Best play went to Oslo, a three-hour show about diplomatic meetings between Israel and Palestine which will head to London in September.
Midler took the best actress trophy and - to the amusement and cheers of the audience - refused to be played off, forcing the swelling orchestra into silence.
"Dear Evan Hansen" won the prize for Best Musical, and "Oslo" took home the Tony for Best Play.
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Host Kevin Spacey performs onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11.
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Dear Evan Hansen won big at the 2017 Tonys with six awards, including Best Musical, Best Actor for Ben Platt, Best Featured Actress for Rachel Bay Jones, and Best Score for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Last year, all eyes were on how many statuettes "Hamilton" would capture.
Indecent director Rebecca Taichman won for play directing, and veteran actor James Earl Jones was presented with a lifetime achievement award.
"Groundhog Day", an adaptation of the film, was shut out. He went on to do impersonations of former President Bill Clinton and Johnny Carson. He also played with speculation about his sexual orientation as he sang the Andrew Lloyd Webber song "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from "Sunset Boulevard".
Then Spacey led a line of high-kicking, tap dancers in a top hat, a white tie, tuxedo and a cane. "Your next host is found". Appearing as his "House of Cards" character Frank Underwood, he wisecracked that he'd better leave, "before Bette Midler thanks anyone else". The show's writer, Steven Levenson, won for best book of a musical, and Alex Lacamoire earned one for best orchestrations (after winning past year for "Hamilton.") And Rachel Bay Jones won her first Tony - featured actress - for her heartbreaking portrayal of a mother who struggles to understand and help her son, Evan, as he gets caught in a bad lie that he can not control.
There were no technical or human snafus - other than Midler's elongated speech - that marred previous awards shows this year, including the wrong victor announced at the Oscars and sound issues at the Grammys.
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