Tony Awards: Maybe Happy Ending, Nicole Scherzinger and history-making Purpose win big
Sarah Snook took home the trophy for leading actress in a play for her tireless work in The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Maybe Happy Ending, a rom-com about a pair of androids falling in love, took home the Tony Award for best new musical on Sunday.
Its star, Darren Criss, had won the leading actor in a musical award just minutes before. He also hosted the Tonys pre-show.
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