The bright lights of Broadway took to Radio City Music Hall last night for The 64th Annual Tony Awards.

New York University Tisch School of the Arts congratulates our four winners for receiving Broadway’s most sought after prize:

Best Scenic Design of a Musical, American Idiot
Christine Jones ’92 (MFA, Adjunct Teacher, Design for Stage and Film)

Best Sound Design of a Musical, Fela!
Robert Kaplowitz ’95 (BFA, Drama)

Best Revival of a Play, Fences
Producer Scott Rudin (Tisch Dean’s Council member)

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, Fences
Denzel Washington (Tisch Parent)

Viola Davis and Denzel Washington in “Fences.” Photograph by Sara Krulwich for The New York Times.

Mr. Washington made history last night, along with best actress Viola Davis, as the first time a Tony was awarded to two black performers in a play for the same theatre season. He was also the first black actor to win for a leading role in a play since James Earl Jones won in 1987 — for the original Fences, playing the same role, Troy Maxson.

Additional alumni and other members of the Tisch community performed or presented at the 2010 Tony Awards.

Read about the evenings festivities and get a full list of nominees and winners in The New York Times.