Fun Home, Curious Incident win big at Tony Awards

Fun Home won Best Musical at the 69th Tonys

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Fun Home won the award for best musical at the 69th Tony Awards on Sunday night, and the musical also won for best leading actor, Michael Cerveris, and best director. The King and I won best revival, and netted the first Tony (after five previous nominations) for lead actress Kelli O'Hara. On the non-musical side, the big winner Sunday was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which won best play and best leading actor for Alex Sharp. Helen Mirren won best leading actress in a play for her role in The Audience. You can find a full list of winners, plus some opinionated commentary, at The New York Times.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.