The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "A Strange Loop" bagged the best musical at the 75th Tony Awards, which kicked off at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sunday night.


"The Lehman Trilogy," by Stefano Massini and Ben Power of the rise and fall of the Lehman Brothers investment house, scooped up a Tony for best play. Newcomer Myles Frost won as best actor in a musical as a work-obsessed Michael Jackson in "MJ" and Joaquina Kalukango was voted best actress in a musical for her portrayal of a tough-minded 19th-century tavern owner in "Paradise Square."


The awards show, which honours the best of stage performances Broadway plays and musicals resumed its regular schedule after an epidemic hiatus since June 2019.


The three-hour-long web cast event was hosted by actress Ariana DeBose who won best supporting actress in "West Side Story" at this year's Academy Awards.


This season of comebacks hasn't always been easy. After COVID outbreaks, practically every play has had to cancel performances or lose important actors for numerous shows, and new waves of the virus and variants like Omicron have impacted ticket sales at times. Despite the hurdles and losses, 34 plays and musicals premiered this season, with 29 of them being nominated for awards.


This season on Broadway, a record number of shows by Black playwrights were staged, setting a new high, as reported by Variety.


Following the Black Lives Matter movement, Broadway has been pushed to tell more stories about marginalised groups. Many of the Tony Award winners this year, including "Skeleton Crew," "Paradise Square," and "for coloured females who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf," deals with race issues.


Here's an updated list of Tony winners in 2022.


Best Revival of a Musical


Company


 


Best Book of a Musical


A Strange Loop Michael R. Jackson


 


Featured Actor/Musical


Matt Doyle, Company


 


Best Revival/Play


Take Me Out


 


Best Featured Actress/Play


Phylicia Rashad, Skeleton Crew


 


Best Direction/Musical


Marianne Elliott, Company


 


Best Direction/Play


Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy


 


Best Featured Actress/Musical


Patti LuPone, Company


 


Best Featured Actor/Play


Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out


WINNERS ANNOUNCED DURING 'ACT ONE' PRE-SHOW


Best Choreography


Christopher Wheeldon, MJ


 


Best Orchestrations


Simon Hale, Girl From The North Country


 


Best Sound Design of a Play


Mikhail Fiksel, Dana H.


 


Best Sound Design of a Musical


Gareth Owen, MJ


 


Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre


Six: The Musical Music and Lyrics: Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss


 


Best Costume Design of a Play


Montana Levi Blanco, The Skin of Our Teeth


 


Best Costume Design of a Musical


Gabriella Slade, SIX: The Musical


 


Best Scenic Design of a Play


Es Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy


 


Best Scenic Design of a Musical


Bunny Christie, Company


 


Best Lighting Design of a Play


Jon Clark, The Lehman Trilogy


 


Best Lighting Design of a Musical


Natasha Katz, MJ