Tony Award 2017: Ben Platt wins Best Actor award for Dear Evan Hansen

New York: 'Dear Evan Hansen', a daringly unflinching exploration of loss, lies and loneliness in a high school community, won the 2017 Tony Award for the best musical.

'Oslo,' a crackling drama about the little-known backstory behind the 1993 Middle East peace talks, won the hard-fought competition for the best new play, reported New York Times.

'Dear Evan Hansen', directed by Michael Greif, picked up six awards in total, including a best leading actor Tony for 23-year-old Ben Platt in the title role.

Its star Rachel Bay Jones took the Tony for best featured actress in a musical.

The musical's other honours were best orchestration, best book of a musical and best original score.

An exuberantly nostalgic production of 'Hello, Dolly!' won for best musical revival, and its adored star, Bette Midler, won as best leading actress in a musical.

'Oslo' performer Michael Aronov won the Tony Award for best featured actor in a play, while Gavin Creel of 'Hello, Dolly!' won best featured actor in a musical.

The ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall here, was hosted by Kevin Spacey, who generally stayed away from politics, instead choosing to make fun of his own status as a late-in-the-game and unexpected choice as host.

In one of the night's big surprises, Rebecca Taichman, who helped conceive of 'Indecent' while she was a graduate student, won the Tony for best direction of a play.

'A Doll's House, Part 2' star Laurie Metcalf won her first Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a play.

Kevin Kline picked up his third Tony Award for his portrayal of a preening actor in a revival of Noel Coward's 'Present Laughter.'

Cynthia Nixon won her second Tony for her work in a revival of 'The Little Foxes.'

'Jitney,' by August Wilson, won best revival of a play.

'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, ' the most nominated show of the season, won just two awards, for set and lighting design.

'Come From Away,' the Canadian musical won just one: for best direction, by Christopher Ashley.

'Groundhog Day,' an adaptation of the film, was shut out.