Host Kevin Spacey kicked things off with a medley of songs referencing his self-doubt about successfully hosting the annual awards show compared to Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden or Hugh Jackman, riffing on numbers from "Dear Evan Hansen", "Groundhog Day", and other top musicals. If rehearsals are any judge, the show plays to the new host's strength.
Gavin Creel has won his first Tony Award in Bette Midler's big return to Broadway, the revival of Jerry Herman's "Hello, Dolly!".
THE PERIL OF LEADING: After the Tony nominations in May, the smart money must have been on "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812", which had snapped up a leading 12 nods and looked strong in every category.
United Kingdom star Cynthia Erivo, who won the Tony for best performance by a lead actress past year, returned to present an award alongside John Legend. There were also cameo appearance from Stephen Colbert, whose late night show airs on CBS, the network broadcasting the awards show, as well as hosting recidivists Whoopi Goldberg and Crystal. She was referring to proposed federal budget cuts for the National Endowment for the Arts, a recurring frustration for this year's Tony winning theater professionals. Rachel Bay Jones won her first Tony for her work in the musical, capping a long career onstage with plenty of zigs and zags. Her hospitality and kindness is one of the foundational storylines in the Canadian musical Come From Away. Midler said, waving her hand.
Former "Roseanne" star Metcalf won her first Tony after several nominations, taking best actress in a play for "A Doll's House, Part 2", a lively, fast-paced sequel to the Henrik Ibsen classic. His Clinton joked about food and his wife's email problems, while his fictional one - accompanied by fictional wife Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) - admitted he wanted to leave before Midler started to thank anyone else.
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In an attempt to shake up the show, producers asked the Rockettes back on a Tony stage after 13 years and asked all four playwrights nominated for best play Tonys appear to present their works. "Your next host is found". The star snagged the award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1991 for his role in Lost in Yonkers.
Other winners included scenic designer Nigel Hook, for creating the complex and seemingly risky set for "The Play That Goes Wrong" and Mimi Lien for designing the set for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812".
While a hit revival of "Hello, Dolly!" starring Bette Midler, and shows boasting Kevin Kline and Glenn Close have helped drive business, teen-angst driven "Dear Evan Hansen", a musical with no stars which is set in motion by a suicide, is the favorite for the top prize at Sunday's awards show.
Broadway producers will be thankful this year that the telecast won't have to compete with any NBA Finals games, but there will be a Stanley Cup playoff game.
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