Cyndi Lauper, 68, channels Kelly Osbourne, 36, with VERY wild lilac curls as she opts for a quirky all-black look for the Tony Awards red carpet in NYC

She’s never shied away from making a statement with her looks.

And Cyndi Lauper appeared to be taking inspiration from presenter Kelly Osbourne, 36, as she hit the red carpet ahead of the 74th Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday. 

The hitmaker, 68, styled her bobbed hair into a mass of lilac curls as she stepped onto the red carpet in a quirky all-black ensemble.  

Hard to miss! Cyndi Lauper appeared to be taking inspiration from presenter Kelly Osbourne (right) with her lilac curls as she hit the red carpet ahead of the 74th Tony Awards on Sunday 

As usual, Lauper was the picture of rock ‘n’ roll style decked out in an all-black ensemble consisting of fitted pants and a stylish jacket with puffy shoulders and a slightly plunging neckline.

The singer, songwriter and actress accessorized with silver rings on nearly every finger and dangling earrings.

And on this night, she decided to have her locks dyed purple and styled into a bangy bob cut with plenty of teased volume and stingy curls, which was the spitting image of one of Kelly’s signature looks.

On more than one occasion, Lauper would strike a flirty or playful pose, including a kiss or two towards the photographers lined up along the red carpet. 

Playful: The hitmaker styled her bobbed hair into a mass of lilac curls as she stepped onto the red carpet in a quirky all-black ensemble

Unique style and image: Lauper was the picture of rock ‘n’ roll style decked out in an all-black ensemble consisting of fitted pants and a stylish jacket with puffy shoulders

Cyndi was among the long list of celebrities who were on hand at the Winter Garden Theatre to celebrate the best of the Broadway productions during the 2019–20 season.

The Tony Awards recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre as they are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Midtown Manhattan. 

During the show Lauper hot the stage with Wayne Brady, and then afterwards she posted a photo of herself with actress Annaleigh Ashford.

‘Look who I found! @annaleighashford,’ Lauper said of her friend who’s best known for her roles in the hit Showtime drama series Masters of Sex (2013-2016), and on Broadway as Lauren in Kinky Boots (2013-2014).    

Six time Tony winner Audra McDonald and Hamilton Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. played host of the ceremony, which typically is held in June but was postponed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In fact, the evening celebrated the truncated 2019–2020 season, since most shows went dark March 12, 2020; with eligibility for nominations starting April 26, 2019, and going through to February 19, 2020, according to Playbill.

McDonald emceed the awards portion of the evening, while Odom, Jr. was the host of the live concert event, Broadway’s Back! 

Tony Award winner: Lauper won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for composing the Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, in 2013

Powerful and unique: Along with her eccentric style and image, Lauper is known for having a powerful and distinctive four-octave singing range

Lauper broke out into the mainstream music scene as a solo artist in the 1980s with hit songs like Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, She Bop, and All Through the Night, which earned her Best New Artist at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985.

Since 1983, Lauper has released eleven studio albums, which also included the hits True Colors and Change Of Heart. 

In 2013, Lauper turned her attention to Broadway and would go on to win the Tony Award for Best Original Score for composing the Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, making her the first woman to win the category by herself. The musical was awarded five other Tonys including the award for Best New Musical.

After a six-year run that began in 2013, Kinky Boots, which was based on was based on the 2006 independent film of the same name, ended its run on Broadway in April 2019, making it the 25th-longest-running Broadway musical in history.        

Along with her eccentric style and image, Lauper is known for having a powerful and distinctive four-octave singing range. 

Celebrity appearance: Lauper appeared on stage alongside Wayne Brady

Old mates: Lauper also gave a shout out to actress Annaleigh Ashford, who played Lauren in the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which Lauper won the Tony for Best Original Score in 2013

2021 Tony Awards Winners and Nominations

 Best Play

“Grand Horizons” – Bess Wohl

“The Inheritance” – Matthew Lopez – WINNER

“Sea Wall/A Life” – Simon Stephens and Nick Payne

“Slave Play” – Jeremy O. Harris

“The Sound Inside” – Adam Rapp

 

Best Musical

“Jagged Little Pill”

“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

 

Best Revival of a Play

“Betrayal”

“Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”

“A Soldier’s Play” – WINNER

 

Best Book of a Musical

Diablo Cody – “Jagged Little Pill” – WINNER

John Logan – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar, and Kees Prins – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

 

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Ian Barford – “Linda Vista” 

Andrew Burnap – “The Inheritance” – WINNER

Jake Gyllenhaal – “Sea Wall/A Life”

Tom Hiddleston – “Betrayal”

Tom Sturridge – “Sea Wall/A Life”

Blair Underwood – “A Soldier’s Play”

 

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Joaquina Kalukango – “Slave Play”

Laura Linney – “My Name Is Lucy Barton”

Audra McDonald – “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune”

Mary-Louise Parker – “The Sound Inside” – WINNER

Earned it: Mary-Louise Parker won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for The Sound Inside

 

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Aaron Tveit – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

Deserved it: Aaron Tveit was unopposed but still managed to win  Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for  Moulin Rouge! The Musical

 

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Karen Olivo – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Elizabeth Stanley – “Jagged Little Pill”

Adrienne Warren – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” – WINNER

 

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

David Alan Grier – “A Soldier’s Play” — WINNER

Ato Blankson-Wood – “Slave Play”

James Cusati-Moyer – “Slave Play”

John Benjamin Hickey – “The Inheritance”

Paul Hilton – “The Inheritance”

 

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Lois Smith – “The Inheritance” — WINNER

Jane Alexander – “Grand Horizons”

Chalia La Tour – “Slave Play”

Annie McNamara – “Slave Play”

Cora Vander Broek – “Linda Vista”

 

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Danny Burstein – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” — WINNER

Derek Klena – “Jagged Little Pill”

Sean Allan Krill – “Jagged Little Pill”

Sahr Ngaujah – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Daniel J. Watts – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

 

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Lauren Patten – “Jagged Little Pill” — WINNER

Kathryn Gallagher – “Jagged Little Pill”

Celia Rose Gooding – “Jagged Little Pill”

Robyn Hurder – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Myra Lucretia Taylor – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

 

Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer – “The Sound Inside”

Stephen Daldry – “The Inheritance” – WINNER

Kenny Leon – “A Soldier’s Play”

Jamie Lloyd – “Betrayal”

Robert O’Hara – “Slave Play” 

 Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

Diane Paulus – “Jagged Little Pill”

Alex Timbers – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

 

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics Written for the Theatre)

Christopher Nightingale (music) – “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER

Paul Englishby (music) – “The Inheritance”

Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb (music) – “The Rose Tattoo”

Lindsay Jones (music) – “Slave Play”

Daniel Kluger (music) – “The Sound Inside”

 

Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – “Jagged Little Pill”

Sonya Tayeh – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

Anthony Van Laast – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

Amazing: Adrienne Warren earned the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

 

Best Scenic Design in a Play

Bob Crowley – “The Inheritance”

Soutra Gilmour – “Betrayal”

Rob Howell – “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER

Derek McLane – “A Soldier’s Play”

Clint Ramos – “Slave Play”

 

Best Scenic Design in a Musical

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy MacKinnon – “Jagged Little Pill”

Derek McLane – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

 

Best Costume Design in a Play

Dede Ayite – “Slave Play”

Dede Ayite – “A Soldier’s Play”

Bob Crowley – “The Inheritance”

Rob Howell – “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER

Clint Ramos – “The Rose Tattoo”

 

Best Costume Design in a Musical

Emily Rebholz – “Jagged Little Pill”

Mark Thompson – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

Catherine Zuber – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

 

Best Lighting Design in a Play

Jiyoun Chang – “Slave Play”

Jon Clark – “The Inheritance”

Heather Gilbert – “The Sound Inside”

Allen Lee Hughes – “A Soldier’s Play”

Hugh Vanstone – “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER

 

Best Lightning Design in a Musical

Bruno Poet, “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”

Justin Townsend, “Jagged Little Pill” 

Justin Townsend – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical – WINNER

 

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid – “The Inheritance”

Simon Baker – “A Christmas Carol” – WINNER

Lindsay Jones – “Slave Play”

Daniel Kluger – “Sea Wall/A Life”

Daniel Kluger – “The Sound Inside”

Shining star: Andrew Burnap took home Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for The Inheritance

 

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans – “Jagged Little Pill”

Peter Hylenski – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

Nevin Steinberg – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

 

Best Orchestration

Tom Kitt – “Jagged Little Pill”

Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine – “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” – WINNER

Ethan Popp – “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”

 

 

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