'Memphis,' 'Red' win at Tonys

“Memphis” an original musical loosely based on Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips that features a rock, soul and gospel score, won best musical at the star-studded ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall that featured many Hollywood stars winning the stage's most prestigious honors.

“Red,” a production that stars British actor Alfred Molina as an intense, frustrated Rothko, won best play and won a total of six awards, the highest of the night.

But Hollywood star Denzel Washington beat Molina to win best actor in a play for his role in a revival of the August Wilson play “Fences.”

“My mother always says, man gives the award, God gives the reward. I guess I got both tonight,” Washington, 55, said in his acceptance speech in his first Tony Award after winning praise in a host of films.

Viola Davis won best actress for “Fences” for her role opposite Washington playing a long married couple. “Fences” also won for best play revival after it originally won best new play in 1987.

“La Cage aux Folles,” won the award for best musical revival while British actor Douglas Hodge who starred opposite Kelsey Grammer in the production that was transferred from London won the best performance by a leading actor in a musical.

'Moment of My Lifetime'

Catherine Zeta-Jones won best actress in a musical for her Broadway debut in the musical “A Little Night Music.” “I really do feel like Cinderella,” Zeta-Jones said on stage.

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