Hamilton creator leaves Tony Awards audience in tears with touching Orlando tribute

“Hate will never win”. We have to make sure of that.

Aside from the cast’s performance, Miranda’s acceptance speech for Best Score of a Musical proves that he’s maybe one of the most endearing newly famous folks, ever.

What a night. The 2016 Tony Awards made history on Sunday, June 12, when all four musical acting categories were won by people of color.

He continued: “And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love can not be killed or swept aside”.

We chase the melodies that seem to find us until they’re finished songs and start to play.

Miranda’s sonnet also came on the same day that a gunman opened fire in a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, leaving 50 dead and 53 wounded.

This year’s Tony Awards was filled with music, dance, and laughter as British TV host James Corden set the tone for a fun-filled, light-hearted award show.

The musical about the American Revolution also took a stance against gun violence by abandoning their musket props during their performance at the award show. When something bad happens we have three choices: we let it define us, we let it destroy us, or we let it strengthen us. I urge you Orlando to be strong.

The Lin-Manuel Miranda-created musical won 11 of the 16 awards it was nominated for, including Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role, Best Costume Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Choreography, and Best Orchestrations.

A revelatory staging of The Color Purple (by Scottish director John Doyle) earned best revival of a musical, and another Tony for its powerhouse of a leading lady, Cynthia Erivo.

“The Humans” won for Best Play and Jessica Lange won for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her role as Mary Tyrone in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”.