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On the menu: champagne, mini-burgers and a post-mortem on Kevin Spacey's performance as host.
Bette Midler didn't sing, but talked (and talked). Russians partied in the aisles. And Ben Platt's heartfelt speech was one of the most inspiring moments.
From ribbons to tuxedos, the shade of the night made a potent statement.
The "graphic" depiction of the emperor's assassination in the Public Theater's production of the play prompted Delta Air Lines and Bank of America to withdraw support.
"Dear Evan Hansen," one of the night's favorites with nine nominations, turned out to also be its biggest winner. The musical took six awards, including best score, best actor and best music…
Here are a few speeches that did touch on issues of the day.
The broadcast seemed unsure of what to do with Mr. Spacey on a show more suited for Broadway insiders than for a general TV audience.
Winners this year include Michael Aronov, featured actor in a play for "Oslo" and Gavin Creel, featured actor in musical, for "Hello, Dolly!"
The "graphic" depiction of the emperor's assassination in the Public Theater's version of the play, opening Monday in Central Park, crossed a line, the company said.
Mr. Spacey began the show with parodies of several nominated musicals, with surprise appearances from Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal.
See this year's nominees and their co-stars as they arrive for the biggest night in American theater.
These are the winners of the 71st annual Tony Awards.
In James Ijames's play "Kill Move Paradise," four young black men try " and fail " to understand how and why they died.
This year's ceremony " hosted by Kevin Spacey and honoring the best Broadway musicals and plays of the last year " starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time on CBS.
Preparing for the Tony Awards is a strenuous, extended rehearsal for The Times's theater reporter.
Ms. Ebersole, a lead actress in "War Paint," hasn't been to the Tonys in 10 years. She asked the costume designer William Ivey Long to help her.
After Ms. Headly's career took shape with the Steppenwolf theater group, she appeared in Hollywood films like "Dick Tracy" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
A theater erected in the city's main archaeological site for a rock opera about that infamous tyrant is called an "offense to the beauty of the city."
One actor and an illuminated toy theater bring 'A Hunger Artist' to bitterly comic life.
The playwright describes his reaction to Peter Eotvos's 2004 opera, which will have its New York premiere on Saturday at the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center.
The assassination of a Trumplike figure in the Public Theater's production of "Julius Caesar" is already revving up outrage.
J.T. Rogers, nominated for "Oslo," stays close to his son by calling the shots in a continuing Dungeons & Dragons game.
For the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" actress, home is where the sirens blare. And she's staying put.
In Alex Borinsky's "Of Government," life keeps taking the most unexpected turns for a group of eccentric women.
Have you been told to smile by strangers on the street? So have Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon. They explain how they smile at their enemies in real life and on Broadway.
