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Kinky Boots, Matilda win big at Tony Awards

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Kinky Boots and

‘Matilda the Musi

cal’ were among the major winners at the 2013 Tony Awards. ‘Kinky Boots’ – which won a total of six Tonys – was named ‘Best Musical’, and its star Billy Porter won ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

Cyndi Lauper beat nominees including ‘Matilda’s’ Tim Minchin in the race for the ‘Best Original Score’ prize, and the musical – based on the story behind the 2005 movie of the same name – also took home awards for choreography, sound design and orchestration. The Grammy award-winning musician later returned to the stage for a performance during the ceremony’s ‘In Memoriam’ segment. ‘Matilda’ took home a total of four awards – ‘Best Book of a Musical’, ‘Best Scenic Design of a Musical’, ‘Best Lighting Design of a Musical’ and ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical’ for Gabriel Ebert.

Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts beat Tom Hanks, Tom Sturridge, David Hyde Pearce and Nathan Lane to win ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’. (PTI)

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