For their first series as showrunners, husband-wife scripting team Jed Whe- don and Maurissa Tancharoen certainly didn't aim low. The duo will steer ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," which takes place within the same Marvel universe as "The Avengers" and brings along Hulk-sized fanboy anticipation.
"Fortunately, we have a big comicbook nerd in our family," Tancharoen says. "His name is Joss Whedon."
But lest the familiarity of Jed's last name raise an eyebrow, the pair have more than paid their dues. Alongside a series of self-generated Web series and novelty songs -- both are accomplished songwriters -- the pair cut their teeth as staff writers on cult series "Dollhouse," as well as scripting for "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena" and Internet phenomenon "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."
"S.H.I.E.L.D." will operate on a more human-sized scale than the theatrical blockbusters from which it sprung. "We like to think that all the movies have just been the Web series leading up to our television show," Tancharoen says with a laugh.
But Whedon adds: "We also have faith that if we're making things that we would want to see, other people will want to see it too, and hopefully they'll forgive us when we do a musical episode."
-- Andrew Barker
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" took the award for best play.
"Kinky Boots" took home awards for best musical, original score, best choreography, best orchestration and sound design of a musical. And show's Billy Porter took the trophy for best actor in a leading role in a musical.
"Matilda the Musical" won best book of a musical, best scenic design of a musical and best lighting design of a musical. Show's Gabriel Ebert won best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical.
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" won best revival play and best direction of a play. Show's Tracy Letts took best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play.
"Pippin" took home best revival of a musical and best direction of a musical. Show's Patina Miller won best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical; Andrea Martin won best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical.
"The Nance" took home awards for best scenic design of a play, best costume design of a play and best sound design of a play.
"Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" took home the award for best costume design of a musical.
Tracy Letts won best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Cicely Tyson won best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for her work in "The Trip to Bountiful."
Billy Porter added to "Kinky Boots" tally, winning best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical.
Patina Miller took best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for "Pippin."
Courtney B. Vance won best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play for his work alongside Tom Hanks in "Lucky Guy."
Judith Light won best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for her work in "The Assembled Parties."
Gabriel Ebert won best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for his part in "Matilda The Musical."
Andrea Martin took home best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical for her part in "Pippin."
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer won best lighting design of a play for "Lucky Guy."
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Photo Credit: Walt Disney Studios
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