"Despite the oh-so-certain prognosticators, “Kinky Boots” won six of its 13 nominations, including Best Musical, while “Matilda” won only four of its 12 nominations; Billy Porter of Kinky Boots beat out Bertie Carvel of Matilda for best leading actor in a musical. Also defying expectations, Tracy Letts of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf beat out Tom Hanks of Lucky Guy as best leading actor in a play,Complete list of winnersFull guide to current Broadway offeringsBut the biggest surprise was that the Tonys unintentionally made history: --->One could call this the Tony Year of the Woman. Cyndi Lauper was the first woman to win a Tony for best score not in a team with a man. Two women won for best director, Diane Paulus for best musical for directing Pippin, and Pam MacKinnon for best play for directing “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” It was the first Tony win for both.Also intriguing: ---->Four of the eight winners of the performance awards are African-American.
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