnap, *The Inheritance\****

Jake Gyllenhaal, *Sea Wall/A Life*

Tom Hiddleston, *Betrayal*

Tom Sturridge, *Sea Wall/A Life*

Blair Underwood, *A Soldier’s Play*

**Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play**

Joaquina Kalukango, *Slave Play*

Laura Linney, *My Name is Lucy Barton*

Audra McDonald, *Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune*

**Mary-Louise Parker, *The Sound Inside\****

**Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical**

**Aaron Tveit, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

**Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical**

Karen Olivo, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical*

Elizabeth Stanley, *Jagged Little Pill*

**Adrienne Warren, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical\****

**Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play**

Ato Blankson-Wood, *Slave Play*

James Cusati-Moyer, *Slave Play*

**David Alan Grier, *A Soldier’s Play\****

John Benjamin Hickey, *The Inheritance*

Paul Hilton, *The Inheritance*

**Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play**

Jane Alexander, *Grand Horizons*

Chalia La Tour, *Slave Play*

Annie McNamara, *Slave Play*

**Lois Smith, *The Inheritance\****

Cora Vander Broek, *Linda Vista*

**Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical**

**Danny Burstein, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

Derek Klena, *Jagged Little Pill*

Sean Allan Krill, *Jagged Little Pill*

Sahr Ngaujah, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical*

Daniel J. Watts, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

**Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical**

Kathryn Gallagher, *Jagged Little Pill*

Celia Rose Gooding, *Jagged Little Pill*

Robyn Hurder, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical*

**Lauren Patten, *Jagged Little Pill\****

Myra Lucretia Taylor, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

**Best Scenic Design of a Play**

Bob Crowley, *The Inheritance*

Soutra Gilmour, *Betrayal*

**Rob Howell, *A Christmas Carol\****

Derek McLane, *A Soldier’s Play*

Clint Ramos, *Slave Play*

**Best Scenic Design of a Musical**

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, *Jagged Little Pill*

**Derek McLane, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

**Best Costume Design of a Play**

Dede Ayite, *Slave Play*

Dede Ayite, *A Soldier’s Play*

Bob Crowley, *The Inheritance*

**Rob Howell, *A Christmas Carol\****

Clint Ramos, *The Rose Tattoo*

**Best Costume Design of a Musical**

Emily Rebholz, *Jagged Little Pill*

Mark Thompson, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

**Catherine Zuber, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

**Best Lighting Design of a Play**

Jiyoun Chang, *Slave Play*

Jon Clark, *The Inheritance*

Heather Gilbert, *The Sound Inside*

Allen Lee Hughes, *A Soldier’s Play*

**Hugh Vanstone, *A Christmas Carol\****

**Best Lighting Design of a Musical**

Bruno Poet, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

Justin Townsend, *Jagged Little Pill*

**Justin Townsend, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

**Best Sound Design of a Play**

Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, The Inheritance

**Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol\***

Lindsay Jones, Slave Play

Daniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A Life

Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

**Best Sound Design of a Musical**

Jonathan Deans, *Jagged Little Pill*

**Peter Hylenski, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

Nevin Steinberg, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

**Best Direction of a Play**

David Cromer, *The Sound Inside*

**Stephen Daldry, *The Inheritance\****

Kenny Leon, *A Soldier’s Play*

Jamie Lloyd, *Betrayal*

Robert O’Hara, *Slave Play*

**Best Direction of a Musical**

Phyllida Lloyd, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

Diane Paulus, *Jagged Little Pill*

**Alex Timbers, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

**Best Choreography**

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, *Jagged Little Pill*

**Sonya Tayeh, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

Anthony Van Laast, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*

**Best Orchestrations**

Tom Kitt, *Jagged Little Pill*

**Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical\****

Ethan Popp, *Tina – The Tina Turner Musical*