'Memphis,' 'Red' win at Tonys

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson won for best featured actress in a play for her performance in a revival of Arthur Miller's “A View from the Bridge.”

“Being welcomed in this community has been an absolute dream come true,” she said.

“Red” also won best scenic design and best director of a play. “This to me, is the moment of my lifetime,” said “Red” playwright John Logan in accepting the award for best play, that also was a London transfer. English actor Eddie Redmayne won the best featured actor opposite Molina.

“Memphis,” which addresses U.S. race relations in the 1950s, won a total of four awards. Winning lyricist Joe DiPietro said backstage of the show's seven years in development, “even when it seems like it's not going to happen, you have to always believe or it's dead.”

“Will & Grace” actor Sean Hayes hosted the awards and shared the stage with punk rock band Green Day who performed songs from their album turned musical “American Idiot” in front of well-known figures who attended, including Cate Blanchett, Will Smith, Antonio Banderas and Jay-Z.

The Tony Awards, which do not consider off-Broadway productions, are voted on by about 700 producers, actors and writers. They were established in 1947 and are named for actress, stage director and philanthropist Antoinette Perry, whose nickname was Toni.

Other award winners included Katie Finneran for best performance for a featured actress in a musical for “Promises, Promises” in which she stars opposite Hayes. Levi Kreis won for best performance by a featured actor in a musical for “Million Dollar Quartet.”

Choreographer for “Fela!” Bill T. Jones took the award for best choreography. After tying for the most Tony nominations, “Fela!” had a disappointing night winning three awards from a possible 11 nominations.

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