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The play ? about a struggling shoemaker and his drag queen business partner which is based on a 2005 British movie ? earned accolades for first-time stage composer Cyndi Lauper, who took home the statuette for Best Original Score Written for the Theatre, and Billy Porter, who received the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical gong. Among its other honours it was also named Best Musical.
During her acceptance speech, Lauper admitted she’d rehearsed her words in the shower, saying, "OK . . . I can't say I wasn't practising in front of the shower curtain for a couple of days for this speech. I've got to thank my mom for sharing all that wonderful music. I wrecked all her Broadway musicals when I was a kid; the cast albums. That's how I learned to sing . . . I want to thank my wonderful family. My son and my husband who inspire me . . . and everybody else in my category. I feel honoured to be part of this community. I've never been a stranger to hard work, but your hard work is an inspiration to me."
Other notable winners included Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike ? which stars David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver ? that was named Best Play, and Matilda the Musical which received four awards, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for star Gabriel Ebert.
The ceremony was held at New York's Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris for a fourth time, while a galaxy of stars handed out awards, including Zachary Quinto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sally Field, Scarlett Johansson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Mike Tyson.
-Bang Showbiz
The 2013 Tony awards selected winners:
Best Play
'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' by Christopher Durang
Best Musical
'Kinky Boots, The Musical'
Best Book of a Musical
'Matilda, The Musical', Dennis Kelly
Best Revival of a Play
'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
Best Revival of a Musical
'Pippin'
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
'Matilda The Musical' Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Tracy Letts, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Cicely Tyson, 'The Trip to Bountiful'
Best Performance By An Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Billy Porter, 'Kinky Boots'
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Patina Miller, 'Pippin'
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Courtney B. Vance, 'Lucky Guy'
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Judith Light, 'The Assembled Parties'
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Gabriel Ebert, 'Matilda The Musical'
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Andrea Martin, 'Pippin'
Best Direction of a Play
Pam MacKinnon, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
Best Direction of a Musical
Diane Paulus, 'Pippin'
Best Choreography
Jerry Mitchell, 'Kinky Boots'
