Kelli O'Hara won her first Tony Award in six tries for her performance as Anna Leonowens in The King and I, which was also named Best Revival of a Musical. Her show also won Tonys for Best Costume Design (Catherine Zuber) and Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Ruthie Ann Miles).
Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron won Best Original Score for Fun Home, the first all-female songwriting team to win this award. Kron also won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical.