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The musical phenomenon 鈥淗amilton鈥� won several major prizes, including best musical, at the 2016 Tony Awards, as actors of color won all the musical acting prizes for the first time in several decades, and as聽many paid tribute to the victims of Sunday's Orlando mass shooting聽

鈥淗amilton,鈥� which was written and composed by and stars Lin-Manuel Miranda and tells the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, won the best musical prize and Leslie Odom Jr., who portrays Aaron Burr in the show, took the prize for Best Actor in a Musical. His co-stars, Daveed Diggs, who portrays the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, and Renee Elise Goldsberry, who portrays Mr. Hamilton鈥檚 sister-in-law and Angelica Schuyler, won awards for Best Featured Actor and聽Best Featured 聽Actress, respectively. Thomas Kail won the award for Best Director of a Musical. Mr. Miranda won Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.

Meanwhile, Cynthia Erivo won the award for Best Actress in a Musical for her appearance in the show 鈥淭he Color Purple鈥� and 鈥淭he Humans鈥� won the award for Best Play, while 鈥淎 View From the Bridge鈥� took the award for Best Revival of a Play. 鈥淧urple鈥� won the award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Jessica Lange won the award for Best Actress in a Play for her work in 鈥淟ong Day鈥檚 Journey Into Night,鈥� while Frank Langella won the corresponding actor award for his appearance in the play 鈥淭he Father.鈥�

鈥淭he Humans鈥� actor Reed Birney won the award for Best Featured Actor in a Play; his co-star Jayne Houdyshell won for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the same show.聽

Ivo Van Hove won the award for Best Director of a Play, for 鈥淎 View From the Bridge.鈥澛�

Many at the show referenced the recent shootings in Orlando, with Miranda, for one, using part of his acceptance speech to read a poem he had written. 鈥淲hen senseless acts of tragedy remind us/That nothing here is promised, not one day,鈥� he read, 鈥淭his show is proof that history remembers. We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger/We rise and fall, and light from dying embers/Remembrances that hope and love last longer/And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love;/Cannot be killed or swept aside.鈥澛�

Following news of the shooting, those behind 鈥淗amilton鈥� had made the decision to stop using muskets during their Tonys performance of the songs 鈥淗istory Has Its Eyes on You鈥� and 鈥淵orktown (The World Turned Upside Down).鈥澛�

Meanwhile, this year鈥檚 ceremony saw actors of color win all the musical acting prizes for the first time. The wins by Mr. Odom Jr., Ms. Erivo, Mr. Diggs, and Ms. Goldsberry were the first time this had ever occurred, prompting聽CBS鈥檚 鈥淟ate Late Show鈥澛爃ost James Corden of to call the Tonys 鈥渢he Oscars, but with diversity.鈥�