'History Boys' best play; 'Jersey Boys' best musical

Monday, June 12, 2006

NEW YORK -- "Jersey Boys," the fast-moving musical biography of pop icons Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, won best musical Sunday at the 2006 Tony Awards, while "The History Boys," Alan Bennett's wise, witty and warmhearted dissection of British education, was named best play.

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