70th Tony Awards

70th Tony Awards
Official poster
DateJune 12, 2016
LocationBeacon Theatre, Manhattan, New York City
Hosted byJames Corden
Most awardsHamilton (11)
Most nominationsHamilton (16)
Websitetonyawards.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
Viewership8.7 million[1]
Produced byJames Corden
Ricky Kirshner
Glenn Weiss
Ben Winston
Directed byGlenn Weiss
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The 70th Annual Tony Awards were held on June 12, 2016, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2015–16 season. The ceremony temporarily returned to the Beacon Theatre in New York City after three years at Radio City Music Hall and was broadcast live by CBS.[2] James Corden served as host.[3]

Hamilton received a record-setting 16 nominations in 13 categories, ultimately winning 11 awards, the second-most for a single production in Tony history.[4] The revival of The Color Purple won two awards. The Humans won four awards, and the revival productions of plays Long Day's Journey into Night and A View from the Bridge each won two awards.

The ceremony received positive reviews, with many highlighting the performance of Corden as host. At the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, it won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program, and was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special and Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special.[5]

  1. ^ Koblin, John (June 13, 2016). "Tonys Draw Almost 9 Million Viewers to CBS". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Paulson, Michael. "Broadway’s Tony Awards Move From Radio City to Beacon Theater for 2016" The New York Times, November 14, 2015
  3. ^ Viagas, Robert. "James Corden Will Host the 2016 Tony Awards" Playbill.com, February 2, 2016
  4. ^ Paulson, Michael (May 3, 2016). "the hip-hop musical about America's first Treasury secretary". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ Ungerman‍, Alex. "Emmys 2017: The Complete Winners List" Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine MSN.com, September 18, 2017.