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'Red,' 'Memphis' are big winners at Tony Awards

Cast members from "Memphis" celebrate on stage Sunday after winning the Best Musical award during the 61st annual Tony Awards in New York. The broadcast was packed with musical performances from nominated shows, including "Memphis," the rhythm 'n' blues musical set in the American South in the 1950s.

This is a list of winners for the 2010 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, which were announced Sunday.

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!"

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

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