The cast album for Dear Evan Hansen, the most-awarded production of the 71st Annual Tony Awards, is currently sitting in the top spot on the iTunes album chart, and No. 2 on the Amazon album chart. The album shot up in ranking following the show’s sweep at the 71st Annual Tony Awards on June 11.
The cast album for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, the most Tony-nominated show of the season, currently sits at No. 38 on iTunes, while Hello, Dolly!’s cast album is at No. 51.
The original Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, about a high school outsider desperately longing for acceptance, was the most-awarded production of the evening at Radio City Music Hall. The show was nominated for nine Tonys and won in six categories, including Best Musical.
Ben Platt took home the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his emotional performance in the show’s title role, while Rachel Bay Jones won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance as his mother Heidi. Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul also took home their first Tony Award for Best Original Score, along with playwright Steven Levenson, who won for Best Book of a Musical. Alex Lacamoire won his third Tony for Best Orchestrations, having previously won for Hamilton and In the Heights.
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