The Band's Visit, Harry Potter win big at the Tony Awards

Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles.
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At the 72nd Annual Tony Awards Sunday night in New York City, hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles, The Band's Visit was the big winner.

In addition to winning Best Musical and Best Original Score, The Band's Visit's David Cromer won for Best Direction of a Musical; Katrina Lenk won Best Leading Actress in a Musical; Tony Shalhoub took Best Leading Actor in a Musical; and Ari'el Stachel won Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, was named Best Play and John Tiffany won for Best Direction of a Play, while Angels in America won Best Revival of a Play and stars Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane won Best Leading Actor in a Play and Best Featured Actor in a Play, respectively.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.