It took six tries, but longtime stage sweetheart Kelli O’Hara finally won a Tony Sunday night. O’Hara won for best actress in a musical for “The King and I.” Fun Home became the first-ever musical written entirely by women to take home the top prize for Best Musical. “Fun Home” picked up five awards in all. Helen Mirren won for leading actress in a play, for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in “The Audience.” Richard McCabe also won the featured actor prize for playing one of Britain’s prime ministers in the show. The Tony Award for best revival of a play went to “Skylight,” while best revival of a musical went to “The King and I.”
