Tony Awards: The Winners, The Moments

Red, the play about famed painter Mark Rothko's career crossroads in the 1950s, and Memphis, the musical dealing with race relations and popular music in the same era, took the top spots at the 64th annual American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards Sunday evening in New York.

Advocate cover subject Sean Hayes hosted the event at Radio City Music Hall, giving an engaging performance throughout the show, despite its many technical glitches. He was also nominated for his performance in Promises Promises, also starring Kristen Chenoweth.

Among the winners was La Cage aux Folles, for Best Revival of a Music. The musical, starring Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge as a gay couple, who must hide their lives to save face for their son's fiancee's conservative parents. Hodge also won for best Leading Actor in a Musical.

Choreographer Bill T. Jones won for his work in the musical Fela!, which explores the life of artist Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Broadway veteran David Hyde Pierce was honored with the Isabelle Stevenson Award for his philanthropic work in Alzheimer's Disease research.

Below is a full list of winners, and the following pages feature photos from the evening's events.

BEST PLAY: "Red."
BEST MUSICAL: "Memphis."
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL: "Memphis."
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER: "Memphis."
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY: "Fences."
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: "La Cage aux Folles."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Denzel Washington, "Fences."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Viola Davis, "Fences."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Douglas Hodge, "La Cage aux Folles."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Catherine Zeta-Jones, "A Little Night Music."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Eddie Redmayne, "Red."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Scarlett Johansson, "A View From the Bridge."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Levi Kreis, "Million Dollar Quartet."
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Katie Finneran, "Promises, Promises."
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Michael Grandage, "Red."
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Terry Johnson, "La Cage aux Folles."
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Bill T. Jones, "Fela!"
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS: Daryl Waters and David Bryan, "Memphis."
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Christopher Oram, "Red."
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Christine Jones, "American Idiot."
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Catherine Zuber, "The Royal Family."
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Marina Draghici, "Fela!"
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Neil Austin, "Red."
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Kevin Adams, "American Idiot."
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Adam Cork, "Red."
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Robert Kaplowitz, "Fela!"
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SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER: Alan Ayckbourn and Marian Seldes.
REGIONAL THEATER TONY AWARD: The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, Conn.
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD: David Hyde Pierce.
TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATER: B.H. Barry and Tim Viola.

A performance from American Idiot.

Choreographer Bill T. Jones

Cate Blanchet

David Hyde Pierce and Kelsey Grammer

Douglas Hodge in a performance from La Cage aux Folles

A performance from Fela!

Levi Kreis accepting his award for Best Performance for a Featured Actor in a Musical

Matthew Morrison

A scene from Promises Promises with Sean Hayes

Valerie Harper

Ricky Martin