Helen Mirren accepts the award for performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for “The Audience” at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York.
Kelli O’Hara accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for “The King and I” at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York. 
Jeanine Tesori, left, and Lisa Kron, from “Fun Home,” attend the 2015 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press junket in New York in this April 29, 2015, file photo.
This undated photo provided by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows, the cast performing in a scene from the musical production of “An American in Paris,” with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin at the Palace Theatre in New York. 
Marianne Elliott accepts the award for best direction of a play for “The Curious Incident of the Dogg in the Night-Time” at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York. 
Kristin Chenoweth, left, and Peter Gallagher perform a number from “On the Twentieth Century”at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York.
Ken Watanabe, left, and Kelli O’Hara of “The King and I” perform at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York.
This undated photo provided by O + M Company shows, Judy Kuhn, from left, Oscar Williams, Zell Steele Morrow, Sydney Lucas, and Michael Cerveris, in “Fun Home” at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York. NEW YORK – The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show “Fun Home” was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five big trophies it won on the way to making history for its composing team.
It tied for the winningest show on Broadway this season with the British import “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which also won five awards, including best play. The sumptuous revival of “The King and I” also had reason to whistle a happy tune, with four awards including best revival.
The melody was sadder for “Something Rotten!,” which came into the night with 10 nominations but left with only one award, the same number that both “Wolf Hall” plays took home. “Hand to God,” with five nominations, saw no divine love and Chita Rivera’s return to Broadway in “The Visit” was given the cold shoulder.
London-born actor Alex Sharp won best lead actor in a play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” beating out stars Bradley Cooper and Bill Nighy.
“This time last year I was picked up my diploma graduating from Julliard, so to be holding this is insane,” he said. “I just want to dedicate this to any young person out there who feels misunderstood or who feels different and answer that question at the end of the play for you: Does that mean I can do anything? Yes it does.”