Photos:: Tony Awards 2016: Show highlights
It was a banner night for “Hamilton†(yeah, we saw it coming, but still), and they performed here at the end of the night. But “The Humans,†“The Color Purple†and more enjoyed accolades amid an air of sadness for the events in Orlando.
(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Producer Jeffrey Seller, center, accepts the Tony Award for best musical for “Hamilton.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Producer Scott Rudin, foreground, and the cast and crew of “A View From the Bridge†accept the award for best revival of a play.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Presenter Audra McDonald speaks.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Cynthia Erivo accepts the award for lead actress in a musical in “The Color Purple.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)The cast of “Hamilton†performs during the 70th Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Andrew Rannells performs onstage during the 70th Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Glenn Close performs onstage during the 70th Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)A quartet plays along as the ‘In Memoriam’ section of 70th Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre plays on behind them.
(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Frank Langella accepts the award for leading actor in a play for “The Father.â€
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Leslie Odom Jr. accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical in “Hamilton.â€
(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Playwright Stephen Karam accepts the Tony Award for best play for “The Humans.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Jessica Lange accepts the award for lead actress in a play for “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Jessie Mueller and the cast of “Waitress†perform onstage during the 70th Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Steve Martin and musician Edie Brickell speak onstage during the 70th Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Bebe Neuwirth and the cast of “Chicago†perform onstage during the 70th Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Sheldon Harnick accepts the special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in the theatre at the Tony Awards.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Gloria Estefan performs with the “On Your Feet!†cast onstage during the Tonys.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Reed Birney accepts the award for featured actor in a play for “The Humans.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Andrew Rannells, Zachary Levi and James Corden speak onstage.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Composer Alex Lacamoire accepts the award for best orchestrations for his work in “Hamilton.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Diane Lane speaks onstage with a backdrop of “Arthur Miller’s the Crucible.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Oprah Winfrey introduces a performance by the cast of “The Color Purple.â€
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Heather Headley, standing, and the cast of “The Color Purple†perform at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Cynthia Erivo and the cast of “The Color Purple†perform at the Tony Awards.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Meg Ryan speaks onstage during the 70th Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Laura Benanti of “She Loves Me†performs onstage during the 70th Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Lucy Liu present the award for best direction of a musical.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Steve Martin and the cast of “Bright Star†perform at the Tony Awards.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Carmen Cusack and the cast of “Bright Star†perform during the Tonys.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)The cast of “Spring Awakening†performs at the Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Nathan Lane presents the award for lead actress in a play.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of “Hamilton†perform onstage during the Tonys.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Host James Corden performs during the opening number for the 70th Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Tony Awards host James Corden gets into his act during the opening number.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)“Hamilton’s†Leslie Odom Jr. performs onstage during the 70th Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Actor Brian Stokes Mitchell accepts the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Josh Groban wears a silver ribbon at the Tony Awards in tribute to the victims of the Orlando, Fla., shooting.
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Jonathan Groff, from left, Laura Benanti, host James Corden, Jane Krakowski, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Zachary Levi and Danielle Brooks perform onstage at the Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)David Zinn accepts the award for best scenic design of a play.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Andrew Lloyd Webber
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Alex Brightman and the cast of “School of Rock†perform during the 70th Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Renee Elise Goldsberry accepts the award for featured actress in a musical for “Hamilton.â€
(Evan Agostini / Invision / AP)“Hamilton†director Thomas Kail accepts the award for direction of a musical during the 70th Tony Awards.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Jake Gyllenhaal presents an award onstage at the Tony Awards.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts the award for best original score for “Hamilton.â€
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Daveed Diggs accepts the award for featured actor in a musical for “Hamilton.â€
(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)Jane Krakowski and Gavin Creel of “She Loves Me†perform onstage.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)The cast of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ performs onstage.
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