This may not have been the most exciting Broadway season in history, but it might have been the gayest. At the 60th annual Tony Awards, held June 11 at New York's Radio City Music Hall, the gay-themed drama The History Boys took six awards, making it the most honored play not just of the night but in Tony history.

Among the awards it received were best direction of a play for out gay director Nicholas Hytner and best play for out gay playwright Alan Bennett. The gay-themed musical The Drowsy Chaperone followed close on its heels with five awards, including best book for a musical, best original score, best performance by a featured (supporting) actress for Beth Leavel, and awards for scenic and costume design.

Out gay director John Doyle won for his groundbreaking revival of out gay composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. In his acceptance speech, Doyle thanked “my partner, Robert, who helps me with everything. Happy anniversary, Rob.”

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon, who is in a relationship with a woman, won best actress in a play for her portrayal of a mother suffering the accidental death of her child in Rabbit Hole. She was shown on camera kissing partner Christine Marinoni after the award was announced.

LaChanze won for her role as the bisexual Celie in the much-nominated but otherwise unrecognized musical The Color Purple.

Other awards:

Best Play: The History Boys
Best Musical: Jersey Boys
Best Direction of a Play: Nicholas Hytner
Best Direction of a Musical: John Doyle
Best Book of a Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Score: The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Revival of a Play: Awake and Sing!
Best Revival of a Musical: Pajama Game
Best Actor in a Play: Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Best Actress in a Play: Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Best Actor in a Musical: John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys
Best Actress in a Musical: LaChanze, The Color Purple
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Frances de la Tour, The History Boys
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Ian McDiarmid, Faith Healer
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Beth Leavel, The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys