'Dear Evan Hansen' wins best musical at 2017 Tony Awards

"Dear Evan Hansen", a daringly unflinching exploration of loss, lies and loneliness in a high school community, won the 2017 Tony Award for the best musical.
"Oslo," a crackling drama about the little-known backstory behind the 1993 Middle East peace talks, won the hard-fought competition for the best new play, reported New York Times.
"Dear Evan Hansen", directed by Michael Greif, picked up six awards in total, including a best leading actor Tony for 23-year-old Ben Platt in the title role.
Its star Rachel Bay Jones took the Tony for best featured actress in a musical.
The musical's other honours were best orchestration, best book of a musical and best original score.

An exuberantly nostalgic production of "Hello, Dolly!" won for best musical revival, and its adored star, Bette Midler, won as best leading actress in a musical.

"Oslo" performer Michael Aronov won the Tony Award for best featured actor in a play, while Gavin Creel of "Hello, Dolly!" won best featured actor in a musical.
The ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall here, was hosted by Kevin Spacey, who generally stayed away from politics, instead choosing to make fun of his own status as a late-in- the-game and unexpected choice as host.
In one of the night's big surprises, Rebecca Taichman, who helped conceive of "Indecent" while she was a graduate student, won the Tony for best direction of a play.

"A Doll's House, Part 2" star Laurie Metcalf won her first Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a play.
Kevin Kline picked up his third Tony Award for his portrayal of a preening actor in a revival of Noel Coward's "Present Laughter."
Cynthia Nixon won her second Tony for her work in a revival of "The Little Foxes."
"Jitney," by August Wilson, won best revival of a play.
"Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812," the most nominated show of the season, won just two awards, for set and lighting design.
"Come From Away," the Canadian musical won just one: for best direction, by Christopher Ashley.

"Groundhog Day," an adaptation of the film, was shut out.