8 JUNE 2015 CURRENT AFFAIRS

Tintu Luka wins gold

  • Tintu Luka bagged gold in a major international event by winning the women's 800m finals 
  • India finished with five medals on the final day of competitions to sign off third in the 21st Asian Athletics Championships in Wuhan
  • Jinson Johnson bagged a silver In men's 800m

Tony Awards 2015


  • The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time and Fun Home each picked up five honours at the 2015 Tony Awards. 
  • The Curious Incident was nominated for, scoring Best Play, Best Leading Actor in a Play for Alex Sharp, and Best Direction of a Play for Marianne Elliott, in addition to Best Scenic Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Play. 
  • Winners of the Award
Best Musical:Fun Home
Best Play:The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Lead Actor in a Musical: Michael Cerveris, Fun Home
Best Original Score: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Lead Actress in a Musical: Kelli O'Hara, The King and I
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Richard McCabe, The Audience
Best Lead Actress in a Play: Helen Mirren, The Audience
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Regional Theatre Award: Cleveland Play House
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take It with You
Best Lead Actor in a Play: Alexander Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Special Tony Award: John Cameron Mitchell
Best Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre: Arnold Abramson, Gene O'Donovan and Adrian Bryan-Brown
Best Revival of a Musical:The King and I
Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Direction of a Musical: Sam Gold, Fun Home
Best Revival of a Play: Skylight
Best Book of a Musical: Lisa Kron, Fun Home
Best Orchestrations: Don Sebesky, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations: Bill Elliott, An American in Paris
Best Orchestrations: Christopher Austin, An American in Paris
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Catherine Zuber, The King and I
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Stephen Schwartz
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: 59 Productions, An American in Paris
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Finn Ross, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Bunny Christie, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Best Costume Design of a Play: Christopher Oram, Wolf Hall: Part One, Wolf Hall: Part Two
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Paule Constable, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Tony Lifetime Achievement: Tommy Tune

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