Saturday, March 3, 2012

'Utopia,' 'Awakening' Take Top Tonys

NEW YORK - Two passionate works - "Spring Awakening," a pounding, post-rock musical of teenage sexual anxiety, and "The Coast of Utopia," Tom Stoppard's sweeping examination of 19th century Russian intellectuals - dominated the 2007 Tony Awards on Sunday.

"Spring Awakening," with a score by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, was named best musical, taking home eight awards, and the trilogy "The Coast of Utopia" took best play honors, winning seven prizes. It was a Tony record for plays, topping six won in previous years by both Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and Alan Bennett's "The History Boys."

Together, "Spring Awakening" and "The Coast of Utopia" received 15 of the …

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