The Tony Awards went way down, all the way down to "Hadestown." The hot-as-hell musical walked away with eight statues, the most of the night, including Best Musical and Best Director Rachel Chavkin, who gave a rousing call to action.
"I wish I wasn't the only woman directing a musical on Broadway this season," she said. "There are so many women who are ready to go. There are so many artists of color who are ready to go."
Fifty years after it first premiered in New York , the ground-breaking gay themed "Boys in the Band" took home the Tony for Best Revival. British import "The Ferryman" won for Best Play, and the daring reimagining of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma" won for Best Musical Revival.
In the categories of actors and actresses, Bryan Cranston won Best Actor in a Play for his bombastic performance in "Network," Elaine May won her first Tony award at 87 for her turn in "The Waverly Gallery," Santino Fontana won for his role in "Tootsie" and Stephanie J. Block won for her role in "The Cher Show."
Host James Corden didn't disappoint, getting a little help from Tony hosts of years past.
But it was Ali Stroker who left the biggest mark on the night, making history as the first actress in a wheelchair to win a Tony award for her work in "Oklahoma."
"This award is for every kid who is watching tonight who has a disability, who has a limitation, or a challenge who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena," she said.
That's a wrap on the 2018-19 Broadway season. But Broadway doesn’t slow down. In fact, the first show eligible for next year's Tonys - "Frankie and Johnny is the Clair de Lune" - has already opened.