NEW YORK (AP) - “War Horse” has won the Tony Award for best play.
A World War I epic from the National Theatre of Great Britain, the play melded human actors with life-size puppets, creating a visually stunning story about a boy and his favorite horse that left grown-ups in tears.
The play, based on a children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted by Nick Stafford, beat out “Good People,” “Jerusalem” and “The Motherf—— With the Hat” for the top drama honor.
The show is to tour the U.S. starting next summer.
The Handspring Puppet Company, which created the life-size and lifelike cane-and-plywood horse puppets for “War Horse,” had already won a special Tony.
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