Tony Winners: Books on Broadway

Shelf Awareness

Books were a big winner at the Tony Awards last night:

• Best Play, Best Actor in a Play (Alex Sharp), Best Direction in a Play, Best Scenic Design in a Play, Best Lighting Design in a Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the novel by Mark Haddon.
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• Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Michael Cerveris), Best Direction in a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score: Fun Home, based on Alison Bechtel's graphic memoir.
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• Best Revival of a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Costume Design in a Musical: The King and I, based on the novel by Margaret Landon, which in turn was based on the memoir by Anna Leonowens.
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• Best Costume Design in a Play: Wolf Hall, Parts One and Two, based on the novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.