Several book-related productions came up winners at last night's Tony Awards, including:
The Outsiders, based on the novel by S.E Hinton: Best musical; direction of a musical (Danya Taymor); sound design of a musical (Cody Spencer); lighting design of a musical (Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim)
Suffs, inspired by the book Jailed for Freedom: American Women Win the Vote by Doris Stevens: Best book of a musical (Shaina Taub); original score (Shaina Taub)
The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel: Costume design of a musical (Linda Cho)
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, based on stories by Christopher Isherwood: Scenic design of a musical (Tom Scutt)