The 52nd annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York, with talk show star Rosie O’Donnell hosting.
Sunday night’s broadcast included a sample of the lascivious performance of Alan Cumming, winner of a Tony for best actor in a musical. “Cabaret,” produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company, was named best revival of a musical. One of the play’s producers, Sean Connery, did not address the audience to accept the award because of a shortage of time on the telecast, but told reporters backstage that a movie of “Art” will be made, but only after the play has taken advantage of its commercial potential. “Art” depicts three men who argue over a white painting that one of them has purchased.
In the evening’s biggest upset, Yasmina Reza’s “Art” was named best Broadway play, defeating 27-year-old playwright Martin McDonagh’s “The Beauty Queen of Leenane.” Taymor, who received her award after Hynes, cracked: “I’m so happy to be following in a long line of awards for women directors.”