Moulin Rouge! The Musical has cleaned up at the Tony Awards in a subdued awards year that saw just a fraction of the usual shows nominated due to Broadway's COVID shutdown.
In a surprise to no-one, Aaron Tveit, who plays Christian, won the award for best leading actor in a musical — he was the only person nominated in the category. Burstein, who had six previous nominations but no wins, thanked the Broadway community for supporting him after the death last year of his wife Rebecca Luker.
The sobering musical about an American family spiralling out of control won for best book, and Lauren Patten won the award for best featured actress in a musical as Jo.
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