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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,586 --> 00:00:01,689 [music playing] 2 00:00:01,758 --> 00:00:05,310 - And now a CBS Special Presentation. 3 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 4 00:00:05,379 --> 00:00:09,000 Live from New York City, The 77th Annual Tony Awards, 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 6 00:00:09,068 --> 00:00:15,620 with your host, Ariana DeBose. 7 00:00:15,689 --> 00:00:18,517 ["THIS PARTY'S FOR YOU" PLAYING] 8 00:00:18,586 --> 00:00:25,413 ♪ 9 00:00:25,482 --> 00:00:28,206 ♪ Maybe you saw a show or acted ♪ 10 00:00:28,275 --> 00:00:30,068 ♪ in your high school play 11 00:00:30,137 --> 00:00:32,171 ♪ And you danced in your room 12 00:00:32,241 --> 00:00:34,862 ♪ And dreamed of being on Broadway ♪ 13 00:00:34,931 --> 00:00:37,896 ♪ Maybe you slept on your friends' couches ♪ 14 00:00:37,965 --> 00:00:42,034 ♪ Rose at 5:00 AM, tried to crash auditions daily ♪ 15 00:00:42,103 --> 00:00:44,620 ♪ Charming your way into them 16 00:00:44,689 --> 00:00:47,137 ♪ Maybe you drove here from Des Moines ♪ 17 00:00:47,206 --> 00:00:49,241 ♪ At night, sleeping in your car ♪ 18 00:00:49,310 --> 00:00:52,344 ♪ Writing your great idea on beer napkins ♪ 19 00:00:52,413 --> 00:00:54,034 ♪ As you tended bar 20 00:00:54,103 --> 00:00:55,965 ♪ Maybe you had to fight 21 00:00:56,034 --> 00:00:57,275 ♪ But you're here tonight 22 00:00:57,344 --> 00:00:58,827 ♪ You made it through 23 00:00:58,896 --> 00:01:01,448 ♪ Learned to get back from each setback ♪ 24 00:01:01,517 --> 00:01:04,931 ♪ And made your dreams come true ♪ 25 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,724 ♪ Let's celebrate the journey 26 00:01:06,793 --> 00:01:09,413 ♪ And the road that led you here ♪ 27 00:01:09,482 --> 00:01:11,724 ♪ This party's for you 28 00:01:11,793 --> 00:01:13,965 ♪ This party's for you 29 00:01:14,034 --> 00:01:16,344 ♪ For the magic you created 30 00:01:16,413 --> 00:01:18,965 ♪ And to every show this year 31 00:01:19,033 --> 00:01:23,586 ♪ This party's for you 32 00:01:23,655 --> 00:01:26,379 ♪ There's no better place to find it ♪ 33 00:01:26,448 --> 00:01:28,586 ♪ The kind of joy you seek 34 00:01:28,655 --> 00:01:30,620 ♪ The kind you find on Broadway ♪ 35 00:01:30,689 --> 00:01:33,482 ♪ Live and eight days a week 36 00:01:33,551 --> 00:01:36,965 ♪ This party's for you 37 00:01:37,033 --> 00:01:43,517 ♪ This party's for you 38 00:01:43,586 --> 00:01:45,965 ♪ Maybe you saw "Rent" as a kid ♪ 39 00:01:46,033 --> 00:01:47,758 ♪ And that's how it began 40 00:01:47,827 --> 00:01:50,689 ♪ Or an August Wilson play 41 00:01:50,758 --> 00:01:53,448 ♪ Turned you into a Broadway stan ♪ 42 00:01:53,517 --> 00:01:56,206 ♪ From the writers' mind, a world they designed ♪ 43 00:01:56,275 --> 00:01:58,000 ♪ That creative spark 44 00:01:58,068 --> 00:02:04,758 ♪ Grows to 1,500 people sharing stories in the dark! ♪ 45 00:02:06,137 --> 00:02:10,103 - All my first time nominees, make some noise! 46 00:02:10,172 --> 00:02:12,620 Now, some of you are internationally known, 47 00:02:12,689 --> 00:02:14,206 but tonight you are being recognized 48 00:02:14,275 --> 00:02:16,586 for your achievements on the Broadway stage. 49 00:02:16,655 --> 00:02:19,586 Some of you, your star is just beginning to rise 50 00:02:19,655 --> 00:02:21,793 and you shine so bright. 51 00:02:21,862 --> 00:02:25,689 All my nominees, make some noise! 52 00:02:25,758 --> 00:02:27,551 Maybe you have been nominated multiple times, 53 00:02:27,620 --> 00:02:29,310 and year after year you continue 54 00:02:29,379 --> 00:02:32,206 to work with brilliance and dedication to your craft. 55 00:02:32,275 --> 00:02:34,206 As many of us move along our journeys, 56 00:02:34,275 --> 00:02:36,448 we learn that film and TV can make you rich, 57 00:02:36,517 --> 00:02:41,758 can make you famous, but theater will make you better. 58 00:02:41,827 --> 00:02:43,517 ♪ There's joy in the dreaming 59 00:02:43,586 --> 00:02:44,517 ♪ Joy in the hustle 60 00:02:44,586 --> 00:02:45,827 ♪ Joy in the struggle 61 00:02:45,896 --> 00:02:47,310 ♪ And every aching muscle 62 00:02:47,379 --> 00:02:49,310 ♪ In the people who supported you along the way ♪ 63 00:02:49,379 --> 00:02:51,896 ♪ In putting in the work that got you here today ♪ 64 00:02:51,965 --> 00:02:54,413 ♪ Receiving recognition for the thing you love to do ♪ 65 00:02:54,482 --> 00:02:57,930 ♪ To know the folks at home will be inspired by you ♪ 66 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:03,827 ♪ So whichever way the wheel of fortune ends up spinning ♪ 67 00:03:03,896 --> 00:03:10,793 ♪ Here, right now, you're already winning ♪ 68 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,172 ♪ So let's celebrate each other ♪ 69 00:03:14,241 --> 00:03:16,551 ♪ And the gift that's yours and mine ♪ 70 00:03:16,620 --> 00:03:19,413 ♪ This party's for you 71 00:03:19,482 --> 00:03:21,620 ♪ This party's for you 72 00:03:21,689 --> 00:03:23,965 ♪ We get to be together 73 00:03:24,034 --> 00:03:26,448 ♪ And watch each other shine 74 00:03:26,517 --> 00:03:31,275 ♪ This party's for you 75 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:33,689 ♪ A show may run a moment 76 00:03:33,758 --> 00:03:35,965 ♪ Or a season, or much more 77 00:03:36,034 --> 00:03:38,310 ♪ But every night you give your all ♪ 78 00:03:38,379 --> 00:03:40,862 ♪ And leave it on the floor 79 00:03:40,930 --> 00:03:43,275 ♪ This party's for you 80 00:03:43,344 --> 00:03:46,758 ♪ This party's for you. 81 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:53,000 ♪ This party's for you. 82 00:03:53,067 --> 00:04:00,103 [applause] 83 00:04:15,586 --> 00:04:20,551 - Oh, no, not the Mackie, vintage Bob Mackie, anyone? 84 00:04:20,620 --> 00:04:23,793 Give it up for those 2024 Tony Awards dancers! 85 00:04:23,862 --> 00:04:30,793 I mean, we're nothing without them. 86 00:04:30,862 --> 00:04:33,275 Yes, that opening number was choreographed by myself 87 00:04:33,344 --> 00:04:35,000 and Julius Anthony Rubio. 88 00:04:35,068 --> 00:04:37,827 And a huge thank you to our music team, Tom Kitt, Amanda 89 00:04:37,896 --> 00:04:39,931 Green, and Adam Blackstone. 90 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,379 It's a lot of work that happens in one week. 91 00:04:43,448 --> 00:04:46,034 This is The 77th Annual Tony Awards. 92 00:04:46,103 --> 00:04:50,931 And this party is for you and all of you at home. 93 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,034 Tonight, we honor the achievements 94 00:04:54,103 --> 00:04:56,931 of this ambitious Broadway season. 95 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,931 And there is so much fine work to celebrate. 96 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,724 Overall, there were 36 new productions 97 00:05:02,793 --> 00:05:04,655 and three special events. 98 00:05:04,724 --> 00:05:07,137 And get this, 14 plays and musicals 99 00:05:07,206 --> 00:05:10,517 opened in the last three weeks of April alone. 100 00:05:10,586 --> 00:05:11,931 I mean, y'all, I'm a busy queen. 101 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,413 But y'all exhaust me. 102 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:18,724 On Broadway, and in theaters across the country, 103 00:05:18,793 --> 00:05:21,413 truth is told on stage every night 104 00:05:21,482 --> 00:05:23,689 and twice on matinee days. 105 00:05:23,758 --> 00:05:26,137 We are in a global moment. 106 00:05:26,206 --> 00:05:30,620 Headlines are frankly terrifying most of the time. 107 00:05:30,689 --> 00:05:34,448 But the theater is a safe place for us all. 108 00:05:34,517 --> 00:05:38,241 And in the most trying of times, art is imperative. 109 00:05:38,310 --> 00:05:41,586 Because art reflects society and provides 110 00:05:41,655 --> 00:05:43,896 context for the very real situations 111 00:05:43,965 --> 00:05:45,862 that we find ourselves in today. 112 00:05:45,931 --> 00:05:50,310 The collective experience can cross boundaries and unite 113 00:05:50,379 --> 00:05:52,758 people from all walks of life. 114 00:05:52,827 --> 00:05:56,724 Now Broadway has a lot to offer right now. 115 00:05:56,793 --> 00:05:58,413 No matter what you are looking for, 116 00:05:58,482 --> 00:06:02,310 I promise you there is a play or a musical that will touch 117 00:06:02,379 --> 00:06:05,620 your heart, speak to how you are feeling, help you cope, 118 00:06:05,689 --> 00:06:07,068 give you courage. 119 00:06:07,137 --> 00:06:09,551 You might even feel motivated to go out into the world 120 00:06:09,620 --> 00:06:10,758 and create change. 121 00:06:10,827 --> 00:06:12,586 Because Lord knows, we need some. 122 00:06:12,655 --> 00:06:15,448 Among this year's nominated shows-- 123 00:06:15,517 --> 00:06:20,241 I love stories, familial dramas, anybody? 124 00:06:20,310 --> 00:06:21,896 Stories about people creating art? 125 00:06:21,965 --> 00:06:24,448 I mean, "Eden, paint me like one of your French girls," 126 00:06:24,517 --> 00:06:30,620 sister, and stories that bring history alive. 127 00:06:30,689 --> 00:06:32,413 On this very stage, you are going 128 00:06:32,482 --> 00:06:36,344 to experience the thrill of seeing the nominated musicals 129 00:06:36,413 --> 00:06:37,448 in person. 130 00:06:37,517 --> 00:06:39,413 And unlike any other show on TV, 131 00:06:39,482 --> 00:06:40,896 it's going to feel like you got the best 132 00:06:40,965 --> 00:06:42,724 seats in a Broadway theater. 133 00:06:42,793 --> 00:06:45,344 The performances, the scene changes, 134 00:06:45,413 --> 00:06:47,413 everything is going to be happening 135 00:06:47,482 --> 00:06:49,137 live, right in front of you. 136 00:06:49,206 --> 00:06:52,379 No VR glasses needed, because we don't do that here. 137 00:06:52,448 --> 00:06:54,689 Let's give the productions and the people who 138 00:06:54,758 --> 00:06:56,965 make the magic happen eight times a week 139 00:06:57,034 --> 00:06:59,586 the recognition that they deserve. 140 00:06:59,655 --> 00:07:04,517 [applause] 141 00:07:04,586 --> 00:07:06,482 All right. 142 00:07:06,551 --> 00:07:09,655 Let's get the show on the road. 143 00:07:09,724 --> 00:07:13,241 Now to present the first award, we have an Oscar nominee 144 00:07:13,310 --> 00:07:16,137 and one of tonight's Tony-nominated producers 145 00:07:16,206 --> 00:07:18,517 of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," please 146 00:07:18,586 --> 00:07:20,620 welcome Taraji P. Henson! 147 00:07:20,689 --> 00:07:21,620 [applause] 148 00:07:21,689 --> 00:07:28,655 [music playing] 149 00:07:32,724 --> 00:07:35,586 - When I was a child, my aunt and my godmother 150 00:07:35,655 --> 00:07:39,896 took me to see my first Broadway show, "The Wiz." 151 00:07:39,965 --> 00:07:41,379 Yes. 152 00:07:41,448 --> 00:07:44,758 The audience's reaction made me say I want to do that. 153 00:07:44,827 --> 00:07:48,379 I want to touch people's emotions and hearts. 154 00:07:48,448 --> 00:07:51,172 The artists nominated for our first award 155 00:07:51,241 --> 00:07:54,000 brought great emotional depth to their roles. 156 00:07:54,068 --> 00:07:57,482 Here are the nominees for Best Performance by an Actor 157 00:07:57,551 --> 00:07:59,551 in a Leading Role in a Play. 158 00:07:59,620 --> 00:08:00,586 ♪ New York! 159 00:08:00,655 --> 00:08:02,482 - William Jackson Harper. 160 00:08:02,551 --> 00:08:03,758 "Uncle Vanya." 161 00:08:03,827 --> 00:08:05,413 - I don't need anything. 162 00:08:05,482 --> 00:08:07,448 I don't love anybody. 163 00:08:07,517 --> 00:08:13,689 Well, you, maybe, are the only person I love. 164 00:08:13,758 --> 00:08:16,965 - Leslie Odom Jr., "Purlie Victorious." 165 00:08:17,034 --> 00:08:20,068 - Tonight my friends, I find, in being Black, a thing 166 00:08:20,137 --> 00:08:26,482 of beauty, a joy, a strength. 167 00:08:26,551 --> 00:08:27,965 - Liev Schreiber. 168 00:08:28,034 --> 00:08:29,724 "Doubt: A Parable." 169 00:08:29,793 --> 00:08:32,895 - Children need warmth, kindness, understanding. 170 00:08:32,965 --> 00:08:34,793 What does she give them? 171 00:08:34,861 --> 00:08:36,551 Rules. 172 00:08:36,620 --> 00:08:42,275 - Jeremy Strong, "An Enemy of the People." 173 00:08:42,344 --> 00:08:45,137 Michael Stuhlbarg, "Patriots." 174 00:08:45,206 --> 00:08:48,068 - When was the last time you saw a politician 175 00:08:48,137 --> 00:08:52,310 you truly respect anywhere? 176 00:08:52,379 --> 00:08:53,689 Never! 177 00:08:53,758 --> 00:08:57,206 [applause] 178 00:08:57,275 --> 00:09:03,551 - And the Tony Award goes to-- 179 00:09:03,620 --> 00:09:06,137 Jeremy Strong, "An Enemy of the People"! 180 00:09:06,206 --> 00:09:13,000 [music playing] 181 00:09:13,068 --> 00:09:16,482 - This is the first nomination and Tony win for Jeremy Strong, 182 00:09:16,551 --> 00:09:19,827 who has trained at Yale, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, 183 00:09:19,896 --> 00:09:22,344 and Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater Company. 184 00:09:22,413 --> 00:09:29,379 ♪ 185 00:09:31,172 --> 00:09:34,068 - Man, Oh, man. 186 00:09:34,137 --> 00:09:36,068 Thank you so much. 187 00:09:36,137 --> 00:09:42,896 Thank you to the American Theater Wing. 188 00:09:42,965 --> 00:09:43,896 OK. 189 00:09:43,965 --> 00:09:45,275 I want to thank some people. 190 00:09:45,344 --> 00:09:50,103 I want to thank Greg Noble, Patrick Catullo, Deedee 191 00:09:50,172 --> 00:09:54,827 Gardner, everyone at Seaview and 101 and Plan B. I want 192 00:09:54,896 --> 00:09:59,620 to thank Paul Libin for letting us use your beautiful theater. 193 00:09:59,689 --> 00:10:05,172 It was such an honor doing this play at Circle In The Square. 194 00:10:05,241 --> 00:10:09,310 My brilliant cast, the design team, 195 00:10:09,379 --> 00:10:13,827 and the whole production team that worked on this play, yeah. 196 00:10:13,896 --> 00:10:20,827 I want to thank the ushers and the front of house staff 197 00:10:23,724 --> 00:10:28,103 who see me walking in every day looking like I've just been run 198 00:10:28,172 --> 00:10:32,517 over by a truck and see me walk out looking somehow 199 00:10:32,586 --> 00:10:36,758 even worse with, like, bits of pretzels 200 00:10:36,827 --> 00:10:40,413 and aquavit in my hair. 201 00:10:40,482 --> 00:10:44,241 Linda, thank you for sewing 50,000 buttons back 202 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:46,758 onto my shirts every night. 203 00:10:46,827 --> 00:10:49,724 Molly Kerns, I couldn't have done this without you. 204 00:10:49,793 --> 00:10:54,206 I think a lot of people in this room share that sentiment. 205 00:10:54,275 --> 00:11:00,517 Sam and Amy, you guys, thank you. 206 00:11:00,586 --> 00:11:02,241 This is just crazy. 207 00:11:02,310 --> 00:11:05,275 Sam, thank you for being everything an actor could hope 208 00:11:05,344 --> 00:11:09,827 for in a director and for bringing new meaning to 209 00:11:09,896 --> 00:11:13,551 the term ice bucket challenge. 210 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:17,206 Amy, for your masterful work on this play. 211 00:11:17,275 --> 00:11:19,344 The last time I did a play of yours, 212 00:11:19,413 --> 00:11:25,689 I met Emma, my wife, who I now have three beautiful children 213 00:11:25,758 --> 00:11:29,620 with, and now this play. 214 00:11:29,689 --> 00:11:30,931 [music playing] 215 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,655 Real quick, this play is a cry from the heart 216 00:11:34,724 --> 00:11:38,310 and an exhortation to face up to the difficult truths that 217 00:11:38,379 --> 00:11:40,517 are staring us all down right now. 218 00:11:40,586 --> 00:11:43,310 It's been a privilege to give its warning 219 00:11:43,379 --> 00:11:44,931 and its hope to audiences. 220 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,724 This is for my mom and my dad who 221 00:11:46,793 --> 00:11:48,758 are here tonight, somewhere. 222 00:11:48,827 --> 00:11:54,482 Mom, Dad, thank you for allowing me to imagine. 223 00:11:54,551 --> 00:11:55,758 Thank you so much. 224 00:11:55,827 --> 00:11:58,655 [applause] 225 00:11:58,724 --> 00:12:04,034 ♪ 226 00:12:04,103 --> 00:12:08,448 - And now please welcome Tony Award nominee Danai Gurira. 227 00:12:08,517 --> 00:12:15,206 [applause] 228 00:12:15,275 --> 00:12:17,241 - No matter where I go in the world, 229 00:12:17,310 --> 00:12:21,275 I'm always drawn back to the people, the energy, and 230 00:12:21,344 --> 00:12:25,862 the resilience of this city. 231 00:12:25,931 --> 00:12:30,448 If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. 232 00:12:30,517 --> 00:12:32,793 And so it is no surprise that I am 233 00:12:32,862 --> 00:12:36,689 utterly enchanted by the first nominee for Best Musical. 234 00:12:36,758 --> 00:12:43,344 [applause] 235 00:12:43,413 --> 00:12:47,758 It celebrates a fresh new take on a coming-of-age story 236 00:12:47,827 --> 00:12:51,103 reflecting the teenage years of a budding artist, 237 00:12:51,172 --> 00:12:53,793 while celebrating the concrete jungle 238 00:12:53,862 --> 00:12:57,310 where dreams are made of in this divergent New 239 00:12:57,379 --> 00:12:58,689 York community. 240 00:12:58,758 --> 00:13:01,586 Contagious energy and searing truth 241 00:13:01,655 --> 00:13:06,758 reverberate throughout, bringing you into a true empire 242 00:13:06,827 --> 00:13:08,275 state of mind. 243 00:13:08,344 --> 00:13:12,068 It is therefore my joy to welcome the glorious company 244 00:13:12,137 --> 00:13:15,172 that is "Hell's Kitchen"! 245 00:13:15,241 --> 00:13:17,137 [applause] 246 00:13:17,206 --> 00:13:19,586 ["the gospel" playing] 247 00:13:19,655 --> 00:13:22,000 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 248 00:13:22,068 --> 00:13:24,931 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 249 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,896 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah 250 00:13:26,965 --> 00:13:28,827 ♪ I said, we're all God's children ♪ 251 00:13:28,896 --> 00:13:30,310 ♪ Products of the ghetto 252 00:13:30,379 --> 00:13:31,344 ♪ Mama cooked the soup 253 00:13:31,413 --> 00:13:32,862 ♪ Daddy did the yelling 254 00:13:32,931 --> 00:13:33,965 ♪ Uncle was a drunk 255 00:13:34,034 --> 00:13:35,344 ♪ Cousin was a felon 256 00:13:35,413 --> 00:13:36,586 ♪ And when he got pinched 257 00:13:36,655 --> 00:13:38,310 ♪ He told 'em he wasn't telling ♪ 258 00:13:38,379 --> 00:13:39,344 ♪ Auntie was a cook 259 00:13:39,413 --> 00:13:40,620 ♪ Her husband was a crook 260 00:13:40,689 --> 00:13:41,793 ♪ 'Cause every job he had 261 00:13:41,862 --> 00:13:43,551 ♪ They be payin' him off the books ♪ 262 00:13:43,620 --> 00:13:46,034 ♪ Ghetto University, knowledge is all it took ♪ 263 00:13:46,103 --> 00:13:48,896 ♪ In a tenement I was listenin' to the hook ♪ 264 00:13:48,965 --> 00:13:50,068 ♪ Change gon' come 265 00:13:50,137 --> 00:13:51,413 ♪ Spirit of Sam Cooke 266 00:13:51,482 --> 00:13:52,655 ♪ And when the feds comin' 267 00:13:52,724 --> 00:13:54,206 ♪ Everybody be shook 268 00:13:54,275 --> 00:13:56,758 ♪ Now we doing life like Eddie Murphy and Martin ♪ 269 00:13:56,827 --> 00:13:57,931 ♪ On the chain gang 270 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:59,586 ♪ I was singing into the coffin ♪ 271 00:13:59,655 --> 00:14:00,827 ♪ Roaches and the rats 272 00:14:00,896 --> 00:14:02,241 ♪ Heroin in the cracks 273 00:14:02,310 --> 00:14:03,482 ♪ Couldn't blame me 274 00:14:03,551 --> 00:14:04,827 ♪ I'm just giving the facts 275 00:14:04,896 --> 00:14:06,172 ♪ I'm trying to hit the top 276 00:14:06,241 --> 00:14:07,517 ♪ 'Cause the bottom ain't where it's at ♪ 277 00:14:07,586 --> 00:14:08,758 ♪ Everybody got a path 278 00:14:08,827 --> 00:14:10,724 ♪ But you could never go back 279 00:14:10,793 --> 00:14:12,482 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh 280 00:14:12,551 --> 00:14:14,965 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh 281 00:14:15,034 --> 00:14:17,482 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh 282 00:14:17,551 --> 00:14:20,482 ♪ Oh, oh, oh 283 00:14:20,551 --> 00:14:23,448 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 284 00:14:23,517 --> 00:14:26,448 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 285 00:14:26,517 --> 00:14:28,448 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 286 00:14:28,517 --> 00:14:35,482 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 287 00:15:00,241 --> 00:15:02,965 ♪ We are lost and lonely people ♪ 288 00:15:03,034 --> 00:15:05,379 ♪ And we're looking for a reason ♪ 289 00:15:05,448 --> 00:15:10,655 ♪ And it's all right 290 00:15:10,724 --> 00:15:13,379 ♪ So let's celebrate the dreamers ♪ 291 00:15:13,448 --> 00:15:15,827 ♪ We embrace the space between us ♪ 292 00:15:15,896 --> 00:15:21,103 ♪ 'Cause it's all right 293 00:15:21,172 --> 00:15:23,551 ♪ We are born on our own 294 00:15:23,620 --> 00:15:26,172 ♪ And we die on our own 295 00:15:26,241 --> 00:15:28,965 ♪ And we're here to make meaning ♪ 296 00:15:29,034 --> 00:15:31,000 ♪ Of what happens in between 297 00:15:31,068 --> 00:15:34,172 ♪ We could hate, we could love ♪ 298 00:15:34,241 --> 00:15:36,862 ♪ We could doubt, we could trust ♪ 299 00:15:36,931 --> 00:15:39,517 ♪ But we're here to make meaning ♪ 300 00:15:39,586 --> 00:15:41,896 ♪ For as long as we're breathing ♪ 301 00:15:41,965 --> 00:15:46,206 ♪ It's all right 302 00:15:46,275 --> 00:15:50,827 ♪ Wherever you are, it's all right ♪ 303 00:15:50,896 --> 00:15:57,206 ♪ Whoever are, it's all right 304 00:15:57,275 --> 00:16:04,275 ♪ Wherever you are, it's all right ♪ 305 00:16:05,310 --> 00:16:08,103 ["fallin'" playing] 306 00:16:08,172 --> 00:16:13,517 ♪ I keep on fallin' 307 00:16:13,586 --> 00:16:19,620 ♪ I keep on fallin' 308 00:16:19,689 --> 00:16:26,206 ♪ In and out of love 309 00:16:27,241 --> 00:16:30,586 ♪ With you 310 00:16:30,655 --> 00:16:34,137 ♪ Sometimes I-- I love you 311 00:16:34,206 --> 00:16:38,586 ♪ Sometimes you make me blue 312 00:16:38,655 --> 00:16:42,620 ♪ Sometimes I feel good 313 00:16:42,689 --> 00:16:46,413 ♪ At times I feel used 314 00:16:46,482 --> 00:16:50,482 ♪ Oh, lovin' you, darlin' 315 00:16:50,551 --> 00:16:54,379 ♪ Leaves me so confused 316 00:16:54,448 --> 00:16:57,137 ♪ I keep on fallin' 317 00:16:57,206 --> 00:17:00,068 ♪ In and out of love with you 318 00:17:00,137 --> 00:17:02,172 ♪ I never loved someone 319 00:17:02,241 --> 00:17:04,827 ♪ The way that I love you 320 00:17:04,896 --> 00:17:07,792 [vocalizing] 321 00:17:07,862 --> 00:17:14,862 ♪ 322 00:17:23,241 --> 00:17:30,172 [cheers, applause] 323 00:17:33,137 --> 00:17:40,103 ["EMPIRE STATE OF MIND" PLAYING] 324 00:17:53,931 --> 00:17:56,586 ♪ Grew up in a town 325 00:17:56,655 --> 00:18:01,793 ♪ That is famous as a place of movie scenes ♪ 326 00:18:01,862 --> 00:18:05,827 ♪ 327 00:18:05,896 --> 00:18:07,551 ♪ Noise is always loud 328 00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:09,689 ♪ There are sirens all around 329 00:18:09,758 --> 00:18:16,620 ♪ And the streets are mean 330 00:18:16,689 --> 00:18:18,379 ♪ If I can make it here 331 00:18:18,448 --> 00:18:20,379 ♪ I can make it anywhere 332 00:18:20,448 --> 00:18:27,000 ♪ That's what they say 333 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,482 ♪ Seeing my face in lights 334 00:18:29,551 --> 00:18:30,965 ♪ Or my name on marquees 335 00:18:31,034 --> 00:18:37,620 ♪ Found down on Broadway 336 00:18:38,827 --> 00:18:40,206 ♪ Even if it ain't all it seems ♪ 337 00:18:40,275 --> 00:18:41,827 ♪ I got a pocket full of dreams ♪ 338 00:18:41,896 --> 00:18:46,034 ♪ Baby, I'm from New York 339 00:18:46,103 --> 00:18:49,793 ♪ Concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪ 340 00:18:49,862 --> 00:18:52,793 ♪ There's nothing you can't do ♪ 341 00:18:52,862 --> 00:18:57,275 ♪ Now you're in New York 342 00:18:57,344 --> 00:19:00,413 ♪ These streets will make you feel brand new ♪ 343 00:19:00,482 --> 00:19:03,862 ♪ Big lights will inspire you 344 00:19:03,931 --> 00:19:10,551 ♪ Here in New York, New York, New York ♪ 345 00:19:10,620 --> 00:19:12,896 ♪ One hand in the air for the-- ♪ 346 00:19:12,965 --> 00:19:14,620 Let me see y'all! 347 00:19:14,689 --> 00:19:16,137 ♪ Big dreams all lookin' pretty ♪ 348 00:19:16,206 --> 00:19:19,206 ♪ No place in the world that can compare ♪ 349 00:19:19,275 --> 00:19:21,034 ♪ Put your hands in the air 350 00:19:21,103 --> 00:19:23,862 ♪ Everybody say yeah, yeah 351 00:19:23,931 --> 00:19:26,758 ♪ Yeah, yeah 352 00:19:26,827 --> 00:19:28,344 Are we in New York City tonight? 353 00:19:28,413 --> 00:19:31,034 [cheering] 354 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:33,448 Are we at the Tony Awards tonight? 355 00:19:33,517 --> 00:19:35,655 [cheering] 356 00:19:35,724 --> 00:19:37,931 Had to do something crazy. 357 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,620 It's my hometown! 358 00:19:39,689 --> 00:19:41,241 [cheering] 359 00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:42,586 - Yeah. 360 00:19:42,655 --> 00:19:44,034 ♪ Yeah, I'm out that Brooklyn 361 00:19:44,103 --> 00:19:45,413 ♪ Now I'm down at Tribeca 362 00:19:45,482 --> 00:19:46,724 ♪ Right next to DeNiro 363 00:19:46,793 --> 00:19:48,103 ♪ But I'll be hood forever 364 00:19:48,172 --> 00:19:49,379 ♪ I'm the new Sinatra 365 00:19:49,448 --> 00:19:50,758 ♪ And since I made it here 366 00:19:50,827 --> 00:19:52,172 ♪ I can make it anywhere 367 00:19:52,241 --> 00:19:53,517 ♪ Yeah, they love me everywhere ♪ 368 00:19:53,586 --> 00:19:54,931 ♪ I used to cop in Harlem 369 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,241 ♪ Hola, my Dominicanos 370 00:19:56,310 --> 00:19:57,620 ♪ Right there up on Broadway 371 00:19:57,689 --> 00:19:58,896 ♪ Brought me back to that McDonalds ♪ 372 00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:00,310 ♪ Took it to my stash spot 373 00:20:00,379 --> 00:20:01,724 ♪ 560 State Street 374 00:20:01,793 --> 00:20:02,862 ♪ Catch me in the kitchen 375 00:20:02,931 --> 00:20:04,448 ♪ Like a Simmons whippin' pastry ♪ 376 00:20:04,517 --> 00:20:06,000 ♪ Cruisin down 8th Street 377 00:20:06,068 --> 00:20:08,206 ♪ Off-white Lexus driving so slow ♪ 378 00:20:08,275 --> 00:20:09,965 ♪ But BK is from Texas 379 00:20:10,034 --> 00:20:11,344 ♪ Me, I'm out that Bed-Stuy 380 00:20:11,413 --> 00:20:12,724 ♪ Home of that boy Biggie 381 00:20:12,793 --> 00:20:13,931 ♪ Now I live on Billboard 382 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,379 ♪ And I brought my boys with me ♪ 383 00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:16,724 ♪ Say what up to Ty Ty 384 00:20:16,793 --> 00:20:18,103 ♪ Still sippin' mai tai 385 00:20:18,172 --> 00:20:19,724 ♪ Sittin' courtside Knicks and Nets ♪ 386 00:20:19,793 --> 00:20:20,758 ♪ Giving me high fives 387 00:20:20,827 --> 00:20:22,206 ♪ Yeah, I'll be spiked out 388 00:20:22,275 --> 00:20:23,448 ♪ I could trip a referee 389 00:20:23,517 --> 00:20:24,931 ♪ Tell by my attitude 390 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,206 ♪ That I'm most definitely from ♪ 391 00:20:27,275 --> 00:20:29,620 ♪ New York 392 00:20:29,689 --> 00:20:33,344 ♪ Concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪ 393 00:20:33,413 --> 00:20:36,448 ♪ There's nothing you can't do ♪ 394 00:20:36,517 --> 00:20:40,103 ♪ Now you're in New York 395 00:20:40,172 --> 00:20:41,517 - Can you say, New York City? 396 00:20:41,586 --> 00:20:44,275 ♪ These streets will make you feel brand new ♪ 397 00:20:44,344 --> 00:20:47,413 ♪ The lights will inspire you 398 00:20:47,482 --> 00:20:54,379 ♪ Hear it for New York, New York, New York ♪ 399 00:20:55,413 --> 00:20:56,689 - Brooklyn! 400 00:20:56,758 --> 00:20:58,413 New York City and the Tonys tonight! 401 00:20:58,482 --> 00:21:05,517 [cheers, applause] 402 00:21:16,896 --> 00:21:19,379 - Pete Townshend and a performance from "Tommy" 403 00:21:19,448 --> 00:21:20,655 are next. 404 00:21:20,724 --> 00:21:23,310 And later, a special tribute to Chita Rivera. 405 00:21:23,379 --> 00:21:25,793 The "77th Tony Awards." 406 00:21:25,862 --> 00:21:31,413 This is CBS. 407 00:21:31,482 --> 00:21:34,517 - Sponsored by American Express, the official payments 408 00:21:34,586 --> 00:21:41,206 partner of the "Tony Awards." 409 00:21:42,241 --> 00:21:48,068 [music playing, applause] 410 00:21:48,137 --> 00:21:50,517 - Welcome back to the "Tony Awards." 411 00:21:50,586 --> 00:21:55,000 So as a perk of hosting, I get to see every show. 412 00:21:55,068 --> 00:21:56,655 And I have to tell you, the work really 413 00:21:56,724 --> 00:21:58,620 has been incredibly inspiring, so 414 00:21:58,689 --> 00:22:01,206 much so that I've been motivated to write 415 00:22:01,275 --> 00:22:02,724 my very first musical. 416 00:22:02,793 --> 00:22:03,965 [applause] 417 00:22:04,034 --> 00:22:04,965 I know. 418 00:22:05,034 --> 00:22:06,137 Here's the pitch. 419 00:22:06,206 --> 00:22:07,448 Oh, and thank you for clapping. 420 00:22:07,517 --> 00:22:09,827 Wasn't looking for that but, like, thanks. 421 00:22:09,896 --> 00:22:11,206 So here's the pitch. 422 00:22:11,275 --> 00:22:13,172 It's three hours, no intermission, 423 00:22:13,241 --> 00:22:15,172 and it's based on my BAFTA wrap. 424 00:22:15,241 --> 00:22:17,517 [laughter] 425 00:22:17,586 --> 00:22:19,068 No? 426 00:22:19,137 --> 00:22:22,413 Anyway, she liked it, Cynthia. 427 00:22:22,482 --> 00:22:23,689 We got one. 428 00:22:23,758 --> 00:22:26,655 Anywho, here's someone you will definitely 429 00:22:26,724 --> 00:22:29,172 give a warm welcome to, Tony Award 430 00:22:29,241 --> 00:22:31,482 winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson! 431 00:22:31,551 --> 00:22:38,482 [cheers, applause] 432 00:22:41,103 --> 00:22:44,827 - Happy Father's day, Justin. 433 00:22:44,896 --> 00:22:47,758 For a Broadway actor, there is no greater thrill than 434 00:22:47,827 --> 00:22:49,827 your first Tony nomination. 435 00:22:49,896 --> 00:22:52,103 That was me a few years ago, and 436 00:22:52,172 --> 00:22:54,241 that is the case for all the actors 437 00:22:54,310 --> 00:22:55,551 in this category tonight. 438 00:22:55,620 --> 00:22:58,724 [cheers, applause] 439 00:22:58,793 --> 00:23:00,896 Your first Tony nominations-- 440 00:23:00,965 --> 00:23:01,896 that's incredible. 441 00:23:01,965 --> 00:23:02,896 Congratulations. 442 00:23:02,965 --> 00:23:04,827 Nothing is better. 443 00:23:04,896 --> 00:23:05,827 One thing is better. 444 00:23:05,896 --> 00:23:07,689 [laughter] 445 00:23:07,758 --> 00:23:09,827 It is really nice to get the Tony award. 446 00:23:09,896 --> 00:23:11,068 But that is-- that is very nice. 447 00:23:11,137 --> 00:23:12,551 But, believe me, it does not change your life. 448 00:23:12,620 --> 00:23:14,206 Believe me, it doesn't. 449 00:23:14,275 --> 00:23:16,275 No, you're just as wonderful as you were before. 450 00:23:16,344 --> 00:23:17,620 OK? 451 00:23:17,689 --> 00:23:19,517 It does make this specific night more fun, though. 452 00:23:19,586 --> 00:23:21,551 And, OK, I've already built this up too much. 453 00:23:21,620 --> 00:23:22,827 All right. 454 00:23:22,896 --> 00:23:25,862 Here are the exceptional nominees for Performance 455 00:23:25,931 --> 00:23:29,482 by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. 456 00:23:29,551 --> 00:23:32,310 - Will Brill, "Stereophonic." 457 00:23:32,379 --> 00:23:33,896 - There's a whole group-- 458 00:23:33,965 --> 00:23:38,758 Alan Watts, Otis Redding, Shel Silverstein, who is a genius. 459 00:23:38,827 --> 00:23:41,275 They all had houseboats. 460 00:23:41,344 --> 00:23:43,551 - Eli Gelb, "Stereophonic." 461 00:23:43,620 --> 00:23:45,965 - You know the four rules of engineering. 462 00:23:46,034 --> 00:23:47,310 - Um, no. 463 00:23:47,379 --> 00:23:48,620 - You need to show up. 464 00:23:48,689 --> 00:23:50,000 You need to pay attention. 465 00:23:50,068 --> 00:23:51,241 You need to tell the truth. 466 00:23:51,310 --> 00:23:53,206 And you need to deal with the consequences. 467 00:23:53,275 --> 00:23:54,482 Right? 468 00:23:54,551 --> 00:23:56,655 - Jim Parsons, "Mother Play." 469 00:23:56,724 --> 00:24:00,965 - I want you to stay out of this house as much as you can. 470 00:24:01,034 --> 00:24:03,206 Take after school programs. 471 00:24:03,275 --> 00:24:04,206 Volunteer. 472 00:24:04,275 --> 00:24:07,206 Go out for school plays. 473 00:24:07,275 --> 00:24:08,965 But stay out of the house. 474 00:24:09,034 --> 00:24:11,862 - Tom Pecinka, "Stereophonic." 475 00:24:11,931 --> 00:24:14,413 - I'm gonna get a glass of asti spumante 476 00:24:14,482 --> 00:24:17,103 and eat ravioli and calm down. 477 00:24:17,172 --> 00:24:21,896 Because I am stoned and you know I'm stoned! 478 00:24:21,965 --> 00:24:24,034 - Corey Stoll, "Appropriate." 479 00:24:24,103 --> 00:24:26,241 - What if that discomfort never ended 480 00:24:26,310 --> 00:24:29,068 or it started as something else or became something else? 481 00:24:29,137 --> 00:24:31,310 What if he had a whole life and a whole set 482 00:24:31,379 --> 00:24:34,482 of opinions he kept from us? 483 00:24:34,551 --> 00:24:37,206 [applause] 484 00:24:37,275 --> 00:24:43,310 - And the Tony Award goes to-- 485 00:24:43,379 --> 00:24:44,896 Will Brill, "Stereophonic." 486 00:24:44,965 --> 00:24:48,206 [cheers, applause] 487 00:24:48,275 --> 00:24:53,137 [music playing] 488 00:24:53,206 --> 00:24:56,344 - Will Brill earns his first Tony nomination 489 00:24:56,413 --> 00:24:59,827 and win for his performance as a bassist in a fictional rock 490 00:24:59,896 --> 00:25:01,655 band on the cusp of stardom. 491 00:25:01,724 --> 00:25:08,724 [cheers, applause] 492 00:25:12,068 --> 00:25:13,000 - Oh! 493 00:25:13,068 --> 00:25:15,931 [laughs] 494 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,137 Um, wow, wow, wow. 495 00:25:18,206 --> 00:25:19,137 Thanks, guys. 496 00:25:19,206 --> 00:25:20,655 Wait, can we-- 497 00:25:20,724 --> 00:25:22,862 OK, there are six other people in this play. 498 00:25:22,931 --> 00:25:24,758 Can you stand up real quick? 499 00:25:24,827 --> 00:25:25,862 Just stand up. 500 00:25:25,931 --> 00:25:26,931 Look at these guys. 501 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:28,068 Look at them. Look at them. 502 00:25:28,137 --> 00:25:29,068 Look at them. 503 00:25:29,137 --> 00:25:30,068 Look at them. 504 00:25:30,137 --> 00:25:31,103 [applause] 505 00:25:31,172 --> 00:25:32,275 Wow! Wow! 506 00:25:32,344 --> 00:25:33,310 Wow! 507 00:25:33,379 --> 00:25:35,689 You guys! 508 00:25:35,758 --> 00:25:36,965 OK. 509 00:25:37,034 --> 00:25:41,965 David Adjmi, and Daniel Aukin, and Justin Craig, 510 00:25:42,034 --> 00:25:47,551 and Will Butler took a real chance on casting a play 511 00:25:47,620 --> 00:25:51,000 with a bunch of nobodies. 512 00:25:51,068 --> 00:25:53,172 And then, all of a sudden, Sue Wagner, 513 00:25:53,241 --> 00:25:56,965 and John Johnson, and Greg Noble were like, you know what? 514 00:25:57,034 --> 00:25:59,517 We could put that on Broadway and that could be a nice thing. 515 00:25:59,586 --> 00:26:00,551 So-- 516 00:26:00,620 --> 00:26:02,137 [laughter] 517 00:26:02,206 --> 00:26:03,931 What the heck? 518 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,000 This is really nice. 519 00:26:06,068 --> 00:26:08,896 I just want to say, I wouldn't be here without my therapist, 520 00:26:08,965 --> 00:26:10,206 Rachel Terde and-- 521 00:26:10,275 --> 00:26:12,379 [laughter, applause] 522 00:26:12,448 --> 00:26:18,517 --and my-- my bass teacher, Robbie "Seahag" Mangano. 523 00:26:18,586 --> 00:26:20,655 And also, I wouldn't be doing this if Talene 524 00:26:20,724 --> 00:26:22,586 Monahon hadn't told me to. 525 00:26:22,655 --> 00:26:25,931 So thanks, Talene. 526 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,620 I love you guys so much. 527 00:26:27,689 --> 00:26:28,620 Wild. 528 00:26:28,689 --> 00:26:29,620 Thanks. 529 00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:33,068 [cheers, applause] 530 00:26:33,137 --> 00:26:37,034 [music playing] 531 00:26:37,103 --> 00:26:42,586 - Please welcome Tony winner Pete Townshend. 532 00:26:42,655 --> 00:26:49,344 [cheers, applause] 533 00:26:50,379 --> 00:26:54,448 - Thank you. 534 00:26:54,517 --> 00:26:59,793 To beanie or not to beanie-- 535 00:26:59,862 --> 00:27:01,551 I decided I'd wear it. 536 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:04,586 I've been sailing and I'm a bit sunburned and spotty, 537 00:27:04,655 --> 00:27:07,241 and so great to be here. 538 00:27:07,310 --> 00:27:10,896 In 1968, when I first started putting the songs together-- 539 00:27:10,965 --> 00:27:15,103 I was 24-- putting the songs together for "Tommy," 540 00:27:15,172 --> 00:27:17,103 I hoped to do something which would 541 00:27:17,172 --> 00:27:20,689 string a lot of rock songs together and tell a story. 542 00:27:20,758 --> 00:27:24,689 And I didn't really think very deeply about what I was doing. 543 00:27:24,758 --> 00:27:29,862 And I had no idea it would lead me here twice. 544 00:27:29,931 --> 00:27:33,517 Because the last time I was here, I got two Tony Awards. 545 00:27:33,586 --> 00:27:37,206 [cheers, applause] 546 00:27:37,275 --> 00:27:40,551 There's nothing more romantic than that, even for me. 547 00:27:40,620 --> 00:27:41,965 I've been on the romantic-- 548 00:27:42,034 --> 00:27:44,517 the upside and the downside of rock and roll. 549 00:27:44,586 --> 00:27:49,551 For me, when Dez and I finished in Chicago with "Tommy," 550 00:27:49,620 --> 00:27:51,620 where it went up first, and we thought, 551 00:27:51,689 --> 00:27:52,896 what do we want to do next? 552 00:27:52,965 --> 00:27:54,896 We said, we want to come back to Broadway. 553 00:27:54,965 --> 00:27:58,724 Even if we make no money, we want to come back to Broadway. 554 00:27:58,793 --> 00:28:00,620 We're thrilled that the audience is 555 00:28:00,689 --> 00:28:02,517 moved by the humanity of the story 556 00:28:02,586 --> 00:28:04,689 because it is a human story. 557 00:28:04,758 --> 00:28:07,793 It's about good parenting and bad parenting. 558 00:28:07,862 --> 00:28:11,241 And that's really what is the issue for all of us today. 559 00:28:11,310 --> 00:28:13,551 And if theater can touch on any of that, 560 00:28:13,620 --> 00:28:16,758 if it can open any doors for many young girls who 561 00:28:16,827 --> 00:28:19,793 are anxious and thinking about suicide, 562 00:28:19,862 --> 00:28:23,241 and some of them committing suicide, that would be great. 563 00:28:23,310 --> 00:28:28,827 Because we are about to perform for you 564 00:28:28,896 --> 00:28:34,896 with the company of The Who's Tommy," A bit of the show. 565 00:28:34,965 --> 00:28:38,275 [cheers, applause] 566 00:28:38,344 --> 00:28:41,172 ["see me, feel me" playing] 567 00:28:41,241 --> 00:28:47,724 ♪ See me, feel me, 568 00:28:47,793 --> 00:28:54,103 ♪ Touch me, heal me 569 00:28:54,172 --> 00:29:00,655 ♪ See me, feel me, 570 00:29:00,724 --> 00:29:07,655 ♪ Touch me, heal me 571 00:29:08,689 --> 00:29:11,482 ["pinball wizard" playing] 572 00:29:11,551 --> 00:29:18,551 ♪ 573 00:29:41,793 --> 00:29:43,724 ♪ Ever since I was a young boy ♪ 574 00:29:43,793 --> 00:29:45,724 ♪ I played the silver ball 575 00:29:45,793 --> 00:29:47,689 ♪ From Soho down to Brighton 576 00:29:47,758 --> 00:29:49,413 ♪ I must've played 'em all 577 00:29:49,482 --> 00:29:51,344 ♪ But I ain't seen nothing like him ♪ 578 00:29:51,413 --> 00:29:53,241 ♪ In any amusement hall 579 00:29:53,310 --> 00:29:55,275 ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ 580 00:29:55,344 --> 00:29:58,344 ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball 581 00:29:58,413 --> 00:30:04,655 ♪ 582 00:30:04,724 --> 00:30:06,517 ♪ He stands like a statue 583 00:30:06,586 --> 00:30:08,689 ♪ Becomes part of the machine 584 00:30:08,758 --> 00:30:10,689 ♪ Feeling all the bumpers 585 00:30:10,758 --> 00:30:12,379 ♪ Always playin' clean 586 00:30:12,448 --> 00:30:14,275 ♪ He plays by intuition 587 00:30:14,344 --> 00:30:16,172 ♪ The digit counters fall 588 00:30:16,241 --> 00:30:18,344 ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ 589 00:30:18,413 --> 00:30:20,862 ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball 590 00:30:20,931 --> 00:30:26,724 ♪ 591 00:30:26,793 --> 00:30:28,724 ♪ He's a pinball wizard 592 00:30:28,793 --> 00:30:31,000 ♪ There has to be a twist 593 00:30:31,068 --> 00:30:33,241 ♪ A pinball wizard's got 594 00:30:33,310 --> 00:30:38,827 ♪ Such a supple wrist 595 00:30:38,896 --> 00:30:41,827 ♪ How do you think he does it 596 00:30:41,896 --> 00:30:43,241 ♪ I don't know 597 00:30:43,310 --> 00:30:46,620 ♪ What makes him so good 598 00:30:46,689 --> 00:30:48,517 ♪ He ain't got no distractions ♪ 599 00:30:48,586 --> 00:30:50,793 ♪ Can't hear those buzzers and bells ♪ 600 00:30:50,862 --> 00:30:52,862 ♪ Don't see no lights a flashin' ♪ 601 00:30:52,931 --> 00:30:54,793 ♪ Plays by sense of smell 602 00:30:54,862 --> 00:30:56,413 ♪ Always has to replay. 603 00:30:56,482 --> 00:30:58,413 ♪ An never tilts at all 604 00:30:58,482 --> 00:31:00,310 ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ 605 00:31:00,379 --> 00:31:03,862 ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball 606 00:31:03,931 --> 00:31:08,310 ♪ 607 00:31:08,379 --> 00:31:12,275 ♪ Ball! 608 00:31:12,344 --> 00:31:18,206 ♪ Aw! 609 00:31:18,275 --> 00:31:20,655 [cheering] 610 00:31:20,724 --> 00:31:27,724 ♪ 611 00:31:31,172 --> 00:31:32,827 ♪ Ha, ha 612 00:31:32,896 --> 00:31:39,896 ♪ 613 00:31:42,172 --> 00:31:44,551 ♪ Even at my favorite table 614 00:31:44,620 --> 00:31:46,517 ♪ He can beat my best 615 00:31:46,586 --> 00:31:48,482 ♪ The kids all lead him in 616 00:31:48,551 --> 00:31:50,413 ♪ And he just does the rest 617 00:31:50,482 --> 00:31:52,413 ♪ He's got crazy flipper fingers ♪ 618 00:31:52,482 --> 00:31:53,620 ♪ Never seen him fall 619 00:31:53,689 --> 00:31:56,137 ♪ That deaf, dumb, and blind kid ♪ 620 00:31:56,206 --> 00:32:01,137 ♪ Sure plays a mean pinball 621 00:32:01,206 --> 00:32:08,172 ♪ 622 00:32:16,586 --> 00:32:23,586 [cheers, applause] 623 00:32:27,034 --> 00:32:29,517 [music playing] 624 00:32:29,586 --> 00:32:32,310 - The company of "Merrily We Roll Along" is next. 625 00:32:32,379 --> 00:32:34,758 And later, more nominated performances. 626 00:32:34,827 --> 00:32:36,931 The "77th Tony Awards." 627 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:43,965 This is CBS. 628 00:32:46,827 --> 00:32:50,241 [music playing] 629 00:32:50,310 --> 00:32:52,931 - And now, Taylor Tomlinson and Tony winning 630 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,172 producer Wendell Pierce. 631 00:32:55,241 --> 00:33:02,275 [applause] 632 00:33:04,758 --> 00:33:06,344 - Thank you. 633 00:33:06,413 --> 00:33:09,965 I performed on stage for the first time in a children's play 634 00:33:10,034 --> 00:33:11,586 at the University of New Orleans. 635 00:33:11,655 --> 00:33:13,172 [cheering] 636 00:33:13,241 --> 00:33:14,448 Yes. 637 00:33:14,517 --> 00:33:16,206 And when the play ended, I heard that applause 638 00:33:16,275 --> 00:33:18,724 and I knew I was hooked. 639 00:33:18,793 --> 00:33:21,344 Introducing young people to the arts 640 00:33:21,413 --> 00:33:24,724 ensures the future of the theater. 641 00:33:24,793 --> 00:33:28,275 - The 15th annual Jimmy Awards, produced by the Broadway League 642 00:33:28,344 --> 00:33:30,862 Foundation, recognizes talented high school 643 00:33:30,931 --> 00:33:32,034 students around the country. 644 00:33:32,103 --> 00:33:38,448 [cheers, applause] 645 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:42,586 102 contestants will compete for the awards 646 00:33:42,655 --> 00:33:44,931 in New York on June 24. 647 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:48,344 - Now, many past winners have landed roles on Broadway 648 00:33:48,413 --> 00:33:50,931 and have been nominated for Tony Awards. 649 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,310 So maybe one day some of these-- 650 00:33:54,379 --> 00:33:58,000 this year's finalists might find themselves nominated 651 00:33:58,068 --> 00:34:00,517 like these next artists. 652 00:34:00,586 --> 00:34:04,344 - Here are the nominees for Best Performance by an Actress 653 00:34:04,413 --> 00:34:07,413 in a Featured Role in a Play. 654 00:34:07,482 --> 00:34:11,551 - Quincy Tyler Bernstine, "Doubt: A Parable." 655 00:34:11,620 --> 00:34:15,585 - His father beat the hell out of him over that wine. 656 00:34:15,655 --> 00:34:17,103 - He shouldn't do that. 657 00:34:17,172 --> 00:34:19,482 - You don't tell my husband what to do. 658 00:34:19,551 --> 00:34:21,379 You just stand back. 659 00:34:21,447 --> 00:34:24,862 - Juliana Canfield, "Stereophonic." 660 00:34:24,931 --> 00:34:27,585 - That's all we are to you, just things in poses. 661 00:34:27,655 --> 00:34:33,034 We're, you know, shapes, things you can squish and sink into. 662 00:34:33,103 --> 00:34:36,034 - Celia Keenan-Bolger, "Mother Play." 663 00:34:36,103 --> 00:34:39,103 - I will cut off my arm before I let 664 00:34:39,172 --> 00:34:41,103 my brother feel unaccepted. 665 00:34:41,172 --> 00:34:44,413 There is nothing filthy about my brother. 666 00:34:44,482 --> 00:34:47,206 - Sarah Pidgeon, "Stereophonic." 667 00:34:47,275 --> 00:34:50,585 - We need to reframe this whole way of thinking about what 668 00:34:50,655 --> 00:34:51,793 to do with the album. 669 00:34:51,862 --> 00:34:53,241 Because it is not falling on my shoulders, 670 00:34:53,310 --> 00:34:55,344 because I won't let it. 671 00:34:55,413 --> 00:34:57,896 - Kara Young, "Purlie Victorious." 672 00:34:57,965 --> 00:35:00,275 - And since Henrietta's husband Harris-- 673 00:35:00,344 --> 00:35:01,724 - Horace. 674 00:35:01,793 --> 00:35:04,068 - --Horace was already dead from heart trouble-- 675 00:35:04,137 --> 00:35:05,310 - Gunshot wounds! 676 00:35:05,379 --> 00:35:07,103 - His heart stopped beating, didn't it? 677 00:35:07,172 --> 00:35:12,586 [laughter, applause] 678 00:35:12,655 --> 00:35:19,517 - And the Tony Award goes to-- 679 00:35:20,517 --> 00:35:21,482 Kara Young. 680 00:35:21,551 --> 00:35:25,379 [cheers, applause] 681 00:35:25,448 --> 00:35:29,827 [music playing] 682 00:35:29,896 --> 00:35:33,103 - This is the third consecutive year that Kara Young has earned 683 00:35:33,172 --> 00:35:35,034 a nomination in this category. 684 00:35:35,103 --> 00:35:38,034 Tonight she scores her first Tony win. 685 00:35:38,103 --> 00:35:41,517 [cheers, applause] 686 00:35:41,586 --> 00:35:48,586 ♪ 687 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:15,103 - Happy Father's Day. 688 00:36:15,172 --> 00:36:17,379 Happy Father's Day, Daddy! 689 00:36:17,448 --> 00:36:20,103 [giggles] 690 00:36:20,172 --> 00:36:21,586 Oh, my goodness. 691 00:36:21,655 --> 00:36:23,517 Wow. 692 00:36:23,586 --> 00:36:25,103 Thank you to the American Theater Wing. 693 00:36:25,172 --> 00:36:26,758 Thank you to the Broadway League. 694 00:36:26,827 --> 00:36:28,344 Thank you to my team-- 695 00:36:28,413 --> 00:36:30,241 Sam, Liana, Perry. 696 00:36:30,310 --> 00:36:31,241 Thank you to ID. 697 00:36:31,310 --> 00:36:32,551 Thank you so much. 698 00:36:32,620 --> 00:36:34,068 Thank you to every single person 699 00:36:34,137 --> 00:36:40,482 who has ever championed me to make this moment a reality. 700 00:36:40,551 --> 00:36:44,206 Thank you to my ancestors-- 701 00:36:44,275 --> 00:36:46,827 my ancestors, the women who I come from, 702 00:36:46,896 --> 00:36:48,793 the people who I come from. 703 00:36:48,862 --> 00:36:51,137 My great grandmother, Hazel Baptiste, 704 00:36:51,206 --> 00:36:55,137 made it a point to come to "Purlie Victorious" two 705 00:36:55,206 --> 00:36:59,655 weeks before she transitioned. 706 00:36:59,724 --> 00:37:01,275 Thank you to my mother. 707 00:37:01,344 --> 00:37:04,413 My mother went back to school with two children 708 00:37:04,482 --> 00:37:07,758 and got two master's degrees from an Ivy League institution. 709 00:37:07,827 --> 00:37:10,586 And to my father who put my mother through school 710 00:37:10,655 --> 00:37:13,310 and made it a priority-- 711 00:37:13,379 --> 00:37:15,517 a priority to do that. 712 00:37:15,586 --> 00:37:18,517 Thank you so much, Dad, for taking us to school every day, 713 00:37:18,586 --> 00:37:21,689 Mom, for taking me to dance class, back to this one, 714 00:37:21,758 --> 00:37:24,517 then to a party, then back to the class. 715 00:37:24,586 --> 00:37:25,551 I-- 716 00:37:25,620 --> 00:37:32,206 [laughter, applause] 717 00:37:32,275 --> 00:37:36,103 To my brother, Clay Young, your strength and resilience 718 00:37:36,172 --> 00:37:38,896 inspires me daily. 719 00:37:38,965 --> 00:37:42,241 To my partner, Biko Eisen-Martin, 720 00:37:42,310 --> 00:37:46,827 who I love so much, who is my spirit mate, 721 00:37:46,896 --> 00:37:50,517 to this incredible cast of "Purlie," 722 00:37:50,586 --> 00:37:52,137 this incredible cast-- 723 00:37:52,206 --> 00:37:56,758 Leslie-- Leslie, you make everything possible. 724 00:37:56,827 --> 00:37:59,137 You inspire me so much. 725 00:37:59,206 --> 00:38:04,827 You hold so much and you hold like it's weightless. 726 00:38:04,896 --> 00:38:06,448 Kenny Leon-- 727 00:38:06,517 --> 00:38:09,931 [applause] 728 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,586 --you meticulously crafted this play. 729 00:38:13,655 --> 00:38:18,034 I don't see anybody else doing this the way that you did it. 730 00:38:18,103 --> 00:38:21,827 You are singular, and important, and thank you. 731 00:38:21,896 --> 00:38:28,862 To Heather, Vanessa, Billy, Bill, JO, Noah P, Noah R-- 732 00:38:30,275 --> 00:38:34,344 uh, uh, help me out-- 733 00:38:34,413 --> 00:38:39,931 Willa-- Willa, Brandy, Donald, and Melvin-- 734 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,103 I think I said everybody, didn't I? 735 00:38:42,172 --> 00:38:44,689 And to the great Ossie Davis-- 736 00:38:44,758 --> 00:38:49,620 [cheers, applause] 737 00:38:49,689 --> 00:38:55,068 --who just posthumously elevated the American theater 738 00:38:55,137 --> 00:38:58,655 yet again, 62 years later-- 739 00:38:58,724 --> 00:39:01,137 oh my goodness, I-- 740 00:39:01,206 --> 00:39:04,413 and to the great Ruby Dee, Ruby Dee, Ruby Dee, Ruby Dee-- 741 00:39:04,482 --> 00:39:05,448 it says, please wrap it up. Sorry. 742 00:39:05,517 --> 00:39:06,827 I'm sorry. 743 00:39:06,896 --> 00:39:07,655 Please, please, please, let me-- let me have this. 744 00:39:07,724 --> 00:39:09,068 Ruby Dee, the legendary-- 745 00:39:09,137 --> 00:39:12,103 the legendary Ruby Dee who originated this role, 746 00:39:12,172 --> 00:39:15,620 the great Luttie Bell Gussie Mae Jenkins, who said, 747 00:39:15,689 --> 00:39:18,689 I'm taking a chance on my life and I'm gonna go, 748 00:39:18,758 --> 00:39:21,586 and I'm gonna go because I have some life left. 749 00:39:21,655 --> 00:39:23,620 I have a lot of life left in me. 750 00:39:23,689 --> 00:39:26,068 And she deserved it, and we all do. 751 00:39:26,137 --> 00:39:27,068 Thank you. 752 00:39:27,137 --> 00:39:28,620 This is to the vibration-- 753 00:39:28,689 --> 00:39:31,689 the vibration of the liberation for humanity. 754 00:39:31,758 --> 00:39:32,689 Thank you. 755 00:39:32,758 --> 00:39:36,586 [cheers, applause] 756 00:39:36,655 --> 00:39:43,655 [music playing] 757 00:39:46,965 --> 00:39:48,965 - There's this feeling of, like, 758 00:39:49,034 --> 00:39:54,275 bringing "Merrily" back to Broadway after over 40 years. 759 00:39:54,344 --> 00:39:56,793 And it feels like a really exciting 760 00:39:56,862 --> 00:39:59,379 responsibility and a gift. 761 00:39:59,448 --> 00:40:03,413 - And just to be able to sing a song like old friends, 762 00:40:03,482 --> 00:40:05,931 and just not really have to try for the emotion, just 763 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,206 to be able to just, like, turn and look at the two of them, 764 00:40:08,275 --> 00:40:09,482 like, standing together. 765 00:40:09,551 --> 00:40:11,896 - What a special thing we have in these roles 766 00:40:11,965 --> 00:40:14,586 and in sharing this show. 767 00:40:14,655 --> 00:40:19,206 It's just thrilling. 768 00:40:19,275 --> 00:40:21,137 [music playing] 769 00:40:21,206 --> 00:40:24,689 ♪ How did you get to be here 770 00:40:24,758 --> 00:40:28,172 ♪ What was the moment 771 00:40:28,241 --> 00:40:31,344 ♪ How did you get to be here 772 00:40:31,413 --> 00:40:33,379 ♪ How does it start to go 773 00:40:33,448 --> 00:40:34,896 ♪ Does it slip away slow 774 00:40:34,965 --> 00:40:37,896 ♪ So you never even notice it's happening ♪ 775 00:40:37,965 --> 00:40:41,241 ♪ 1968 776 00:40:41,310 --> 00:40:44,655 ["old friends" playing] 777 00:40:44,724 --> 00:40:47,172 ♪ Hey, old friend 778 00:40:47,241 --> 00:40:50,448 ♪ Are you OK, old friend 779 00:40:50,517 --> 00:40:53,827 ♪ What do you say, old friend 780 00:40:53,896 --> 00:40:57,689 ♪ Are we or are we unique 781 00:40:57,758 --> 00:41:00,344 ♪ Time goes by 782 00:41:00,413 --> 00:41:04,482 ♪ Everything else keeps changing ♪ 783 00:41:04,551 --> 00:41:06,896 ♪ You and I 784 00:41:06,965 --> 00:41:10,827 ♪ We get continued next week 785 00:41:10,896 --> 00:41:13,275 ♪ Most friends fade 786 00:41:13,344 --> 00:41:16,586 ♪ Or they don't make the grade ♪ 787 00:41:16,655 --> 00:41:19,620 ♪ New ones are quickly made 788 00:41:19,689 --> 00:41:23,206 ♪ And in a pinch, sure, they'll do ♪ 789 00:41:23,275 --> 00:41:26,310 ♪ But us, old friend 790 00:41:26,379 --> 00:41:29,931 ♪ What's to discuss, old friend ♪ 791 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:33,379 ♪ Here's to us 792 00:41:33,448 --> 00:41:36,620 ♪ Who's like us 793 00:41:36,689 --> 00:41:39,724 ♪ Damn few 794 00:41:39,793 --> 00:41:42,551 ♪ So, old friend 795 00:41:42,620 --> 00:41:45,379 ♪ Fill me in slow, old friend 796 00:41:45,448 --> 00:41:48,344 ♪ Start from hello, old friend ♪ 797 00:41:48,413 --> 00:41:51,862 ♪ I want the when, where, and how ♪ 798 00:41:51,931 --> 00:41:53,965 ♪ Old friends do 799 00:41:54,034 --> 00:41:57,551 ♪ Tend to become old habits 800 00:41:57,620 --> 00:41:59,620 ♪ Never knew 801 00:41:59,689 --> 00:42:03,344 ♪ How much I missed you till now ♪ 802 00:42:03,413 --> 00:42:05,379 ♪ Most friends fade 803 00:42:05,448 --> 00:42:08,172 ♪ Or they don't make the grade ♪ 804 00:42:08,241 --> 00:42:10,862 ♪ New ones are quickly made 805 00:42:10,931 --> 00:42:13,896 ♪ Some of them worth something too ♪ 806 00:42:13,965 --> 00:42:16,379 ♪ But us old friends 807 00:42:16,448 --> 00:42:19,655 ♪ What's to discuss, old friends ♪ 808 00:42:19,724 --> 00:42:21,137 ♪ Tell you something 809 00:42:21,206 --> 00:42:24,344 ♪ Good friends point out your lies ♪ 810 00:42:24,413 --> 00:42:28,137 ♪ Whereas old friends live and let live ♪ 811 00:42:28,206 --> 00:42:31,517 ♪ Good friends like an advice 812 00:42:31,586 --> 00:42:35,379 ♪ Whereas old friends love and forgive ♪ 813 00:42:35,448 --> 00:42:40,931 ♪ And old friends let you go your own way ♪ 814 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:44,034 ♪ Help you find your own way 815 00:42:44,103 --> 00:42:46,000 ♪ Let you off when you're wrong ♪ 816 00:42:46,068 --> 00:42:47,000 ♪ If you're wrong 817 00:42:47,068 --> 00:42:48,172 ♪ When you're wrong 818 00:42:48,241 --> 00:42:49,517 ♪ Right or wrong, the point is ♪ 819 00:42:49,586 --> 00:42:54,068 ♪ Old friends shouldn't care if you're wrong ♪ 820 00:42:54,137 --> 00:42:56,137 ♪ Should but not for too long 821 00:42:56,206 --> 00:42:57,724 ♪ What's too long ♪ If you're wrong 822 00:42:57,793 --> 00:42:58,724 ♪ When you're wrong 823 00:42:58,793 --> 00:43:01,103 [arguing] 824 00:43:01,172 --> 00:43:02,344 - There is no other side. 825 00:43:02,413 --> 00:43:04,413 There is only your way and the wrong way! 826 00:43:04,482 --> 00:43:06,965 - Hey! 827 00:43:07,034 --> 00:43:08,206 ♪ Old friends 828 00:43:08,275 --> 00:43:10,586 ♪ How do we stay old friends 829 00:43:10,655 --> 00:43:13,000 ♪ Who is to say, old friends 830 00:43:13,068 --> 00:43:16,000 ♪ How an old friendship survives ♪ 831 00:43:16,068 --> 00:43:20,793 ♪ One day chums having a laugh a minute ♪ 832 00:43:20,862 --> 00:43:25,517 ♪ One day comes and there a part of your lives ♪ 833 00:43:25,586 --> 00:43:29,758 ♪ New friends pour through the revolving door ♪ 834 00:43:29,827 --> 00:43:31,103 ♪ Maybe there's one that's more ♪ 835 00:43:31,172 --> 00:43:32,103 - Stop. 836 00:43:32,172 --> 00:43:34,724 ♪ If you find one, that'll do 837 00:43:34,793 --> 00:43:37,000 ♪ But us old friends 838 00:43:37,068 --> 00:43:40,068 ♪ What's to discuss, old friends ♪ 839 00:43:40,137 --> 00:43:43,206 ♪ Here's to us 840 00:43:43,275 --> 00:43:46,689 ♪ Who's like us 841 00:43:46,758 --> 00:43:48,275 ♪ Most friends fade 842 00:43:48,344 --> 00:43:50,655 ♪ Or they don't make the grade ♪ 843 00:43:50,724 --> 00:43:52,965 ♪ New ones are quickly made 844 00:43:53,034 --> 00:43:55,655 ♪ Perfect as long as they're new ♪ 845 00:43:55,724 --> 00:43:57,793 ♪ But us old friends 846 00:43:57,862 --> 00:44:00,931 ♪ What's to discuss, old friends ♪ 847 00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:04,241 ♪ Here's to us 848 00:44:04,310 --> 00:44:09,000 ♪ Who is like us 849 00:44:09,068 --> 00:44:16,034 ♪ Damn few 850 00:44:18,448 --> 00:44:25,413 [cheers, applause] 851 00:44:28,689 --> 00:44:32,551 [upbeat music] 852 00:44:32,620 --> 00:44:35,827 - Coming up, more of Broadway's biggest stars. 853 00:44:35,896 --> 00:44:38,965 And next, a performance of "Water for Elephants" 854 00:44:39,034 --> 00:44:41,206 on the "77th Tony Awards." 855 00:44:41,275 --> 00:44:43,413 This is CBS. 856 00:44:43,482 --> 00:44:50,448 [cheers, applause] 857 00:44:52,931 --> 00:44:56,344 [music playing] 858 00:44:56,413 --> 00:44:59,379 ♪ 859 00:44:59,448 --> 00:45:01,793 - Welcome back to the "Tony Awards." 860 00:45:01,862 --> 00:45:05,034 This season, Broadway has been doing the work 861 00:45:05,103 --> 00:45:08,275 to become even more reflective of society, from the artists we 862 00:45:08,344 --> 00:45:10,965 see on stage, to the folks backstage, 863 00:45:11,034 --> 00:45:13,034 to the artisans, the creative teams, 864 00:45:13,103 --> 00:45:16,448 and everyone who puts on a show for the diverse audiences who 865 00:45:16,517 --> 00:45:17,965 enjoy it. 866 00:45:18,034 --> 00:45:21,206 I am very proud to say that the majority of tonight's 867 00:45:21,275 --> 00:45:24,241 nominated directors are women-- 868 00:45:24,310 --> 00:45:30,965 [cheers, applause] 869 00:45:32,517 --> 00:45:36,310 --including four out of five in the Best Musical category. 870 00:45:36,379 --> 00:45:37,517 Yes. 871 00:45:37,586 --> 00:45:40,517 Come on, women in the sequel, work! 872 00:45:40,586 --> 00:45:44,103 Speaking of-- to present the awards for direction, 873 00:45:44,172 --> 00:45:47,068 please welcome my sisters, Tony nominee 874 00:45:47,137 --> 00:45:51,896 Ashley Park, and Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry! 875 00:45:51,965 --> 00:45:55,793 [cheers, applause] 876 00:45:55,862 --> 00:46:02,931 [music playing] 877 00:46:06,172 --> 00:46:08,344 - Great directors instill in us the belief 878 00:46:08,413 --> 00:46:10,758 that we can take on any role. 879 00:46:10,827 --> 00:46:14,068 - I mean, my gosh, Renée, thanks to the influence 880 00:46:14,137 --> 00:46:17,275 of forward thinking directors, you won a Tony playing 881 00:46:17,344 --> 00:46:19,206 historical Angelica Schuyler. 882 00:46:19,275 --> 00:46:21,068 - And you were nominated-- 883 00:46:21,137 --> 00:46:23,000 - --for playing a girl whose last name is-- 884 00:46:23,068 --> 00:46:24,000 - --Wieners. 885 00:46:24,068 --> 00:46:26,034 [laughter] 886 00:46:26,103 --> 00:46:28,655 - Some of our most influential directors 887 00:46:28,724 --> 00:46:31,689 have not only inspired us to realize our potential. 888 00:46:31,758 --> 00:46:34,655 - They've also changed our lives. 889 00:46:34,724 --> 00:46:39,620 - Here are the nominees for Best Direction of a Play. 890 00:46:39,689 --> 00:46:44,103 - Daniel Aukin, "Stereophonic." 891 00:46:44,172 --> 00:46:48,724 Anne Kauffman, "Mary Jane." 892 00:46:48,793 --> 00:46:53,068 Kenny Leon, "Purlie Victorious." 893 00:46:53,137 --> 00:46:57,551 Lila Neugebauer, "Appropriate." 894 00:46:57,620 --> 00:47:01,379 Whitney White, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." 895 00:47:01,448 --> 00:47:05,413 [applause] 896 00:47:05,482 --> 00:47:11,310 - The American Theater Wing's Tony Award goes to-- 897 00:47:11,379 --> 00:47:12,724 Daniel Aukin. 898 00:47:12,793 --> 00:47:13,689 - "Stereophonic." 899 00:47:13,758 --> 00:47:17,620 [cheers, applause] 900 00:47:17,689 --> 00:47:21,103 [music playing] 901 00:47:21,172 --> 00:47:24,103 - This is New York-based director Daniel Aukin's first 902 00:47:24,172 --> 00:47:31,137 Tony nomination and win. 903 00:47:44,310 --> 00:47:47,862 - Here's some words I wrote. 904 00:47:47,931 --> 00:47:52,862 A room inside a room inside a room. 905 00:47:52,931 --> 00:47:54,586 So I'm standing at the back of the theater 906 00:47:54,655 --> 00:47:56,275 and a silence falls. 907 00:47:56,344 --> 00:47:58,965 People are leaning forward in their seats, witness 908 00:47:59,034 --> 00:48:02,827 to this love letter to the joy and the pain of people 909 00:48:02,896 --> 00:48:06,000 making something together, in a space that 910 00:48:06,068 --> 00:48:08,896 dances between what is shown and what 911 00:48:08,965 --> 00:48:11,793 we should not be seeing. 912 00:48:11,862 --> 00:48:14,379 David Adjmi's demonically diamond writing, 913 00:48:14,448 --> 00:48:17,758 in harmony with Will Butler's incandescent songwriting 914 00:48:17,827 --> 00:48:22,172 and a rock star cast, vibrates to its own special frequency. 915 00:48:22,241 --> 00:48:26,137 I can't hold it all in words and-- 916 00:48:26,206 --> 00:48:27,517 but I can feel it. 917 00:48:27,586 --> 00:48:28,551 Wait. 918 00:48:28,620 --> 00:48:30,000 Are they acting now? 919 00:48:30,068 --> 00:48:32,344 What just happened? 920 00:48:32,413 --> 00:48:34,172 None of this happens the way it needed to 921 00:48:34,241 --> 00:48:35,896 with Adam-- without Adam Greenfield 922 00:48:35,965 --> 00:48:37,448 and Playwrights Horizons. 923 00:48:37,517 --> 00:48:43,551 [cheers, applause] 924 00:48:43,620 --> 00:48:45,689 "Stereophonic" fam, you know who you are. 925 00:48:45,758 --> 00:48:47,241 Thank you. 926 00:48:47,310 --> 00:48:48,896 Thank you to our incredible producers, to Derek and Emma 927 00:48:48,965 --> 00:48:50,241 for never stopping believing. 928 00:48:50,310 --> 00:48:51,896 Thank you, American Theater Wing. 929 00:48:51,965 --> 00:48:54,551 Finally-- sorry, Ryan, you got there first-- 930 00:48:54,620 --> 00:48:56,551 in the play, Diana says, it's the best thing 931 00:48:56,620 --> 00:48:57,620 that ever happened to me. 932 00:48:57,689 --> 00:49:00,068 [laughter] 933 00:49:00,137 --> 00:49:02,000 As far as my life making theater, 934 00:49:02,068 --> 00:49:04,758 I've more than an inkling of what she's talking about. 935 00:49:04,827 --> 00:49:06,896 Ivy and Hazel, I'll see you at the party. 936 00:49:06,965 --> 00:49:10,793 [cheers, applause] 937 00:49:10,862 --> 00:49:14,206 [music playing] 938 00:49:14,275 --> 00:49:19,068 ♪ 939 00:49:19,137 --> 00:49:21,551 - And now, here are the nominees for Best 940 00:49:21,620 --> 00:49:24,241 Direction of a Musical. 941 00:49:24,310 --> 00:49:29,275 - Maria Friedman, "Merrily We Roll Along." 942 00:49:29,344 --> 00:49:33,655 Michael Greif, "Hell's Kitchen." 943 00:49:33,724 --> 00:49:37,931 Lee Silverman, "Suffs." 944 00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:42,000 Jessica Stone, "Water for Elephants." 945 00:49:42,068 --> 00:49:45,793 Danya Taymor, "The Outsiders." 946 00:49:45,862 --> 00:49:51,793 [cheers, applause] 947 00:49:51,862 --> 00:49:58,068 - And the Tony Award goes to Danya Taymor, "The Outsiders." 948 00:49:58,137 --> 00:50:01,965 [cheers, applause] 949 00:50:02,034 --> 00:50:05,931 [music playing] 950 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:09,379 - Tonight marks Danya Taymor's first nomination and win. 951 00:50:09,448 --> 00:50:12,586 This Duke University grad is the niece of Tony winning 952 00:50:12,655 --> 00:50:19,344 director Julie Taymor. 953 00:50:19,413 --> 00:50:26,379 - Woo! 954 00:50:28,172 --> 00:50:30,068 Woo! 955 00:50:30,137 --> 00:50:32,896 OK! 956 00:50:32,965 --> 00:50:33,896 Wow. 957 00:50:33,965 --> 00:50:40,965 [cheers, applause] 958 00:50:43,241 --> 00:50:44,310 Thank you very much. 959 00:50:44,379 --> 00:50:47,379 I can't walk in heels, so there's that. 960 00:50:47,448 --> 00:50:48,413 OK. 961 00:50:48,482 --> 00:50:51,310 [sighs] Thank you. 962 00:50:51,379 --> 00:50:53,965 It is an honor of a lifetime to be 963 00:50:54,034 --> 00:50:56,413 among this group of directors, especially 964 00:50:56,482 --> 00:50:58,620 the group of women directors-- 965 00:50:58,689 --> 00:51:00,241 a record number this year. 966 00:51:00,310 --> 00:51:05,482 [cheers, applause] 967 00:51:05,551 --> 00:51:08,724 Directing "The Outsiders" changed my life. 968 00:51:08,793 --> 00:51:13,103 Thank you to my brothers in creation and collaboration-- 969 00:51:13,172 --> 00:51:17,551 Adam Rapp, Justin Levine, Rick and Jeff Kuperman, Jon Clay, 970 00:51:17,620 --> 00:51:18,586 Zach Chance. 971 00:51:18,655 --> 00:51:20,206 Thank you for trusting me. 972 00:51:20,275 --> 00:51:22,586 Thank you to The Araca Group, Matthew 973 00:51:22,655 --> 00:51:26,551 Rego, all of our producers. 974 00:51:26,620 --> 00:51:30,034 To the relentlessly courageous and curious 975 00:51:30,103 --> 00:51:32,965 cast of "The Outsiders" who are here-- who are here tonight-- 976 00:51:33,034 --> 00:51:36,586 Skye, Josh, Brody, and everybody in the whole company, 977 00:51:36,655 --> 00:51:40,000 it is an honor to be your director and your collaborator. 978 00:51:40,068 --> 00:51:43,586 To the sickest design team in the land, 979 00:51:43,655 --> 00:51:47,482 thank you for creating the ultimate memory playground-- 980 00:51:47,551 --> 00:51:51,655 raw, gritty, elemental, and powered by bodies. 981 00:51:51,724 --> 00:51:53,620 Thank you to my family-- 982 00:51:53,689 --> 00:51:57,310 Mom, Dad, Ari, Gabe, I love you. 983 00:51:57,379 --> 00:51:59,517 Thank you to the great women who have lifted me up-- 984 00:51:59,586 --> 00:52:02,275 Beverly Jenkins, Nina Essman, Angelina Jolie, 985 00:52:02,344 --> 00:52:03,448 and Susie Hinton-- 986 00:52:03,517 --> 00:52:06,862 [cheers, applause] 987 00:52:06,931 --> 00:52:12,034 --Susie Hinton, who, at 16 years old, wrote from her guts 988 00:52:12,103 --> 00:52:16,068 with such unstinting courage and honesty. 989 00:52:16,137 --> 00:52:19,758 And to all the young artists out there who want to create-- 990 00:52:19,827 --> 00:52:24,896 what some may perceive as a weakness or a liability in you 991 00:52:24,965 --> 00:52:27,275 might just be your superpower. 992 00:52:27,344 --> 00:52:30,000 Don't be afraid to trust your gut. 993 00:52:30,068 --> 00:52:33,724 Artistic risk yields rewards. 994 00:52:33,793 --> 00:52:35,275 Thank you so much. 995 00:52:35,344 --> 00:52:42,275 [cheers, applause] 996 00:52:43,724 --> 00:52:46,137 - Please welcome a Tony nominee and producer 997 00:52:46,206 --> 00:52:50,034 of the upcoming musical "The Lost Boys," Patrick Wilson. 998 00:52:50,103 --> 00:52:55,379 [applause] 999 00:52:55,448 --> 00:52:57,965 - My second professional theatrical 1000 00:52:58,034 --> 00:53:02,517 role was Billy Bigelow in the national tour of "Carousel." 1001 00:53:02,586 --> 00:53:03,931 You didn't see it, come on. 1002 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:05,379 Long time ago. 1003 00:53:05,448 --> 00:53:08,241 Performing on the road is a little like running away 1004 00:53:08,310 --> 00:53:11,103 to join the circus, you know, that spellbinding form 1005 00:53:11,172 --> 00:53:14,000 of traveling entertainment with aerial acrobats 1006 00:53:14,068 --> 00:53:15,862 and exotic characters. 1007 00:53:15,931 --> 00:53:17,896 And I've often wondered what their lives were 1008 00:53:17,965 --> 00:53:19,724 like after they packed up their tent 1009 00:53:19,793 --> 00:53:22,172 and just disappeared into the night. 1010 00:53:22,241 --> 00:53:25,586 Well, thanks to our next incredibly moving 1011 00:53:25,655 --> 00:53:29,310 nominated musical, we all get to find out eight times a week. 1012 00:53:29,379 --> 00:53:32,517 Please welcome the company of "Water for Elephants." 1013 00:53:32,586 --> 00:53:35,931 [cheers, applause] 1014 00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:39,344 ["ANYWHERE/ANOTHER TRAIN" PLAYING] 1015 00:53:39,413 --> 00:53:46,206 ♪ 1016 00:53:46,275 --> 00:53:50,103 ♪ This train is bound for anywhere ♪ 1017 00:53:50,172 --> 00:53:52,448 ♪ Don't care much where we end up ♪ 1018 00:53:52,517 --> 00:53:54,413 - Get ready to haul out! 1019 00:53:54,482 --> 00:53:55,379 ♪ I'm free 1020 00:53:55,448 --> 00:53:56,482 ♪ A free pair of hands 1021 00:53:56,551 --> 00:53:58,344 ♪ --of everything that I see 1022 00:53:58,413 --> 00:54:01,482 ♪ Our little circus serendipity ♪ 1023 00:54:01,551 --> 00:54:04,000 ♪ Don't stop to think or feel 1024 00:54:04,068 --> 00:54:05,724 ♪ Next stop, Utica! 1025 00:54:05,793 --> 00:54:07,965 ♪ Focus on what is real 1026 00:54:08,034 --> 00:54:11,068 ♪ I hear it's beautiful this time of the year ♪ 1027 00:54:11,137 --> 00:54:12,448 ♪ With fields of suckers 1028 00:54:12,517 --> 00:54:13,655 ♪ Unreal as it seems to be 1029 00:54:13,724 --> 00:54:17,448 ♪ As far as the eye can see 1030 00:54:17,517 --> 00:54:19,517 ♪ That patch of Earth 1031 00:54:19,586 --> 00:54:22,344 ♪ Those people you loved, they're gone ♪ 1032 00:54:22,413 --> 00:54:23,517 ♪ Move on 1033 00:54:23,586 --> 00:54:25,689 ♪ Rise up and above the ground ♪ 1034 00:54:25,758 --> 00:54:27,000 ♪ Whole country's on the run 1035 00:54:27,068 --> 00:54:28,172 ♪ Anywhere, anywhere, anywhere ♪ 1036 00:54:28,241 --> 00:54:29,413 ♪ You'll find what you found 1037 00:54:29,482 --> 00:54:31,758 ♪ Anywhere, anywhere, anywhere ♪ 1038 00:54:31,827 --> 00:54:36,344 ♪ Anywhere, anywhere, anywhere ♪ 1039 00:54:36,413 --> 00:54:38,862 ♪ Gotta find another train 1040 00:54:38,931 --> 00:54:42,275 ♪ This train is bound for anywhere ♪ 1041 00:54:42,344 --> 00:54:46,965 ♪ This train is bound for 1042 00:54:47,034 --> 00:54:49,241 ♪ Welcome to the circus! 1043 00:54:49,310 --> 00:54:51,586 ♪ I've been hanging by a thread ♪ 1044 00:54:51,655 --> 00:54:53,758 ♪ By a wish upon a star 1045 00:54:53,827 --> 00:54:56,068 ♪ That the road that I've been forced on ♪ 1046 00:54:56,137 --> 00:54:58,379 ♪ Doesn't go too far 1047 00:54:58,448 --> 00:55:00,413 ♪ Just far enough to get me past ♪ 1048 00:55:00,482 --> 00:55:02,103 ♪ Each day as it comes 1049 00:55:02,172 --> 00:55:04,172 ♪ Ain't it so, ain't it so 1050 00:55:04,241 --> 00:55:06,000 ♪ For the road don't make you young ♪ 1051 00:55:06,068 --> 00:55:08,448 ♪ Ain't it so, ain't it so 1052 00:55:08,517 --> 00:55:10,103 ♪ The road don't make you young ♪ 1053 00:55:10,172 --> 00:55:12,206 ♪ No, you don't get any prettier ♪ 1054 00:55:12,275 --> 00:55:14,310 ♪ When you're toiling in the sun ♪ 1055 00:55:14,379 --> 00:55:16,586 ♪ Ain't it so, ain't it so 1056 00:55:16,655 --> 00:55:18,620 ♪ The road don't make you 1057 00:55:18,689 --> 00:55:19,655 - Come on. 1058 00:55:19,724 --> 00:55:21,275 Furl the jib, you picaroon. 1059 00:55:21,344 --> 00:55:23,310 Look alive! 1060 00:55:23,379 --> 00:55:25,965 Pull it, shake it, break it. 1061 00:55:26,034 --> 00:55:27,137 Again! 1062 00:55:27,206 --> 00:55:29,793 Pull it, shake it, break it. 1063 00:55:29,862 --> 00:55:31,206 Again! 1064 00:55:31,275 --> 00:55:35,000 ♪ There's only one road in this godforsaken life ♪ 1065 00:55:35,068 --> 00:55:38,965 ♪ Pull it, shake it, break it, again ♪ 1066 00:55:39,034 --> 00:55:40,689 ♪ It widens before it plummets ♪ 1067 00:55:40,758 --> 00:55:43,034 ♪ From a God forsaken night 1068 00:55:43,103 --> 00:55:44,793 ♪ But you're gonna have to walk it ♪ 1069 00:55:44,862 --> 00:55:46,931 ♪ So you might as well have fun ♪ 1070 00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:48,862 ♪ Spend that dollar in your pocket ♪ 1071 00:55:48,931 --> 00:55:50,965 ♪ While there's holler in your lungs ♪ 1072 00:55:51,034 --> 00:55:52,931 ♪ See Benzini Brothers Circus 1073 00:55:53,000 --> 00:55:54,965 ♪ For a one night only run 1074 00:55:55,034 --> 00:55:57,137 ♪ Ain't it so 1075 00:55:57,206 --> 00:55:59,862 ♪ The road don't make you young ♪ 1076 00:55:59,931 --> 00:56:01,275 ♪ Ain't it so 1077 00:56:01,344 --> 00:56:02,862 ♪ The road don't make you young ♪ 1078 00:56:02,931 --> 00:56:05,000 ♪ Ain't it so 1079 00:56:05,068 --> 00:56:06,931 ♪ The road don't make you young ♪ 1080 00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:09,241 ♪ Live a life worth living 1081 00:56:09,310 --> 00:56:11,310 ♪ When they say it can't be done ♪ 1082 00:56:11,379 --> 00:56:13,275 ♪ Ain't it so 1083 00:56:13,344 --> 00:56:17,103 ♪ The road don't make you young ♪ 1084 00:56:17,172 --> 00:56:18,896 [overlapping singing] 1085 00:56:18,965 --> 00:56:24,827 ♪ Step right up 1086 00:56:24,896 --> 00:56:27,379 ♪ Come on in 1087 00:56:27,448 --> 00:56:28,379 ♪ Come and see 1088 00:56:28,448 --> 00:56:31,241 ♪ Step right up 1089 00:56:31,310 --> 00:56:33,137 ♪ Come on in 1090 00:56:33,206 --> 00:56:36,448 [overlapping singing] 1091 00:56:36,517 --> 00:56:43,482 ♪ 1092 00:56:47,275 --> 00:56:51,103 ♪ The road don't make you 1093 00:56:51,172 --> 00:56:54,965 ♪ The road don't make you 1094 00:56:55,034 --> 00:56:59,517 - Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Benzini Brothers Most 1095 00:56:59,586 --> 00:57:03,379 Spectacular Show on Earth! 1096 00:57:03,448 --> 00:57:10,413 [cheers, applause] 1097 00:57:14,827 --> 00:57:20,206 [upbeat music] 1098 00:57:20,275 --> 00:57:23,655 - Coming up, Nicole Scherzinger performs a tribute 1099 00:57:23,724 --> 00:57:25,344 to the colleagues we've lost. 1100 00:57:25,413 --> 00:57:27,862 And next, a performance from "Illinoise" 1101 00:57:27,931 --> 00:57:30,241 on the "77th Tony Awards." 1102 00:57:30,310 --> 00:57:35,896 This is CBS. 1103 00:57:35,965 --> 00:57:42,931 Sponsored by Copilot for Microsoft 365. 1104 00:57:45,827 --> 00:57:50,068 [music playing] 1105 00:57:50,137 --> 00:57:53,068 - Please welcome Anthony Ramos and Tony 1106 00:57:53,137 --> 00:57:55,655 Award winner Ben Platt. 1107 00:57:55,724 --> 00:58:02,793 [cheers, applause] 1108 00:58:05,517 --> 00:58:07,965 - Broadway Bridges is The Broadway League's program 1109 00:58:08,034 --> 00:58:09,448 with the goal of giving every high school 1110 00:58:09,517 --> 00:58:11,413 student in New York City the opportunity 1111 00:58:11,482 --> 00:58:12,931 to see a Broadway show. 1112 00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:14,482 To date-- yes. 1113 00:58:14,551 --> 00:58:15,482 yes. 1114 00:58:15,551 --> 00:58:18,275 [applause] 1115 00:58:18,344 --> 00:58:21,034 To date, more than 120,000 young 1116 00:58:21,103 --> 00:58:23,344 people have done just that. 1117 00:58:23,413 --> 00:58:27,344 - For $10, students receive a thrill they will never forget-- 1118 00:58:27,413 --> 00:58:30,137 seeing fearless performances like the work 1119 00:58:30,206 --> 00:58:33,862 of these outstanding artists who enlivened this season. 1120 00:58:33,931 --> 00:58:36,275 Here are the nominees for Best Performance 1121 00:58:36,344 --> 00:58:39,931 by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. 1122 00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:43,896 - Roger Bart, "Back to the Future, The Musical." 1123 00:58:43,965 --> 00:58:47,344 Joshua Boone, "The Outsiders." 1124 00:58:47,413 --> 00:58:50,724 Brandon Victor Dixon, "Hell's Kitchen." 1125 00:58:50,793 --> 00:58:54,482 Sky Lakota-Lynch, "The Outsiders." 1126 00:58:54,551 --> 00:58:58,413 Daniel Radcliffe, "Merrily We Go Along." 1127 00:58:58,482 --> 00:59:04,551 Steven Skybell, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club." 1128 00:59:04,620 --> 00:59:08,689 - And the Tony Award goes to Charley Kringas 1129 00:59:08,758 --> 00:59:10,379 himself, Daniel Radcliffe. 1130 00:59:10,448 --> 00:59:17,034 [cheers, applause] 1131 00:59:18,172 --> 00:59:19,551 - Daniel Radcliffe cited Broadway 1132 00:59:19,620 --> 00:59:21,896 as the first place he could truly be an actor 1133 00:59:21,965 --> 00:59:23,206 and not just Harry Potter. 1134 00:59:23,275 --> 00:59:27,448 Tonight marks his first Tony nomination and win. 1135 00:59:27,517 --> 00:59:28,482 - Thank you. 1136 00:59:28,551 --> 00:59:30,689 Thank you so much. 1137 00:59:30,758 --> 00:59:31,965 OK. 1138 00:59:32,034 --> 00:59:34,275 I'm gonna just talk fast and try not to cry. 1139 00:59:34,344 --> 00:59:36,000 Thank you so much to The Broadway 1140 00:59:36,068 --> 00:59:37,413 League and the American Theater Wing 1141 00:59:37,482 --> 00:59:39,448 for this unbelievable honor. 1142 00:59:39,517 --> 00:59:40,758 Thank you to our producers-- 1143 00:59:40,827 --> 00:59:42,758 Sonia, David, Patrick, and Jeff-- for making all of 1144 00:59:42,827 --> 00:59:44,344 this happen. 1145 00:59:44,413 --> 00:59:46,689 Thank you to Stephen Sondheim and George Furth for writing 1146 00:59:46,758 --> 00:59:49,931 this unbelievable show, and these incredible songs 1147 00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:53,172 that are just a gift to get to sing every night. 1148 00:59:53,241 --> 00:59:55,068 Thank you to Maria, our director, 1149 00:59:55,137 --> 00:59:58,241 for knowing the show like the back of your hand, 1150 00:59:58,310 --> 01:00:00,689 and for guiding us through it so, so beautifully. 1151 01:00:00,758 --> 01:00:02,172 And also just-- this has been one of the best 1152 01:00:02,241 --> 01:00:03,448 experiences of my life. 1153 01:00:03,517 --> 01:00:04,724 Thank you for thinking of me for this. 1154 01:00:04,793 --> 01:00:07,068 This has just-- it's been unbelievable. 1155 01:00:07,137 --> 01:00:10,034 Thank you so much to our cast, everybody on that stage. 1156 01:00:10,103 --> 01:00:12,482 It is an honor to be on stage with you every single night. 1157 01:00:12,551 --> 01:00:13,689 And to-- yeah. 1158 01:00:13,758 --> 01:00:15,896 I will just-- I will miss it so much. 1159 01:00:15,965 --> 01:00:17,517 Speaking of missing things-- 1160 01:00:17,586 --> 01:00:21,034 Jonathan, Lindsay, I will miss you so much. 1161 01:00:21,103 --> 01:00:22,413 I don't really have to act in this show. 1162 01:00:22,482 --> 01:00:24,000 I just have to look at you and I feel everything 1163 01:00:24,068 --> 01:00:25,206 that I want to feel. 1164 01:00:25,275 --> 01:00:26,896 I will never have it this good again. 1165 01:00:26,965 --> 01:00:28,931 Thank you. 1166 01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:32,206 Thank you to our crew, the band, the stage management 1167 01:00:32,275 --> 01:00:34,103 team, everybody who makes the show happen every day 1168 01:00:34,172 --> 01:00:35,241 at the Hudson Theater. 1169 01:00:35,310 --> 01:00:37,000 You make it a dream to come to work. 1170 01:00:37,068 --> 01:00:38,655 Thank you so, so much. 1171 01:00:38,724 --> 01:00:41,241 Thank you to Sue Latimer, my agent, who has been with me 1172 01:00:41,310 --> 01:00:43,448 literally my entire life. 1173 01:00:43,517 --> 01:00:44,931 That's not a joke. 1174 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:48,103 [laughs] Sandy Binion, my dresser, 1175 01:00:48,172 --> 01:00:49,379 you dressed me on "Equus." 1176 01:00:49,448 --> 01:00:50,896 Oh, no, you didn't dress me-- we met on "Equus" 1177 01:00:50,965 --> 01:00:52,482 and then you dressed me on everything since. 1178 01:00:52,551 --> 01:00:54,448 None of this would have been half as much fun without you. 1179 01:00:54,517 --> 01:00:55,551 Thank you so much. 1180 01:00:55,620 --> 01:00:56,931 My singing teacher, Mark Meylan, 1181 01:00:57,000 --> 01:00:58,827 is the only reason I sound any good in the show. 1182 01:00:58,896 --> 01:01:00,275 Thank you, Mark. 1183 01:01:00,344 --> 01:01:02,103 My mom and dad are here somewhere. 1184 01:01:02,172 --> 01:01:03,586 Happy Father's Day, Dad. 1185 01:01:03,655 --> 01:01:05,068 I love you both so much. 1186 01:01:05,137 --> 01:01:06,551 Thank you for playing Sondheim in the car and just, 1187 01:01:06,620 --> 01:01:08,896 you know, loving me. 1188 01:01:08,965 --> 01:01:13,655 And-- and my love, Erin, you and our son 1189 01:01:13,724 --> 01:01:15,448 are the best thing that has ever happened to me. 1190 01:01:15,517 --> 01:01:16,655 I love you so much. 1191 01:01:16,724 --> 01:01:18,034 Thank you so much. Thank you, everyone. 1192 01:01:18,103 --> 01:01:19,551 Thank you, everybody. Have a great, great night. 1193 01:01:19,620 --> 01:01:20,551 I will wrap it up. 1194 01:01:20,620 --> 01:01:24,379 [cheers, applause] 1195 01:01:24,448 --> 01:01:31,137 [music playing] 1196 01:01:32,586 --> 01:01:34,517 - And now, here are the nominees for Best Performance 1197 01:01:34,586 --> 01:01:38,103 by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical. 1198 01:01:38,172 --> 01:01:41,758 - Shoshana Bean, "Hell's" Kitchen. 1199 01:01:41,827 --> 01:01:44,827 Amber Iman, "Lempicka." 1200 01:01:44,896 --> 01:01:47,862 Nikki M. James, "Suffs." 1201 01:01:47,931 --> 01:01:49,172 Leslie Rodriguez. 1202 01:01:49,241 --> 01:01:52,275 Kritzer, "Monty Python's Spamalot." 1203 01:01:52,344 --> 01:01:55,206 Kecia Lewis, "Hell's Kitchen." 1204 01:01:55,275 --> 01:01:58,896 Lindsay Mendez, "Merrily We Roll Along." 1205 01:01:58,965 --> 01:02:04,586 Bebe Neuwirth, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club." 1206 01:02:04,655 --> 01:02:09,931 - And the Tony Award goes to-- 1207 01:02:10,000 --> 01:02:10,931 Kecia Lewis. 1208 01:02:11,000 --> 01:02:14,862 [cheers, applause] 1209 01:02:14,931 --> 01:02:19,275 [music playing] 1210 01:02:19,344 --> 01:02:21,034 - Throughout her career, Kecia Lewis 1211 01:02:21,103 --> 01:02:24,827 has played powerful women on stage, television, and film. 1212 01:02:24,896 --> 01:02:27,206 Tonight, this Broadway veteran takes 1213 01:02:27,275 --> 01:02:29,344 home her first Tony Award. 1214 01:02:29,413 --> 01:02:36,413 ♪ 1215 01:03:05,275 --> 01:03:06,931 - Lord, my phone. 1216 01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:08,103 Open. 1217 01:03:08,172 --> 01:03:09,103 OK. 1218 01:03:09,172 --> 01:03:12,206 [laughter] 1219 01:03:12,275 --> 01:03:13,310 People, stop texting me. 1220 01:03:13,379 --> 01:03:14,344 Jesus. 1221 01:03:14,413 --> 01:03:20,965 [laughter] 1222 01:03:22,344 --> 01:03:27,517 First, I would like to thank you, God, my first, 1223 01:03:27,586 --> 01:03:31,103 my last, my everything. 1224 01:03:31,172 --> 01:03:33,758 Thank you to the American Theater Wing, and The Broadway 1225 01:03:33,827 --> 01:03:36,965 League, and every one of the fierce, fabulous, female 1226 01:03:37,034 --> 01:03:38,862 thespians in this category. 1227 01:03:38,931 --> 01:03:43,137 [cheers, applause] 1228 01:03:43,206 --> 01:03:47,517 I'd like to thank the entire cast on-stage and off-stage, 1229 01:03:47,586 --> 01:03:49,758 the crew, the front and back of house staff 1230 01:03:49,827 --> 01:03:52,310 at the Shubert Theater for being who they are, 1231 01:03:52,379 --> 01:03:55,793 and their hard work and support to make our show the joy 1232 01:03:55,862 --> 01:03:57,068 that it is. 1233 01:03:57,137 --> 01:03:59,137 I'd like to thank our creative team-- 1234 01:03:59,206 --> 01:04:03,827 Alicia Keys, Michael Greif, Christopher Diaz, Camille A. 1235 01:04:03,896 --> 01:04:06,655 Brown, and all of our designers for their hard work 1236 01:04:06,724 --> 01:04:12,724 and dedication as generals in leading the charge of our show. 1237 01:04:12,793 --> 01:04:16,448 I'd like to thank my manager and friend of 15 years, Jed 1238 01:04:16,517 --> 01:04:19,448 Abrahams, for truly seeing me and being 1239 01:04:19,517 --> 01:04:23,068 my champion in an industry that is extremely challenging 1240 01:04:23,137 --> 01:04:25,310 and often did not see me. 1241 01:04:25,379 --> 01:04:28,000 Also, I thank Barrett Bischoff for his friendship 1242 01:04:28,068 --> 01:04:29,241 and hard work. 1243 01:04:29,310 --> 01:04:32,965 Thank you to my ENT and friend, Dr. Linda Dahl-- 1244 01:04:33,034 --> 01:04:36,275 [cheers, applause] 1245 01:04:36,344 --> 01:04:39,586 --who keeps this voce alive and well, 1246 01:04:39,655 --> 01:04:42,034 and my vocal coach, Marlon Saunders. 1247 01:04:42,103 --> 01:04:43,965 I'd like to thank those people in my life 1248 01:04:44,034 --> 01:04:46,689 who wouldn't let me give up. 1249 01:04:46,758 --> 01:04:48,586 Being in this business 40 years, 1250 01:04:48,655 --> 01:04:51,862 I wanted to give up many times. 1251 01:04:51,931 --> 01:04:55,896 Gabriela Diaz Gonsalves, Lisa Vidal, 1252 01:04:55,965 --> 01:04:59,379 Daniel Koa Beaty, and my long time friends, 1253 01:04:59,448 --> 01:05:01,724 Adriane, Lenox, and LaChanze. 1254 01:05:01,793 --> 01:05:05,655 [applause] 1255 01:05:05,724 --> 01:05:08,551 I'd like to thank my spiritual families over the years 1256 01:05:08,620 --> 01:05:12,103 for their training and loving me just for me, without having 1257 01:05:12,172 --> 01:05:16,137 me even open my mouth and sing a note, particularly 1258 01:05:16,206 --> 01:05:18,482 pastors Martin and Gail Watson, Reverend 1259 01:05:18,551 --> 01:05:20,724 Darlene Palmer, and Dr. Hart Ramsey 1260 01:05:20,793 --> 01:05:22,586 and Hunger Church Atlanta. 1261 01:05:22,655 --> 01:05:26,965 To my family, Aunt Ruth, who indulged me but still laughs 1262 01:05:27,034 --> 01:05:30,172 about me standing in the mirror as a kid, watching myself 1263 01:05:30,241 --> 01:05:32,724 cry to see if I looked like a wonderful actress-- 1264 01:05:32,793 --> 01:05:35,689 [laughter] 1265 01:05:35,758 --> 01:05:39,517 --my parents, the late John Henry Lewis and Betty Mae 1266 01:05:39,586 --> 01:05:43,103 Lewis, and my heart that walks outside of my body, 1267 01:05:43,172 --> 01:05:46,931 my son, Simon Nyami Evans. 1268 01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:50,896 Lastly, 40 years ago yesterday, I 1269 01:05:50,965 --> 01:05:52,793 walked into the Imperial Theater 1270 01:05:52,862 --> 01:05:56,655 to begin my Broadway career at 18 years old. 1271 01:05:56,724 --> 01:05:59,896 I have had so many amazing experiences and 1272 01:05:59,965 --> 01:06:02,000 some heartbreaking ones too. 1273 01:06:02,068 --> 01:06:04,034 I took a short break from show business 1274 01:06:04,103 --> 01:06:06,310 and raised a son as a single parent while 1275 01:06:06,379 --> 01:06:08,172 trying to build a career. 1276 01:06:08,241 --> 01:06:11,793 This moment is the one I dreamed 1277 01:06:11,862 --> 01:06:14,275 of for most of those 40 years. 1278 01:06:14,344 --> 01:06:20,517 So I say to everyone who can hear my voice, don't give up. 1279 01:06:20,586 --> 01:06:23,206 [cheers, applause] 1280 01:06:23,275 --> 01:06:25,931 Thank you. 1281 01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:33,000 [music playing] 1282 01:06:36,724 --> 01:06:41,137 - Please welcome Emmy winning choreographer Julianne Hough. 1283 01:06:41,206 --> 01:06:48,000 [applause] 1284 01:06:48,068 --> 01:06:50,862 - My entire life I have told stories 1285 01:06:50,931 --> 01:06:53,413 through dance, which I believe is 1286 01:06:53,482 --> 01:06:55,655 the purest form of expression. 1287 01:06:55,724 --> 01:06:57,827 Sometimes when I don't have the words 1288 01:06:57,896 --> 01:07:00,655 to articulate what I'm feeling, I can 1289 01:07:00,724 --> 01:07:03,241 use my body as my language. 1290 01:07:03,310 --> 01:07:06,793 Dance really is the universal language, 1291 01:07:06,862 --> 01:07:09,448 which is why I completely connected 1292 01:07:09,517 --> 01:07:13,172 with this next nominee for Best Musical. 1293 01:07:13,241 --> 01:07:18,517 I was moved, as all of you were, clearly-- 1294 01:07:18,586 --> 01:07:21,758 I was moved by the unique, transcendent experience 1295 01:07:21,827 --> 01:07:27,482 that is joyful, heartbreaking, cathartic, and healing. 1296 01:07:27,551 --> 01:07:30,034 It's about the importance of sharing your story 1297 01:07:30,103 --> 01:07:32,862 and working through your pain, both for yourself 1298 01:07:32,931 --> 01:07:36,000 and for the ones around you, so you can allow 1299 01:07:36,068 --> 01:07:39,000 yourself to love and be loved. 1300 01:07:39,068 --> 01:07:42,379 Please welcome the company of "Illinoise." 1301 01:07:42,448 --> 01:07:44,551 [cheers, applause] 1302 01:07:44,620 --> 01:07:46,137 ["THE PREDATORY WASP OF PALISADES IS OUT TO GET 1303 01:07:46,206 --> 01:07:53,275 US" PLAYING] 1304 01:08:02,137 --> 01:08:06,655 ♪ Thinking outrageously, I write in cursive ♪ 1305 01:08:06,724 --> 01:08:11,206 ♪ I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor ♪ 1306 01:08:11,275 --> 01:08:15,689 ♪ Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers ♪ 1307 01:08:15,758 --> 01:08:19,827 ♪ I see my own breath on the face of the door ♪ 1308 01:08:19,895 --> 01:08:24,379 ♪ Oh, I am not quite sleeping 1309 01:08:24,448 --> 01:08:28,895 ♪ Oh, I am fast in bed 1310 01:08:28,965 --> 01:08:33,586 ♪ There on the wall in the bedroom, creeping ♪ 1311 01:08:33,654 --> 01:08:37,758 ♪ I see the wasp with her wings outstretched ♪ 1312 01:08:37,827 --> 01:08:44,827 ♪ 1313 01:08:46,103 --> 01:08:53,000 ♪ Oh, great sights upon this state ♪ 1314 01:08:54,827 --> 01:08:56,241 ♪ Hallelu-- 1315 01:08:56,310 --> 01:09:00,344 ♪ Wonders bright and 1316 01:09:00,412 --> 01:09:05,068 ♪ Rivers, lake, hallelu-- 1317 01:09:05,136 --> 01:09:06,862 ♪ We were in love 1318 01:09:06,930 --> 01:09:09,586 ♪ We were in love 1319 01:09:09,654 --> 01:09:11,895 ♪ Palisades, Palisades 1320 01:09:11,965 --> 01:09:13,792 ♪ River, Lake, hallelu-- 1321 01:09:13,862 --> 01:09:15,689 ♪ We were in love 1322 01:09:15,758 --> 01:09:18,068 ♪ We were in love 1323 01:09:18,136 --> 01:09:19,965 ♪ Palisades, Palisades 1324 01:09:20,033 --> 01:09:21,862 ♪ I can wait 1325 01:09:21,930 --> 01:09:24,068 ♪ Hallelu-- 1326 01:09:24,136 --> 01:09:25,930 ♪ I can't explain 1327 01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:28,241 ♪ Th state that I'm in 1328 01:09:28,310 --> 01:09:30,654 ♪ The state of my heart 1329 01:09:30,724 --> 01:09:32,724 ♪ He was my best friend 1330 01:09:32,792 --> 01:09:35,206 ♪ Into the car 1331 01:09:35,274 --> 01:09:37,965 ♪ From the back seat 1332 01:09:38,033 --> 01:09:42,586 ♪ Oh, admiration and falling asleep ♪ 1333 01:09:42,654 --> 01:09:44,895 ♪ All of my powers 1334 01:09:44,965 --> 01:09:47,171 ♪ Day after day 1335 01:09:47,241 --> 01:09:49,274 ♪ I can tell you 1336 01:09:49,344 --> 01:09:51,654 ♪ We swaggered and swayed 1337 01:09:51,724 --> 01:09:53,827 ♪ My friend is gone 1338 01:09:53,895 --> 01:09:56,310 ♪ He ran away 1339 01:09:56,379 --> 01:09:58,448 ♪ Now I can tell you 1340 01:09:58,517 --> 01:10:00,965 ♪ I love him each day 1341 01:10:01,034 --> 01:10:03,034 ♪ Though we have sparred 1342 01:10:03,103 --> 01:10:05,862 ♪ Wrestled and raged 1343 01:10:05,931 --> 01:10:07,724 ♪ I can tell you 1344 01:10:07,793 --> 01:10:10,206 ♪ I love him each day 1345 01:10:10,275 --> 01:10:14,655 ♪ Terrible sting and terrible storm ♪ 1346 01:10:14,724 --> 01:10:21,517 ♪ I 1347 01:10:21,586 --> 01:10:24,482 ♪ 1348 01:10:24,551 --> 01:10:30,827 ♪ Can tell you 1349 01:10:30,896 --> 01:10:37,896 ♪ 1350 01:11:10,689 --> 01:11:17,655 [cheers, applause] 1351 01:11:27,068 --> 01:11:29,206 - Next, a performance from Eddie 1352 01:11:29,275 --> 01:11:31,206 Redmayne and the company of Cabaret 1353 01:11:31,275 --> 01:11:36,689 on the "77th Tony Awards." 1354 01:11:36,758 --> 01:11:40,103 Visit AmericanTheaterWing.org to donate right now. 1355 01:11:40,172 --> 01:11:41,965 For a limited time, donations will 1356 01:11:42,034 --> 01:11:43,689 be matched dollar for dollar. 1357 01:11:43,758 --> 01:11:49,862 This is CBS. 1358 01:11:49,931 --> 01:11:51,827 [applause] 1359 01:11:51,896 --> 01:11:53,413 - We are back at the "Tony Awards" 1360 01:11:53,482 --> 01:12:00,206 with the company of the record breaking "Stereophonic." 1361 01:12:00,275 --> 01:12:01,655 - What string? 1362 01:12:01,724 --> 01:12:04,103 - There's a string. 1363 01:12:04,172 --> 01:12:06,724 - Let's put one down. 1364 01:12:06,793 --> 01:12:07,724 Roll tape. 1365 01:12:07,793 --> 01:12:09,310 - We're rolling. 1366 01:12:09,379 --> 01:12:10,310 - Let's take it from the top. 1367 01:12:10,379 --> 01:12:16,689 "Masquerade," take 37. 1368 01:12:16,758 --> 01:12:23,724 ["masquerade" playing] 1369 01:12:27,965 --> 01:12:32,586 ♪ Got my ticket to the masquerade ♪ 1370 01:12:32,655 --> 01:12:37,793 ♪ Sold this soul and the money paid ♪ 1371 01:12:37,862 --> 01:12:39,482 ♪ I've been hearing so long 1372 01:12:39,551 --> 01:12:41,965 ♪ That that's where you have gone ♪ 1373 01:12:42,034 --> 01:12:47,344 ♪ So I grabbed my bag and I'm on my way ♪ 1374 01:12:47,413 --> 01:12:52,482 ♪ Old man told me that I shouldn't go ♪ 1375 01:12:52,551 --> 01:12:57,275 ♪ There are things I couldn't know ♪ 1376 01:12:57,344 --> 01:12:59,172 ♪ I said, you may be wise 1377 01:12:59,241 --> 01:13:01,827 ♪ But you haven't seen her eyes ♪ 1378 01:13:01,896 --> 01:13:03,655 ♪ So he shook his hand 1379 01:13:03,724 --> 01:13:06,620 ♪ And I hit the road 1380 01:13:06,689 --> 01:13:13,103 ♪ 1381 01:13:13,172 --> 01:13:17,620 ♪ I'll see you when I get there ♪ 1382 01:13:17,689 --> 01:13:20,620 ♪ I'm gonna see you when I get there ♪ 1383 01:13:20,689 --> 01:13:23,586 ♪ I'll see you when I get there ♪ 1384 01:13:23,655 --> 01:13:26,586 ♪ I'm gonna see you when I get there ♪ 1385 01:13:26,655 --> 01:13:30,068 ♪ I'll see you when I get there ♪ 1386 01:13:30,137 --> 01:13:32,586 ♪ I'm gonna see you when I get there ♪ 1387 01:13:32,655 --> 01:13:35,551 ♪ I'll see you when I get there ♪ 1388 01:13:35,620 --> 01:13:41,517 ♪ I'm gonna see you when I get there ♪ 1389 01:13:41,586 --> 01:13:48,586 [cheers, applause] 1390 01:13:56,620 --> 01:13:59,310 - Please welcome Utkarsh Ambudkar. 1391 01:13:59,379 --> 01:14:02,586 [music playing] 1392 01:14:02,655 --> 01:14:07,551 [applause] 1393 01:14:07,620 --> 01:14:08,551 - Oh, boy. 1394 01:14:08,620 --> 01:14:10,034 He's back, baby. 1395 01:14:10,103 --> 01:14:12,413 The company of "Stereophonic," ladies and gentlemen, 1396 01:14:12,482 --> 01:14:14,965 nominated for 13 Tony Awards. 1397 01:14:15,034 --> 01:14:17,068 [cheers, applause] 1398 01:14:17,137 --> 01:14:19,724 They've set a new record for the most 1399 01:14:19,793 --> 01:14:23,413 nominated play in Broadway history, not to mention-- 1400 01:14:23,482 --> 01:14:24,793 yeah, you could give it up-- 1401 01:14:24,862 --> 01:14:26,827 it's definitely a record for a play 1402 01:14:26,896 --> 01:14:29,758 about people making a record. 1403 01:14:29,827 --> 01:14:32,551 It's also nominated for this next award, 1404 01:14:32,620 --> 01:14:34,137 Best Original Score. 1405 01:14:34,206 --> 01:14:38,241 Here are all of the nominated composers. 1406 01:14:38,310 --> 01:14:43,448 - "Days of Wine and Roses," music and lyrics, Adam Guettel. 1407 01:14:43,517 --> 01:14:47,793 "Here Lies Love," music, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. 1408 01:14:47,862 --> 01:14:51,034 Lyrics, David Byrne. 1409 01:14:51,103 --> 01:14:53,310 "The Outsiders," music and lyrics, 1410 01:14:53,379 --> 01:14:56,413 Jamestown Revival, Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance, 1411 01:14:56,482 --> 01:14:58,862 and Justin Levine. 1412 01:14:58,931 --> 01:15:03,965 "Stereophonic," music and lyrics, Will Butler. 1413 01:15:04,034 --> 01:15:07,965 "Suffs," music and lyrics, Shaina Taub. 1414 01:15:08,034 --> 01:15:12,310 [applause] 1415 01:15:12,379 --> 01:15:17,551 The American Theater Wing's Tony Award goes to "Suffs," 1416 01:15:17,620 --> 01:15:19,965 music and lyrics by Shaina Taub. 1417 01:15:20,034 --> 01:15:22,896 [cheers, applause] 1418 01:15:22,965 --> 01:15:27,241 - Composer Shaina Taub earned the first two Tony nominations 1419 01:15:27,310 --> 01:15:29,482 of her career for "Suffs." 1420 01:15:29,551 --> 01:15:36,517 [cheers, applause] 1421 01:15:41,344 --> 01:15:43,241 - Oh, my god. 1422 01:15:43,310 --> 01:15:46,724 Oh. 1423 01:15:46,793 --> 01:15:48,758 I-- Lee, I love you! 1424 01:15:48,827 --> 01:15:50,206 I have-- I've had the-- 1425 01:15:50,275 --> 01:15:51,620 I've had the absurd good fortune 1426 01:15:51,689 --> 01:15:52,620 to already be up here tonight. 1427 01:15:52,689 --> 01:15:53,724 And I know I talk fast. 1428 01:15:53,793 --> 01:15:55,034 And my mentor, Elizabeth Swados, 1429 01:15:55,103 --> 01:15:56,448 used to say I could run auctions 1430 01:15:56,517 --> 01:15:57,689 because I talk so fast. 1431 01:15:57,758 --> 01:15:59,724 But I want to talk about her and mentorship. 1432 01:15:59,793 --> 01:16:03,103 Elizabeth Swados, I walked into her class in 2007 in college 1433 01:16:03,172 --> 01:16:04,448 and I wrote my first song. 1434 01:16:04,517 --> 01:16:07,137 And I met my husband, and she changed my life. 1435 01:16:07,206 --> 01:16:09,034 And the mentors, the songwriters 1436 01:16:09,103 --> 01:16:11,827 in this industry that care about the future of the craft. 1437 01:16:11,896 --> 01:16:13,241 Jeanine Tesori stood up here and said, 1438 01:16:13,310 --> 01:16:14,482 you had to see it to be it. 1439 01:16:14,551 --> 01:16:16,103 Yes, Jeanine, and I saw it so I could be it. 1440 01:16:16,172 --> 01:16:17,103 Thank you, Jeanine. 1441 01:16:17,172 --> 01:16:18,103 Thank you, Lynn Ahrens. 1442 01:16:18,172 --> 01:16:19,896 Thank you, Liz Swados. 1443 01:16:19,965 --> 01:16:21,827 And to all of the theater kids out there 1444 01:16:21,896 --> 01:16:25,517 watching, especially the loud little girls, go for it. 1445 01:16:25,586 --> 01:16:28,655 [cheers, applause] 1446 01:16:28,724 --> 01:16:29,965 You can do it. 1447 01:16:30,034 --> 01:16:31,241 You are powerful. You are valuable. 1448 01:16:31,310 --> 01:16:32,241 You are strong. 1449 01:16:32,310 --> 01:16:33,517 If you doubt yourself, it's OK. 1450 01:16:33,586 --> 01:16:35,689 I doubt myself all the time, but you can do it. 1451 01:16:35,758 --> 01:16:36,965 I am rooting for you. 1452 01:16:37,034 --> 01:16:38,482 And, you know, the epigraph on my script 1453 01:16:38,551 --> 01:16:39,793 is a quote from the Talmud. 1454 01:16:39,862 --> 01:16:41,344 You are not obligated to complete the work, 1455 01:16:41,413 --> 01:16:43,379 but neither are you free to abandon it. 1456 01:16:43,448 --> 01:16:45,241 This is a hard year in our country 1457 01:16:45,310 --> 01:16:48,241 and I just hope that we can remember that when we organize, 1458 01:16:48,310 --> 01:16:50,103 when we come together, we are capable of making 1459 01:16:50,172 --> 01:16:51,689 real change and progress in this country 1460 01:16:51,758 --> 01:16:53,241 for equality and justice. 1461 01:16:53,310 --> 01:16:55,241 And so I hope we can all do that together. 1462 01:16:55,310 --> 01:16:57,103 And thank you to the "Suffs." Thank you to my cast. 1463 01:16:57,172 --> 01:16:58,103 This is absolutely insane. 1464 01:16:58,172 --> 01:16:59,620 Oh my goodness. Thank you. 1465 01:16:59,689 --> 01:17:01,103 I love theater. I love you all. 1466 01:17:01,172 --> 01:17:02,482 Thank you so much. 1467 01:17:02,551 --> 01:17:05,413 [cheers, applause] 1468 01:17:05,482 --> 01:17:12,482 [music playing] 1469 01:17:18,413 --> 01:17:21,379 - What I love about this production of "Cabaret" 1470 01:17:21,448 --> 01:17:25,103 is that it extends beyond the bounds of the musical itself. 1471 01:17:25,172 --> 01:17:27,034 - We always had this idea that once 1472 01:17:27,103 --> 01:17:29,310 you cross the threshold of the building, that you wouldn't 1473 01:17:29,379 --> 01:17:31,310 feel like you were in a theater space, 1474 01:17:31,379 --> 01:17:33,448 that you would step into a club. 1475 01:17:33,517 --> 01:17:35,896 - Every single sense is-- 1476 01:17:35,965 --> 01:17:38,931 is stimulated, is enlivened. 1477 01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:40,655 - It's the party at the end of the world. 1478 01:17:40,724 --> 01:17:45,000 And also, it's still such an extraordinarily revolutionary 1479 01:17:45,068 --> 01:17:49,827 piece of political theater. 1480 01:17:49,896 --> 01:17:55,413 - Please welcome the company of "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club." 1481 01:17:55,482 --> 01:18:02,379 [drum roll] 1482 01:18:02,448 --> 01:18:05,310 ["wilkommen" playing] 1483 01:18:05,379 --> 01:18:08,758 ♪ 1484 01:18:08,827 --> 01:18:14,344 ♪ Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ 1485 01:18:14,413 --> 01:18:20,068 ♪ Fremde, étranger, stranger 1486 01:18:20,137 --> 01:18:22,551 ♪ Gl cklich zu sehen 1487 01:18:22,620 --> 01:18:25,827 ♪ Je suis enchanté 1488 01:18:25,896 --> 01:18:28,689 ♪ Happy to see you 1489 01:18:28,758 --> 01:18:31,551 ♪ Bleibe, rest, stay 1490 01:18:31,620 --> 01:18:36,137 ♪ Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ 1491 01:18:36,206 --> 01:18:42,827 ♪ Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret ♪ 1492 01:18:42,896 --> 01:18:44,413 Meine Damen und Herren, mesdames 1493 01:18:44,482 --> 01:18:47,206 et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen, 1494 01:18:47,275 --> 01:18:50,310 leave your troubles outside. 1495 01:18:50,379 --> 01:18:56,655 For we-- we have no troubles here. 1496 01:18:56,724 --> 01:19:03,758 For here, life is beautiful! 1497 01:19:05,103 --> 01:19:09,275 ♪ Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ 1498 01:19:09,344 --> 01:19:14,103 ♪ Im Caberet, au Caberet, to Caberet ♪ 1499 01:19:14,172 --> 01:19:21,103 - I now present the toast of Mayfair, Fraulein Sally Bowles! 1500 01:19:26,172 --> 01:19:29,068 - Hello, darlings! 1501 01:19:29,137 --> 01:19:31,517 Hey! 1502 01:19:31,586 --> 01:19:33,000 Muah! 1503 01:19:33,068 --> 01:19:39,931 - Woo! 1504 01:19:40,931 --> 01:19:41,862 - Hi, my love. 1505 01:19:41,931 --> 01:19:42,862 How are you? 1506 01:19:42,931 --> 01:19:45,793 Yes. 1507 01:19:45,862 --> 01:19:48,620 - Bliebe, reste, stay! 1508 01:19:48,689 --> 01:19:52,793 ♪ Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ 1509 01:19:52,862 --> 01:19:56,758 ♪ Im Cabaret, au Caberet 1510 01:19:56,827 --> 01:19:59,931 ♪ Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ 1511 01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:01,793 - This way or this way? 1512 01:20:01,862 --> 01:20:05,172 ♪ Fremde, etreger, stranger 1513 01:20:05,241 --> 01:20:06,793 - Oh, hello, stranger. 1514 01:20:06,862 --> 01:20:12,586 ♪ Gl cklich zu sehen, Je suis enchanté ♪ 1515 01:20:12,655 --> 01:20:14,896 ♪ Happy to see you 1516 01:20:14,965 --> 01:20:17,206 ♪ Bliebe, reste, stay 1517 01:20:17,275 --> 01:20:18,586 ♪ Wir sagen 1518 01:20:18,655 --> 01:20:23,758 ♪ Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ 1519 01:20:23,827 --> 01:20:29,241 ♪ Fremde, étranger, stranger 1520 01:20:29,310 --> 01:20:34,689 ♪ Gl cklich zu sehen, je suis enchanté ♪ 1521 01:20:34,758 --> 01:20:36,689 ♪ Happy to see you 1522 01:20:36,758 --> 01:20:39,206 ♪ Bliebe, reste, stay 1523 01:20:39,275 --> 01:20:45,172 ♪ Wir sagen 1524 01:20:45,241 --> 01:20:52,172 ♪ Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ 1525 01:20:52,241 --> 01:20:57,620 ♪ Im Caberet, au Caberet, 1526 01:20:57,689 --> 01:21:04,758 ♪ To Cabaret 1527 01:21:07,724 --> 01:21:14,724 [cheers, applause] 1528 01:21:22,482 --> 01:21:26,206 [music playing] 1529 01:21:26,275 --> 01:21:28,379 - Still to come, Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia 1530 01:21:28,448 --> 01:21:30,724 Erivo, and Angelina Jolie. 1531 01:21:30,793 --> 01:21:33,241 And next, our special tribute to Chita Rivera 1532 01:21:33,310 --> 01:21:35,689 on the "77th Tony Awards." 1533 01:21:35,758 --> 01:21:41,310 This is CBS. 1534 01:21:41,379 --> 01:21:43,551 Sponsored by Progressive Insurance. 1535 01:21:43,620 --> 01:21:47,172 Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance. 1536 01:21:47,241 --> 01:21:53,068 Visit progressive.com. 1537 01:21:53,137 --> 01:21:59,862 [music playing] 1538 01:21:59,931 --> 01:22:02,758 - Welcome back to the Tony Awards. 1539 01:22:02,827 --> 01:22:05,586 So I had the pleasure of putting on my producer hat 1540 01:22:05,655 --> 01:22:07,275 and presenting an official Broadway 1541 01:22:07,344 --> 01:22:09,310 contract to these next gentlemen 1542 01:22:09,379 --> 01:22:11,206 on stage at their show. 1543 01:22:11,275 --> 01:22:13,275 From "Gutenberg the Musical," Please 1544 01:22:13,344 --> 01:22:15,758 welcome first time Tony nominees 1545 01:22:15,827 --> 01:22:18,724 Doug Simon and Bud Davenport. 1546 01:22:18,793 --> 01:22:22,482 [music playing] 1547 01:22:22,551 --> 01:22:23,724 - Oh, wow. 1548 01:22:23,793 --> 01:22:25,379 - OK. Here we go. 1549 01:22:25,448 --> 01:22:26,758 - Oh, my gosh. 1550 01:22:26,827 --> 01:22:29,172 I've always wanted to play Radio City Music Hall. 1551 01:22:29,241 --> 01:22:30,551 There's so many people. 1552 01:22:30,620 --> 01:22:31,586 - Yes. 1553 01:22:31,655 --> 01:22:33,482 - And so many cameras. 1554 01:22:33,551 --> 01:22:34,896 Which one should I look at? 1555 01:22:34,965 --> 01:22:37,103 - Well, just-- just spread it around. 1556 01:22:37,172 --> 01:22:38,724 - My name is Doug Simon. 1557 01:22:38,793 --> 01:22:40,724 - And I'm Mr. Bud Davenport. 1558 01:22:40,793 --> 01:22:42,655 - And we are the authors of-- 1559 01:22:42,724 --> 01:22:44,517 - "Gutenberg the Musical." 1560 01:22:44,586 --> 01:22:45,620 - Musical. 1561 01:22:45,689 --> 01:22:47,034 - Yes. It works. 1562 01:22:47,103 --> 01:22:48,517 All right. 1563 01:22:48,586 --> 01:22:50,724 So you're probably sitting there thinking to yourself, OK, 1564 01:22:50,793 --> 01:22:52,620 so you wrote an amazing show. 1565 01:22:52,689 --> 01:22:55,689 But what are you doing on stage at the Tony Awards? 1566 01:22:55,758 --> 01:22:57,068 - Great question, Doug. 1567 01:22:57,137 --> 01:22:58,068 Great question. 1568 01:22:58,137 --> 01:22:59,068 Hey, look at me. 1569 01:22:59,137 --> 01:23:00,827 Great question, Doug. 1570 01:23:00,896 --> 01:23:02,965 What are we doing on this stage? 1571 01:23:03,034 --> 01:23:06,448 - Well, we have been nominated for a Tony. 1572 01:23:06,517 --> 01:23:07,620 - It's true. 1573 01:23:07,689 --> 01:23:08,965 Look at our hats. 1574 01:23:09,034 --> 01:23:10,482 - Yeah, Bud made these at the FedEx Kinko's. 1575 01:23:10,551 --> 01:23:12,344 - They thought I was insane. 1576 01:23:12,413 --> 01:23:13,379 - You're not insane. 1577 01:23:13,448 --> 01:23:15,034 - Thank you. 1578 01:23:15,103 --> 01:23:19,068 - Our show has been nominated for Best Revival of a Musical. 1579 01:23:19,137 --> 01:23:22,379 - But, Doug, what is a revival of a musical? 1580 01:23:22,448 --> 01:23:24,000 - Well, I'll tell you. 1581 01:23:24,068 --> 01:23:26,758 A revival is when a Broadway producer takes a musical 1582 01:23:26,827 --> 01:23:30,103 that everybody already loves and brings it back to Broadway 1583 01:23:30,172 --> 01:23:32,000 with a smaller orchestra. 1584 01:23:32,068 --> 01:23:33,000 - Or-- 1585 01:23:33,068 --> 01:23:34,689 [laughter, applause] 1586 01:23:34,758 --> 01:23:39,068 --or they put the orchestra up on the stage. 1587 01:23:39,137 --> 01:23:43,206 - Or-- or sometimes the actors just play all 1588 01:23:43,275 --> 01:23:44,344 the instruments themselves. 1589 01:23:44,413 --> 01:23:45,793 - Imagine it. 1590 01:23:45,862 --> 01:23:49,068 "The Phantom of the Opera" back on Broadway, playing 1591 01:23:49,137 --> 01:23:51,517 his own damn pipe organ. 1592 01:23:51,586 --> 01:23:54,551 - But, Bud, how is he gonna fit that organ into that tiny boat? 1593 01:23:54,620 --> 01:23:55,551 - You're right. 1594 01:23:55,620 --> 01:23:56,931 Forget I said anything. 1595 01:23:57,000 --> 01:23:59,827 - Now, so many wonderful shows have been nominated 1596 01:23:59,896 --> 01:24:02,000 for Best Revival of a Musical. 1597 01:24:02,068 --> 01:24:03,068 - "Annie." 1598 01:24:03,137 --> 01:24:04,310 - "Annie, Get Your Gun." 1599 01:24:04,379 --> 01:24:05,310 - "Annie." 1600 01:24:05,379 --> 01:24:06,655 - "Jesus Christ Superstar." 1601 01:24:06,724 --> 01:24:09,413 - And, of course, "Jesus Christ Superstar." 1602 01:24:09,482 --> 01:24:10,655 - Of course. 1603 01:24:10,724 --> 01:24:12,724 - But unlike those great shows, our show has 1604 01:24:12,793 --> 01:24:14,551 never been on Broadway before. 1605 01:24:14,620 --> 01:24:15,827 - That's right, Bud. 1606 01:24:15,896 --> 01:24:17,758 This is our first time. 1607 01:24:17,827 --> 01:24:22,689 So why is our show nominated for Best Revival? 1608 01:24:22,758 --> 01:24:24,586 - I have no idea. 1609 01:24:24,655 --> 01:24:25,551 And I don't want to guess. 1610 01:24:25,620 --> 01:24:26,758 - Well, guess what. 1611 01:24:26,827 --> 01:24:27,862 You don't have to guess, because we 1612 01:24:27,931 --> 01:24:29,241 did some research to find out. 1613 01:24:29,310 --> 01:24:30,241 So read it, Bud. 1614 01:24:30,310 --> 01:24:31,275 - OK. OK. 1615 01:24:31,344 --> 01:24:32,275 - Got it? 1616 01:24:32,344 --> 01:24:33,551 - Yes. 1617 01:24:33,620 --> 01:24:35,068 Tony Awards Rules and Regulations, Section 2G. 1618 01:24:35,137 --> 01:24:36,482 - Oh, my god. 1619 01:24:36,551 --> 01:24:38,103 - "A play or musical determined by the Tony Awards 1620 01:24:38,172 --> 01:24:40,965 Administration Committee to be a classic 1621 01:24:41,034 --> 01:24:43,620 shall not be eligible for an award in the Best 1622 01:24:43,689 --> 01:24:44,965 Play or Best Musical category. 1623 01:24:45,034 --> 01:24:46,275 - Wait, what? No. 1624 01:24:46,344 --> 01:24:47,517 - Wait. 1625 01:24:47,586 --> 01:24:48,931 "But may be eligible in the appropriate 1626 01:24:49,000 --> 01:24:50,965 Best Revival category." 1627 01:24:51,034 --> 01:24:52,172 - Whoa, Bud. 1628 01:24:52,241 --> 01:24:53,310 Do you know what this means? 1629 01:24:53,379 --> 01:24:54,620 - No. 1630 01:24:54,689 --> 01:24:57,827 - It means that our show is already a classic. 1631 01:24:57,896 --> 01:24:59,448 - Oh, my god, I knew it. - That's right. 1632 01:24:59,517 --> 01:25:00,793 That's right. 1633 01:25:00,862 --> 01:25:03,379 We have written a classic Broadway musical. 1634 01:25:03,448 --> 01:25:05,448 - I feel like we already won. 1635 01:25:05,517 --> 01:25:07,206 - Kind of. 1636 01:25:07,275 --> 01:25:10,275 [laughter] 1637 01:25:10,344 --> 01:25:13,172 Really, it's just an honor to be eligible. 1638 01:25:13,241 --> 01:25:18,551 [laughter, applause] 1639 01:25:18,620 --> 01:25:20,793 Our next presenter needs no introduction, 1640 01:25:20,862 --> 01:25:22,068 but we're gonna give him one. 1641 01:25:22,137 --> 01:25:25,068 So please welcome Tony nominee Jim Parsons. 1642 01:25:25,137 --> 01:25:29,034 [cheers, applause] 1643 01:25:29,103 --> 01:25:35,068 [music playing] 1644 01:25:35,137 --> 01:25:38,275 - Theater is unique among art forms in that it regularly 1645 01:25:38,344 --> 01:25:40,310 revisits material from its past, 1646 01:25:40,379 --> 01:25:43,689 giving actors, directors, and designers of today's world 1647 01:25:43,758 --> 01:25:46,206 a chance to interpret text written sometimes hundreds 1648 01:25:46,275 --> 01:25:48,862 of years ago, sometimes just a decade ago, 1649 01:25:48,931 --> 01:25:51,758 and allowing new audiences to react to these stories 1650 01:25:51,827 --> 01:25:53,896 through the filter of the present moment. 1651 01:25:53,965 --> 01:25:56,862 This year, outstanding works from both our long ago 1652 01:25:56,931 --> 01:25:59,206 and recent pasts were given new life. 1653 01:25:59,275 --> 01:26:02,068 Here are the nominees for Best Revival of a Play. 1654 01:26:02,137 --> 01:26:03,793 [music playing] 1655 01:26:03,862 --> 01:26:05,896 - The play is really loaded. 1656 01:26:05,965 --> 01:26:09,103 It's from 1882, but it speaks to now about so 1657 01:26:09,172 --> 01:26:11,034 many issues that were facing. 1658 01:26:11,103 --> 01:26:14,517 Truth versus power-- what is truth without power, 1659 01:26:14,586 --> 01:26:16,413 and what is power without truth, which 1660 01:26:16,482 --> 01:26:18,379 is even more frightening. 1661 01:26:18,448 --> 01:26:24,275 - "Appropriate" is essentially a family drama-com. 1662 01:26:24,344 --> 01:26:25,965 What are you doing here besides trying 1663 01:26:26,034 --> 01:26:27,448 to pick a dead man's pockets? 1664 01:26:27,517 --> 01:26:29,793 And don't tell me to talk to Bo because you just did. 1665 01:26:29,862 --> 01:26:34,931 - This play does a really brilliant job of showing family 1666 01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:36,793 in all of its dimensions-- 1667 01:26:36,862 --> 01:26:38,724 resentment, and disappointments, 1668 01:26:38,793 --> 01:26:41,793 love, and longing. 1669 01:26:41,862 --> 01:26:45,241 - People were surprised by the relevancy, 1670 01:26:45,310 --> 01:26:49,172 by the potency, by how funny it was, by how fresh it was. 1671 01:26:49,241 --> 01:26:52,241 - It's gonna challenge your ideology. 1672 01:26:52,310 --> 01:26:54,034 We can't forget our history. 1673 01:26:54,103 --> 01:27:00,344 We can't move forward if we don't know what happened. 1674 01:27:00,413 --> 01:27:02,758 [applause] 1675 01:27:02,827 --> 01:27:06,793 - And the Tony Award goes to "Appropriate." 1676 01:27:06,862 --> 01:27:10,517 [cheers, applause] 1677 01:27:10,586 --> 01:27:17,448 [music playing] 1678 01:27:18,724 --> 01:27:20,137 - Accepting the award for "Appropriate," 1679 01:27:20,206 --> 01:27:27,137 producer Carol Rothman and author Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. 1680 01:27:43,758 --> 01:27:46,482 - Thank you to the American Theater Wing. 1681 01:27:46,551 --> 01:27:48,620 [chatter] 1682 01:27:48,689 --> 01:27:50,758 Thank you to the American Theater Wing 1683 01:27:50,827 --> 01:27:52,448 and to The Broadway League. 1684 01:27:52,517 --> 01:27:56,724 It is a joy and an honor to be standing here with 1685 01:27:56,793 --> 01:27:58,896 the family of "Appropriate"-- 1686 01:27:58,965 --> 01:28:04,034 the actors, the director-- gosh, I hope they're all here-- 1687 01:28:04,103 --> 01:28:10,551 the designers, the stage manager, and the producers. 1688 01:28:11,827 --> 01:28:14,172 Family is at the crux of "Appropriate." 1689 01:28:14,241 --> 01:28:17,379 And those of us who have the love 1690 01:28:17,448 --> 01:28:22,482 and support of our families who encouraged us are very blessed. 1691 01:28:22,551 --> 01:28:24,517 And we thank all of you. 1692 01:28:24,586 --> 01:28:27,517 I thank my children, Molly and Charlie. 1693 01:28:27,586 --> 01:28:32,827 I am so proud to have opened a door over the past 45 years 1694 01:28:32,896 --> 01:28:35,068 to some incredible artists. 1695 01:28:35,137 --> 01:28:38,000 And none more deserving of the acclaim 1696 01:28:38,068 --> 01:28:41,275 than the immensely talented Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. 1697 01:28:41,344 --> 01:28:48,034 [cheers, applause] 1698 01:28:49,068 --> 01:28:50,551 - OK. Reclaiming my time. 1699 01:28:50,620 --> 01:28:51,517 Reclaiming my time. 1700 01:28:51,586 --> 01:28:53,689 Thank you. 1701 01:28:53,758 --> 01:28:55,689 I want to thank Good Orderly Direction. 1702 01:28:55,758 --> 01:28:57,379 I want to thank the Tony nominators. 1703 01:28:57,448 --> 01:28:59,172 I want to thank the Tony voters. 1704 01:28:59,241 --> 01:29:01,896 I want to thank these amazing audiences we've had for giving 1705 01:29:01,965 --> 01:29:03,827 me the opportunity to stand up here 1706 01:29:03,896 --> 01:29:05,862 and actually say thank you to the real life 1707 01:29:05,931 --> 01:29:08,206 actors in my real life family drama, 1708 01:29:08,275 --> 01:29:10,137 starting with an amazing man who 1709 01:29:10,206 --> 01:29:12,068 I get to share Father's Day-- 1710 01:29:12,137 --> 01:29:14,206 Father's Day with for the rest of my life, 1711 01:29:14,275 --> 01:29:16,068 Jay O'Bourne, who's in the audience. 1712 01:29:16,137 --> 01:29:18,137 I want to wish a happy Single Mother's Day 1713 01:29:18,206 --> 01:29:20,517 to my mother, Patricia Jacobs, who has been 1714 01:29:20,586 --> 01:29:22,206 my first hero in life and art. 1715 01:29:22,275 --> 01:29:24,896 I want to thank my brother and sister, Bradley and Brittany 1716 01:29:24,965 --> 01:29:28,000 Jacobs, who have given me so much material for many plays 1717 01:29:28,068 --> 01:29:30,206 about siblings for the rest of my life. 1718 01:29:30,275 --> 01:29:32,275 I want to thank my father, who told me early on 1719 01:29:32,344 --> 01:29:34,172 to find something that you love in life 1720 01:29:34,241 --> 01:29:35,551 and get someone to pay you for it. 1721 01:29:35,620 --> 01:29:37,103 And I followed that advice, and I'm here right now, 1722 01:29:37,172 --> 01:29:38,724 and I'm so thankful for that. 1723 01:29:38,793 --> 01:29:40,896 I want to thank this family behind me. 1724 01:29:40,965 --> 01:29:42,655 I want to thank my sister from another mister, 1725 01:29:42,724 --> 01:29:44,275 Lila Neugebauer. 1726 01:29:44,344 --> 01:29:46,931 And I especially want to thank Carole Rothman for saying yes 1727 01:29:47,000 --> 01:29:48,931 after years and years of being told 1728 01:29:49,000 --> 01:29:51,793 I was too risky, too provocative, 1729 01:29:51,862 --> 01:29:55,000 and too not commercial enough. 1730 01:29:55,068 --> 01:29:56,482 You know, and I'm gonna be honest. 1731 01:29:56,551 --> 01:29:59,793 I really want to share my small part of this big award 1732 01:29:59,862 --> 01:30:02,931 with the company and Ossie Davis's family. 1733 01:30:03,000 --> 01:30:05,034 Because the truth is, like, without Ossie Davis, 1734 01:30:05,103 --> 01:30:06,344 I wouldn't be here. 1735 01:30:06,413 --> 01:30:07,517 And without Purlie Victorious, "Appropriate" 1736 01:30:07,586 --> 01:30:08,862 would not be here. 1737 01:30:08,931 --> 01:30:10,965 I know people come up here and say it all the time, 1738 01:30:11,034 --> 01:30:12,068 but it's true. 1739 01:30:12,137 --> 01:30:13,413 If you guys want this, we can figure 1740 01:30:13,482 --> 01:30:14,586 out arrangement of custody. 1741 01:30:14,655 --> 01:30:16,448 He can haunt my bedroom. I don't care. 1742 01:30:16,517 --> 01:30:17,827 Tell me the secrets. 1743 01:30:17,896 --> 01:30:19,137 And for those of you worried about Henrik Ibsen, 1744 01:30:19,206 --> 01:30:20,620 he's been dead for over 100 years 1745 01:30:20,689 --> 01:30:22,034 and he's already won this twice. 1746 01:30:22,103 --> 01:30:23,931 Thank you guys so much. 1747 01:30:24,000 --> 01:30:27,896 [cheers, applause] 1748 01:30:27,965 --> 01:30:31,344 [music playing] 1749 01:30:31,413 --> 01:30:38,379 ♪ 1750 01:30:59,137 --> 01:31:01,482 - In January, we lost one of the theater's 1751 01:31:01,551 --> 01:31:06,862 brightest lights, the irreplaceable Chita Rivera. 1752 01:31:06,931 --> 01:31:10,896 To help us pay tribute to her unrivaled legacy, 1753 01:31:10,965 --> 01:31:13,931 are Tony Award winners Bebe Neuwirth, Audra McDonald, 1754 01:31:14,000 --> 01:31:15,724 and Brian Stokes Mitchell. 1755 01:31:15,793 --> 01:31:22,137 [applause] 1756 01:31:22,206 --> 01:31:26,482 - Anyone who knew Chita had a great friend and an even 1757 01:31:26,551 --> 01:31:28,137 greater role model. 1758 01:31:28,206 --> 01:31:30,551 Everything I know about being a Broadway 1759 01:31:30,620 --> 01:31:33,172 lead I learned from Chit. 1760 01:31:33,241 --> 01:31:37,862 The iconic characters that she created are unforgettable-- 1761 01:31:37,931 --> 01:31:40,724 Rose in "Bye Bye Birdie." 1762 01:31:40,793 --> 01:31:44,068 [music playing] 1763 01:31:44,137 --> 01:31:50,310 ♪ 1764 01:31:50,379 --> 01:31:52,413 Velma Kelly in "Chicago." 1765 01:31:52,482 --> 01:31:55,758 [music playing] 1766 01:31:55,827 --> 01:32:02,793 ♪ 1767 01:32:03,896 --> 01:32:05,862 And the role that made her a star, 1768 01:32:05,931 --> 01:32:09,172 Anita in "West Side Story." 1769 01:32:09,241 --> 01:32:11,379 Chita redefined what it meant to be 1770 01:32:11,448 --> 01:32:13,172 a Latina in show business. 1771 01:32:13,241 --> 01:32:16,103 She inspired generations of young women. 1772 01:32:16,172 --> 01:32:18,275 If she could do it, they could do it. 1773 01:32:18,344 --> 01:32:20,827 She'll always be with us whenever 1774 01:32:20,896 --> 01:32:23,172 an artist recreates one of her dances 1775 01:32:23,241 --> 01:32:25,413 or sings one of her songs. 1776 01:32:25,482 --> 01:32:28,517 [music playing] 1777 01:32:28,586 --> 01:32:30,344 ♪ 1778 01:32:30,413 --> 01:32:34,931 - She was playful, kind, sexy, wise, and hilarious. 1779 01:32:35,000 --> 01:32:37,793 As high as her star rose, Chita felt 1780 01:32:37,862 --> 01:32:41,482 she was one of the dancers, a member of the ensemble. 1781 01:32:41,551 --> 01:32:44,724 The air shimmered when she stepped on stage. 1782 01:32:44,793 --> 01:32:47,517 A bit of her magic will live on in every role she created 1783 01:32:47,586 --> 01:32:50,172 and we are forever grateful. 1784 01:32:50,241 --> 01:32:53,793 - Chita had one of Broadway's quintessential voices. 1785 01:32:53,862 --> 01:32:55,931 It sent chills from the top of your head 1786 01:32:56,000 --> 01:32:58,379 all the way down to the bottom of your toes. 1787 01:32:58,448 --> 01:33:01,482 It contained multitudes, all brilliantly displayed 1788 01:33:01,551 --> 01:33:04,241 in her iconic performance as Aurora 1789 01:33:04,310 --> 01:33:06,379 in "Kiss of the Spider Woman." 1790 01:33:06,448 --> 01:33:09,793 [music playing] 1791 01:33:09,862 --> 01:33:16,862 ♪ 1792 01:33:20,172 --> 01:33:23,172 - I literally would not be here without Chita 1793 01:33:23,241 --> 01:33:26,448 blazing the trail for all who follow. 1794 01:33:26,517 --> 01:33:29,068 Because of her, I am. 1795 01:33:29,137 --> 01:33:32,689 Chita, from all of us, we will always love you! 1796 01:33:32,758 --> 01:33:36,172 [music playing] 1797 01:33:36,241 --> 01:33:43,172 ♪ 1798 01:33:58,965 --> 01:34:06,000 [cheers, applause] 1799 01:34:16,379 --> 01:34:18,206 - Our celebration of Broadway continues 1800 01:34:18,275 --> 01:34:21,172 with a performance by the company of "Suffs," next. 1801 01:34:21,241 --> 01:34:23,413 The "77th Tony Awards." 1802 01:34:23,482 --> 01:34:30,482 This is CBS. 1803 01:34:32,931 --> 01:34:35,275 [music playing] 1804 01:34:35,344 --> 01:34:37,344 - Welcome back to the "Tony Awards." 1805 01:34:37,413 --> 01:34:39,517 Now, please welcome Carnegie Mellon 1806 01:34:39,586 --> 01:34:42,206 University alum, trustee, and Tony 1807 01:34:42,275 --> 01:34:44,965 Award winner, Tamara Thuney. 1808 01:34:45,034 --> 01:34:52,000 [cheers, applause] 1809 01:34:54,482 --> 01:34:56,275 - Good evening, everyone. 1810 01:34:56,344 --> 01:35:01,068 As a proud Carnegie Mellon University alum and trustee, 1811 01:35:01,137 --> 01:35:02,448 I am-- thank you-- 1812 01:35:02,517 --> 01:35:05,344 I am thrilled that CMU and the "Tony Awards" 1813 01:35:05,413 --> 01:35:08,068 co-created the Excellence in Theater 1814 01:35:08,137 --> 01:35:11,241 Education Award to recognize exemplary 1815 01:35:11,310 --> 01:35:14,034 arts educators nationwide. 1816 01:35:14,103 --> 01:35:16,586 Earlier this evening, the award was presented 1817 01:35:16,655 --> 01:35:20,827 to CJay Philip, founder and creative director of Dance 1818 01:35:20,896 --> 01:35:24,413 and Bmore Theater Programs in Baltimore, Maryland! 1819 01:35:24,482 --> 01:35:28,655 [applause] 1820 01:35:28,724 --> 01:35:32,896 Congratulations, Ms. Philip, and I want to be in your class. 1821 01:35:32,965 --> 01:35:35,344 Submissions are open for new-- 1822 01:35:35,413 --> 01:35:37,620 for next year's awards, so you can 1823 01:35:37,689 --> 01:35:39,758 tell us about a theater educator who made 1824 01:35:39,827 --> 01:35:41,620 a difference in your life. 1825 01:35:41,689 --> 01:35:45,103 And now, please welcome Nate Burleson, 1826 01:35:45,172 --> 01:35:48,344 and from the New York Jets, Solomon Thomas. 1827 01:35:48,413 --> 01:35:52,172 [applause] 1828 01:35:52,241 --> 01:35:55,586 [music playing] 1829 01:35:55,655 --> 01:36:00,586 ♪ 1830 01:36:00,655 --> 01:36:02,517 - You know, seeing actors performing live 1831 01:36:02,586 --> 01:36:06,448 is like watching athletes at the top of their game-- 1832 01:36:06,517 --> 01:36:08,172 elite talent executing perfectly. 1833 01:36:08,241 --> 01:36:09,172 What's up, baby? 1834 01:36:09,241 --> 01:36:10,172 How are you doing? 1835 01:36:10,241 --> 01:36:12,241 [laughter] 1836 01:36:12,310 --> 01:36:15,413 Last week, the two of us, we had a chance to really have 1837 01:36:15,482 --> 01:36:19,586 an incredible time hanging out with one of tonight's nominated 1838 01:36:19,655 --> 01:36:25,206 plays, "Stereophonic." 1839 01:36:25,275 --> 01:36:27,448 - Being a part of that audience, 1840 01:36:27,517 --> 01:36:29,344 getting caught up in the story was an experience 1841 01:36:29,413 --> 01:36:30,620 that I'll never forget. 1842 01:36:30,689 --> 01:36:32,827 And there are so many great plays on Broadway. 1843 01:36:32,896 --> 01:36:36,275 Here's a look at all the Best Play nominees. 1844 01:36:36,344 --> 01:36:38,689 [music playing] 1845 01:36:38,758 --> 01:36:41,241 - The play is a beautiful reflection, I think, 1846 01:36:41,310 --> 01:36:42,758 of, like, New York. 1847 01:36:42,827 --> 01:36:45,793 - I get to the station, swipe my Metro card, 1848 01:36:45,862 --> 01:36:48,862 and of course, insufficient fare. 1849 01:36:48,931 --> 01:36:50,206 - Oy. 1850 01:36:50,275 --> 01:36:52,551 - These beautiful, incredible immigrant women-- 1851 01:36:52,620 --> 01:36:54,275 and to be able to, like, uplift them 1852 01:36:54,344 --> 01:36:56,206 and highlight their stories, it's 1853 01:36:56,275 --> 01:36:59,206 really a love letter to them. 1854 01:36:59,275 --> 01:37:02,172 - This play gave me permission to grieve. 1855 01:37:02,241 --> 01:37:03,896 And I was so moved by that. 1856 01:37:03,965 --> 01:37:06,241 - When did you know? 1857 01:37:06,310 --> 01:37:08,551 - That there was a problem? 1858 01:37:08,620 --> 01:37:11,103 My water broke at 25 weeks. 1859 01:37:11,172 --> 01:37:12,655 - Oh. 1860 01:37:12,724 --> 01:37:16,551 - That's-- well, as a reference point, I had barely started 1861 01:37:16,620 --> 01:37:18,206 wearing maternity clothes yet. 1862 01:37:18,275 --> 01:37:21,379 - It's something we can talk about, share, celebrate. 1863 01:37:21,448 --> 01:37:23,517 There's joy, there's hardship. 1864 01:37:23,586 --> 01:37:26,931 It's like any other childhood, in a way. 1865 01:37:27,000 --> 01:37:31,482 - The play is a deconstructed memory 1866 01:37:31,551 --> 01:37:33,413 play written by a daughter. 1867 01:37:33,482 --> 01:37:36,137 - Don't you dare tell Mama and Daddy that I'm going to this-- 1868 01:37:36,206 --> 01:37:37,827 this-- 1869 01:37:37,896 --> 01:37:38,862 what is it called? 1870 01:37:38,931 --> 01:37:40,034 - PFLAG. 1871 01:37:40,103 --> 01:37:41,448 It's our secret. 1872 01:37:41,517 --> 01:37:43,620 - One of my mother's favorite sayings 1873 01:37:43,689 --> 01:37:45,482 was, "Balls, cried the queen. 1874 01:37:45,551 --> 01:37:47,000 If I had them, I'd be king." 1875 01:37:47,068 --> 01:37:51,344 So, of course, I had to write to play that featured her. 1876 01:37:51,413 --> 01:37:54,448 - To connect at all is incredibly meaningful, 1877 01:37:54,517 --> 01:37:57,000 and get resonated with a lot of people who 1878 01:37:57,068 --> 01:37:59,793 feel uncertain in our world. 1879 01:37:59,862 --> 01:38:02,586 - My family thinks it's straight out of Grandma's 1880 01:38:02,655 --> 01:38:04,379 kitchen, but nope. 1881 01:38:04,448 --> 01:38:05,758 - Does Mom know? 1882 01:38:05,827 --> 01:38:07,103 - No. 1883 01:38:07,172 --> 01:38:11,517 And there's no reason she needs to, so, shh. 1884 01:38:11,586 --> 01:38:13,379 - This play was a real experiment for me 1885 01:38:13,448 --> 01:38:16,206 in writing very richly three dimensional characters. 1886 01:38:16,275 --> 01:38:18,206 - And all that conflict gets, like, 1887 01:38:18,275 --> 01:38:20,344 hidden and submerged in some other weird pocket 1888 01:38:20,413 --> 01:38:21,724 of your psyche. 1889 01:38:21,793 --> 01:38:22,965 And it's like, you think you had a catharsis on stage 1890 01:38:23,034 --> 01:38:24,241 at Madison Square Garden and was like-- 1891 01:38:24,310 --> 01:38:25,586 [laughs] 1892 01:38:25,655 --> 01:38:29,448 - To see audiences get so taken by the characters 1893 01:38:29,517 --> 01:38:31,206 that they forget they're watching a play, 1894 01:38:31,275 --> 01:38:33,310 that makes me happy. 1895 01:38:33,379 --> 01:38:39,896 [applause] 1896 01:38:39,965 --> 01:38:41,931 - If that doesn't make you want to see a play, 1897 01:38:42,000 --> 01:38:43,034 I don't know what will. 1898 01:38:43,103 --> 01:38:44,517 - Yeah, you're right about that. 1899 01:38:44,586 --> 01:38:47,586 Now, to present the award, one of the most gifted men, 1900 01:38:47,655 --> 01:38:49,931 Tony Award winner, Jeffrey Wright. 1901 01:38:50,000 --> 01:38:53,862 [cheers, applause] 1902 01:38:53,931 --> 01:38:59,724 [music playing] 1903 01:38:59,793 --> 01:39:02,137 - Thank you. 1904 01:39:02,206 --> 01:39:04,793 The Best Play. 1905 01:39:04,862 --> 01:39:07,551 I was fortunate to make my Broadway 1906 01:39:07,620 --> 01:39:10,620 debut in a pretty special play, "Angels in America"-- 1907 01:39:10,689 --> 01:39:15,206 [cheers, applause] 1908 01:39:15,275 --> 01:39:17,000 --just two short years ago. 1909 01:39:17,068 --> 01:39:19,413 [laughter] 1910 01:39:19,482 --> 01:39:24,241 And I have never been part of something that was more 1911 01:39:24,310 --> 01:39:27,896 powerful or more empowering. 1912 01:39:27,965 --> 01:39:32,896 And likewise, the fine works that we've just 1913 01:39:32,965 --> 01:39:35,482 seen provide unique perspectives 1914 01:39:35,551 --> 01:39:37,724 on the human condition that inspire 1915 01:39:37,793 --> 01:39:42,827 audiences to think, feel, and question, which is timely. 1916 01:39:42,896 --> 01:39:45,448 Now let's find out which one of these plays 1917 01:39:45,517 --> 01:39:52,379 will be named this year's Best Play. 1918 01:39:53,517 --> 01:39:54,689 The American Theater Wing's Tony 1919 01:39:54,758 --> 01:39:56,896 Award goes to "Stereophonics." 1920 01:39:56,965 --> 01:40:00,275 [cheers, applause] 1921 01:40:00,344 --> 01:40:07,137 [music playing] 1922 01:40:08,448 --> 01:40:10,448 - Accepting the award for "Stereophonic," 1923 01:40:10,517 --> 01:40:17,482 author David Adjmi and artistic director Adam Greenfield. 1924 01:40:31,137 --> 01:40:34,517 - Oh, no. 1925 01:40:34,586 --> 01:40:37,620 My agent gave me a beta blocker, but it's not working. 1926 01:40:37,689 --> 01:40:39,965 [laughter] 1927 01:40:40,034 --> 01:40:42,137 Thank you anyway, Emma. 1928 01:40:42,206 --> 01:40:43,655 I really-- oh, my God. 1929 01:40:43,724 --> 01:40:44,827 Oh, no. 1930 01:40:44,896 --> 01:40:46,827 I have to thank the American Theater 1931 01:40:46,896 --> 01:40:53,551 Wing and The Broadway League for this unbelievable honor. 1932 01:40:54,586 --> 01:40:56,344 This almost didn't happen. 1933 01:40:56,413 --> 01:41:00,758 This play took me 11 years to manifest in a production. 1934 01:41:00,827 --> 01:41:03,655 And it wouldn't have happened if it weren't 1935 01:41:03,724 --> 01:41:06,275 for Adam Greenfield and Playwrights 1936 01:41:06,344 --> 01:41:10,482 Horizons, the off-Broadway theater that gave us a world 1937 01:41:10,551 --> 01:41:12,931 class production that we basically transferred 1938 01:41:13,000 --> 01:41:14,413 to the Broadway stage. 1939 01:41:14,482 --> 01:41:17,000 Thank you so much to Playwrights Horizons. 1940 01:41:17,068 --> 01:41:19,620 Thank you so much to our incredible Broadway 1941 01:41:19,689 --> 01:41:24,103 producers, Sue Wagner, and John Johnson, and all of you. 1942 01:41:24,172 --> 01:41:27,344 Sue, when we said we were going to transfer this to Broadway, 1943 01:41:27,413 --> 01:41:30,034 I said, I don't want to have stars in this play. 1944 01:41:30,103 --> 01:41:32,724 And Sue said, but David, they are stars. 1945 01:41:32,793 --> 01:41:33,758 And she's right. 1946 01:41:33,827 --> 01:41:39,689 [cheers, applause] 1947 01:41:39,758 --> 01:41:41,448 Thank you so, so much to my-- 1948 01:41:41,517 --> 01:41:42,862 I'm not gonna name all the names, 1949 01:41:42,931 --> 01:41:46,068 but my incredible creative team, my brilliant cast, 1950 01:41:46,137 --> 01:41:49,172 every single person in front of house and back of house and all 1951 01:41:49,241 --> 01:41:50,517 around the house. 1952 01:41:50,586 --> 01:41:53,275 You guys are unbelievable. 1953 01:41:53,344 --> 01:41:56,000 I don't even have the words to describe 1954 01:41:56,068 --> 01:41:58,275 how incredible this team is. 1955 01:41:58,344 --> 01:42:01,103 This has been the best experience of my entire life. 1956 01:42:01,172 --> 01:42:06,379 This was a very hard journey to get this play up here. 1957 01:42:06,448 --> 01:42:12,689 And I just want to say thank you to all of my friends 1958 01:42:12,758 --> 01:42:17,103 who helped me in ways both emotionally and financially. 1959 01:42:17,172 --> 01:42:20,448 To Michael Maciel and Fran Offenhauser, 1960 01:42:20,517 --> 01:42:23,275 who gave me a place to live for seven years 1961 01:42:23,344 --> 01:42:25,482 so that I could write this play and stand 1962 01:42:25,551 --> 01:42:27,689 here and accept this award. 1963 01:42:27,758 --> 01:42:30,827 It's really hard to make a career in the arts. 1964 01:42:30,896 --> 01:42:33,103 We need to fund the arts in America. 1965 01:42:33,172 --> 01:42:35,103 It is the hallmark of a civilized society. 1966 01:42:35,172 --> 01:42:39,551 [cheers, applause] 1967 01:42:39,620 --> 01:42:42,517 I want to dedicate this to the artists out there. 1968 01:42:42,586 --> 01:42:44,000 Thank you so, so much. 1969 01:42:44,068 --> 01:42:45,551 This is for us. 1970 01:42:45,620 --> 01:42:46,586 Thank you. 1971 01:42:46,655 --> 01:42:51,275 [cheers, applause] 1972 01:42:51,344 --> 01:42:53,034 - Wow. 1973 01:42:53,103 --> 01:42:55,896 Every play nominated in this category tonight 1974 01:42:55,965 --> 01:42:58,965 came from an off-Broadway theater. 1975 01:42:59,034 --> 01:43:02,275 Playwrights Horizons stands very proudly among our peers. 1976 01:43:02,344 --> 01:43:05,655 And if a culture of risk taking new work is important, 1977 01:43:05,724 --> 01:43:08,310 then we need the support of our city to maintain that. 1978 01:43:08,379 --> 01:43:10,206 I want to thank everybody on staff 1979 01:43:10,275 --> 01:43:13,379 at Playwrights Horizons, especially Carol Fishman, 1980 01:43:13,448 --> 01:43:15,758 Natasha Sinha, Leslie Marcus. 1981 01:43:15,827 --> 01:43:18,103 Thank you to our board of directors. 1982 01:43:18,172 --> 01:43:20,068 Thank you to Sue Wagner, John Johnson, 1983 01:43:20,137 --> 01:43:23,172 Greg Noble, and each and every producer and co-producer. 1984 01:43:23,241 --> 01:43:24,965 Thank you to my dear friends, David 1985 01:43:25,034 --> 01:43:27,344 Adjmi, Daniel Aukin, Ryan Rumery, 1986 01:43:27,413 --> 01:43:28,965 Justin Craig, Will Butler. 1987 01:43:29,034 --> 01:43:31,689 Every actor, every designer, every technician, 1988 01:43:31,758 --> 01:43:33,827 every stage manager who worked on this play, 1989 01:43:33,896 --> 01:43:35,241 you all are so lovely. 1990 01:43:35,310 --> 01:43:37,103 This play is about the torture of making 1991 01:43:37,172 --> 01:43:38,103 art with other people. 1992 01:43:38,172 --> 01:43:39,862 But God bless you. 1993 01:43:39,931 --> 01:43:41,241 Thank you. 1994 01:43:41,310 --> 01:43:45,172 [cheers, applause] 1995 01:43:45,241 --> 01:43:52,172 [music playing] 1996 01:44:00,620 --> 01:44:04,482 - Please welcome a Tony nominated producer of "Suffs," 1997 01:44:04,551 --> 01:44:05,862 Hillary Clinton. 1998 01:44:05,931 --> 01:44:12,931 [cheers, applause] 1999 01:44:32,103 --> 01:44:33,793 - What a great evening. 2000 01:44:33,862 --> 01:44:40,862 [cheers, applause] 2001 01:44:42,689 --> 01:44:47,482 Now, I-- I have stood on a lot of stages, 2002 01:44:47,551 --> 01:44:49,965 but this is very special. 2003 01:44:50,034 --> 01:44:56,206 And I know a little bit about how hard it is to make change. 2004 01:44:56,275 --> 01:45:02,862 So I'm extremely proud of this original American musical 2005 01:45:04,137 --> 01:45:07,793 by Shaina Taub, now two-time Tony winner. 2006 01:45:07,862 --> 01:45:11,827 [cheers, applause] 2007 01:45:11,896 --> 01:45:17,068 And, of course, it is about some American originals, 2008 01:45:17,137 --> 01:45:21,034 the suffragists who fought so valiantly 2009 01:45:21,103 --> 01:45:26,724 for so long to give women in our country the right to vote. 2010 01:45:26,793 --> 01:45:30,000 It's almost impossible to think about what 2011 01:45:30,068 --> 01:45:31,862 a challenge that was. 2012 01:45:31,931 --> 01:45:34,103 But now it's an election year, and we 2013 01:45:34,172 --> 01:45:37,862 need to be reminded about how important it is to vote. 2014 01:45:37,931 --> 01:45:43,206 So please welcome the company of "Suffs." 2015 01:45:43,275 --> 01:45:48,896 [cheers, applause] 2016 01:45:48,965 --> 01:45:52,344 ["keep marching" playing] 2017 01:45:52,413 --> 01:45:56,620 ♪ You won't live to see the future that you fight for ♪ 2018 01:45:56,689 --> 01:46:01,241 ♪ Maybe no one gets to reach that perfect day ♪ 2019 01:46:01,310 --> 01:46:06,172 ♪ If the work is never over 2020 01:46:06,241 --> 01:46:09,965 ♪ Then how do you keep marching, anyway ♪ 2021 01:46:10,034 --> 01:46:14,689 ♪ Do you carry your banner as far as you can ♪ 2022 01:46:14,758 --> 01:46:18,965 ♪ Rewriting the world with your imperfect pen ♪ 2023 01:46:19,034 --> 01:46:23,931 ♪ Till the next stubborn girl picks it up in a picket line ♪ 2024 01:46:24,000 --> 01:46:26,586 ♪ Over and over again 2025 01:46:26,655 --> 01:46:32,310 ♪ And you join in the chorus of centuries chanting to her ♪ 2026 01:46:32,379 --> 01:46:36,344 ♪ Th path will be twisted and risky and slow ♪ 2027 01:46:36,413 --> 01:46:38,655 ♪ But keep marching 2028 01:46:38,724 --> 01:46:40,586 ♪ Keep marching 2029 01:46:40,655 --> 01:46:42,862 ♪ Will you fail or prevail 2030 01:46:42,931 --> 01:46:45,000 ♪ Well, you may never know 2031 01:46:45,068 --> 01:46:47,000 ♪ But keep marching 2032 01:46:47,068 --> 01:46:48,827 ♪ Keep marching 2033 01:46:48,896 --> 01:46:53,965 ♪ 'cause your ancestors are all the proof you need ♪ 2034 01:46:54,034 --> 01:47:00,068 ♪ Their progress is possible, not guaranteed ♪ 2035 01:47:00,137 --> 01:47:04,206 ♪ It will only be made if we keep marching ♪ 2036 01:47:04,275 --> 01:47:06,137 ♪ Keep marching on 2037 01:47:06,206 --> 01:47:07,965 ♪ Keep marching on 2038 01:47:08,034 --> 01:47:09,896 ♪ Keep marching on 2039 01:47:09,965 --> 01:47:11,862 ♪ Keep marching on 2040 01:47:11,931 --> 01:47:16,793 ♪ And remember every mother that you came from ♪ 2041 01:47:16,862 --> 01:47:21,000 ♪ Learn as much from our successes, our mistakes ♪ 2042 01:47:21,068 --> 01:47:25,103 ♪ Don't forget you're merely one of many others ♪ 2043 01:47:25,172 --> 01:47:29,275 ♪ On the journey every generation makes ♪ 2044 01:47:29,344 --> 01:47:33,206 ♪ We did not end injustice and neither will you ♪ 2045 01:47:33,275 --> 01:47:34,655 ♪ Neither will you 2046 01:47:34,724 --> 01:47:37,206 ♪ But still we made strides so we know you can too ♪ 2047 01:47:37,275 --> 01:47:38,482 ♪ Know you can too 2048 01:47:38,551 --> 01:47:40,965 ♪ Made peace with our incomplete power ♪ 2049 01:47:41,034 --> 01:47:42,655 ♪ and use it for good 2050 01:47:42,724 --> 01:47:44,551 ♪ 'Cause there's so much to do ♪ 2051 01:47:44,620 --> 01:47:46,103 ♪ So much to do 2052 01:47:46,172 --> 01:47:50,241 ♪ The gains will feel small and the losses too large ♪ 2053 01:47:50,310 --> 01:47:52,275 ♪ Keep marching 2054 01:47:52,344 --> 01:47:54,241 ♪ Keep marching 2055 01:47:54,310 --> 01:47:58,517 ♪ You'll rarely agree with whoever's in charge ♪ 2056 01:47:58,586 --> 01:48:00,586 ♪ Keep marching 2057 01:48:00,655 --> 01:48:02,206 ♪ Keep marching 2058 01:48:02,275 --> 01:48:06,344 ♪ 'Cause our ancestors are all the proof you need ♪ 2059 01:48:06,413 --> 01:48:13,034 ♪ That progress is possible, not guaranteed ♪ 2060 01:48:13,103 --> 01:48:16,551 ♪ It will only be made if we keep marching ♪ 2061 01:48:16,620 --> 01:48:18,586 ♪ Keep marching on 2062 01:48:18,655 --> 01:48:20,689 ♪ Keep marching on 2063 01:48:20,758 --> 01:48:22,275 ♪ Keep marching on 2064 01:48:22,344 --> 01:48:24,965 ♪ Keep marching on 2065 01:48:25,034 --> 01:48:27,000 ♪ Yes, the world can be changed ♪ 2066 01:48:27,068 --> 01:48:28,689 ♪ We've done it before 2067 01:48:28,758 --> 01:48:30,931 ♪ So keep marching 2068 01:48:31,000 --> 01:48:31,931 ♪ Keep marching on 2069 01:48:32,000 --> 01:48:33,758 ♪ Keep marching on 2070 01:48:33,827 --> 01:48:35,586 ♪ We're always behind you 2071 01:48:35,655 --> 01:48:37,620 ♪ So bang down the door 2072 01:48:37,689 --> 01:48:39,172 ♪ And keep on marching 2073 01:48:39,241 --> 01:48:40,172 ♪ Keep marching on 2074 01:48:40,241 --> 01:48:41,413 ♪ Keep marching 2075 01:48:41,482 --> 01:48:44,827 ♪ And let history sound the alarm ♪ 2076 01:48:44,896 --> 01:48:51,758 ♪ Of how the future demands that we fight for it now ♪ 2077 01:48:51,827 --> 01:48:55,379 ♪ It will only be ours if we keep marching ♪ 2078 01:48:55,448 --> 01:48:58,413 ♪ Keep marching on 2079 01:48:58,482 --> 01:48:59,827 ♪ Keep marching on 2080 01:48:59,896 --> 01:49:04,068 ♪ We will keep # # marching, marching, marching ♪ 2081 01:49:04,137 --> 01:49:07,517 ♪ Come on, keep marching, marching, marching ♪ 2082 01:49:07,586 --> 01:49:12,034 ♪ Come on, keep marching, marching, marching ♪ 2083 01:49:12,103 --> 01:49:15,482 ♪ Come on, keep marching, marching, marching ♪ 2084 01:49:15,551 --> 01:49:20,448 ♪ Come on, keep marching, marching, marching ♪ 2085 01:49:20,517 --> 01:49:27,068 ♪ Keep marching on 2086 01:49:27,137 --> 01:49:34,103 [cheers, applause] 2087 01:49:41,068 --> 01:49:44,448 [music playing] 2088 01:49:44,517 --> 01:49:48,034 ♪ 2089 01:49:48,103 --> 01:49:51,517 - Jennifer Hudson, Sean Hayes, and Nick Jonas are coming up. 2090 01:49:51,586 --> 01:49:54,586 And next, Angelina Jolie presents a performance 2091 01:49:54,655 --> 01:49:56,448 from the company of "The Outsiders" 2092 01:49:56,517 --> 01:49:58,689 on the "77th Tony Awards." 2093 01:49:58,758 --> 01:50:05,275 This is CBS. 2094 01:50:06,310 --> 01:50:07,758 [music playing] 2095 01:50:07,827 --> 01:50:09,758 - Yeah, we're here. 2096 01:50:09,827 --> 01:50:12,275 A-ha! 2097 01:50:12,344 --> 01:50:14,827 Welcome back to the "Tony Awards." 2098 01:50:14,896 --> 01:50:16,448 Look, I'm not over it yet. 2099 01:50:16,517 --> 01:50:18,448 I want to give it up for Kara young. 2100 01:50:18,517 --> 01:50:21,896 Tony Award winner, Kara Young. 2101 01:50:21,965 --> 01:50:23,310 Come on, Dad, here we go. 2102 01:50:23,379 --> 01:50:24,724 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 2103 01:50:24,793 --> 01:50:27,034 Three years ago, this man's daughter was nominated 2104 01:50:27,103 --> 01:50:28,586 for her Broadway debut. 2105 01:50:28,655 --> 01:50:30,931 And this year she made history as the first performer of color 2106 01:50:31,000 --> 01:50:32,931 to be nominated for three consecutive Tonys. 2107 01:50:33,000 --> 01:50:35,620 And she won tonight. 2108 01:50:35,689 --> 01:50:36,931 Happy Father's Day to you. 2109 01:50:37,000 --> 01:50:38,965 - It's the best Father's Day ever. 2110 01:50:39,034 --> 01:50:41,344 - It's the best Father's Day ever, guys. 2111 01:50:41,413 --> 01:50:42,413 - Yes, it is. 2112 01:50:42,482 --> 01:50:43,827 - I love it. 2113 01:50:43,896 --> 01:50:46,068 She represents the new generation of Broadway stars 2114 01:50:46,137 --> 01:50:48,172 and is an inspiration for those who aspire 2115 01:50:48,241 --> 01:50:49,724 to follow in her footsteps. 2116 01:50:49,793 --> 01:50:51,793 So here is how the American Theater Wing 2117 01:50:51,862 --> 01:50:54,206 encourages young people to-- 2118 01:50:54,275 --> 01:50:55,862 ooh, whoa. 2119 01:50:55,931 --> 01:51:00,448 [laughs] --who dream of a life in theater. 2120 01:51:00,517 --> 01:51:02,310 Roll the tape. - American Theater Wing. 2121 01:51:02,379 --> 01:51:03,586 - Connecting talent. 2122 01:51:03,655 --> 01:51:05,103 - Connecting talent. - Connecting talent-- 2123 01:51:05,172 --> 01:51:06,379 - --with opportunity. 2124 01:51:06,448 --> 01:51:08,103 - Tonight we are celebrating the Tony 2125 01:51:08,172 --> 01:51:11,758 Awards, which the American Theater Wing founded in 1947. 2126 01:51:11,827 --> 01:51:14,413 But the other 364 days a year, we 2127 01:51:14,482 --> 01:51:16,896 are working tirelessly to connect talent 2128 01:51:16,965 --> 01:51:20,103 with opportunity, and to build a diverse and dynamic 2129 01:51:20,172 --> 01:51:23,103 next generation on the stage, behind the scenes, 2130 01:51:23,172 --> 01:51:24,689 and in the audience. 2131 01:51:24,758 --> 01:51:27,931 What our programs really do is provide critical opportunities 2132 01:51:28,000 --> 01:51:30,413 for people of all stages and all ages 2133 01:51:30,482 --> 01:51:33,620 to discover the theater, and to advance into the industry 2134 01:51:33,689 --> 01:51:35,482 and have their achievements celebrated. 2135 01:51:35,551 --> 01:51:38,034 Each year, our programs reach over 3 2136 01:51:38,103 --> 01:51:40,241 million students, young professionals, 2137 01:51:40,310 --> 01:51:41,482 and theater fans. 2138 01:51:41,551 --> 01:51:43,551 What all of these people have in common is 2139 01:51:43,620 --> 01:51:45,620 they want to advance their knowledge and engagement 2140 01:51:45,689 --> 01:51:46,862 with the theater. 2141 01:51:46,931 --> 01:51:48,310 If you're passionate about the theater, 2142 01:51:48,379 --> 01:51:49,689 there is a place for you. 2143 01:51:49,758 --> 01:51:52,620 Visit AmericanTheaterWing.org to find out more. 2144 01:51:52,689 --> 01:51:54,896 To everyone who's joining us tonight, thank you. 2145 01:51:54,965 --> 01:52:00,206 And congratulations for being part of the American Theater. 2146 01:52:00,275 --> 01:52:02,724 [applause] 2147 01:52:02,793 --> 01:52:06,793 - Now, please welcome Academy Award winner and one 2148 01:52:06,862 --> 01:52:10,172 of tonight's Tony nominated producers of "The Outsiders," 2149 01:52:10,241 --> 01:52:11,379 Angelina Jolie. 2150 01:52:11,448 --> 01:52:17,000 [cheers, applause] 2151 01:52:17,068 --> 01:52:21,034 - Susie Hinton wrote "The Outsiders" in high school. 2152 01:52:21,103 --> 01:52:23,793 A half a century later, it still speaks to us. 2153 01:52:23,862 --> 01:52:27,517 Society changes, but the experience of being an outsider 2154 01:52:27,586 --> 01:52:28,965 is universal. 2155 01:52:29,034 --> 01:52:33,034 To any young person, any person feeling on the outside, 2156 01:52:33,103 --> 01:52:35,448 you are not wrong to see what is unfair. 2157 01:52:35,517 --> 01:52:38,137 You are not wrong to wish to find your own path. 2158 01:52:38,206 --> 01:52:40,758 As the cast raise their voices, I 2159 01:52:40,827 --> 01:52:44,862 hope it inspires many of you watching to value yours. 2160 01:52:44,931 --> 01:52:47,137 Please welcome the extraordinary 2161 01:52:47,206 --> 01:52:49,551 company of "The Outsiders." 2162 01:52:49,620 --> 01:52:55,413 [cheers, applause] 2163 01:52:55,482 --> 01:53:00,379 ♪ I've never been out of Tulsa before ♪ 2164 01:53:00,448 --> 01:53:06,137 ♪ I wonder what it would be like ♪ 2165 01:53:06,206 --> 01:53:11,034 ♪ I've never known anybody to leave ♪ 2166 01:53:11,103 --> 01:53:16,482 ♪ Most people get stuck here for life ♪ 2167 01:53:16,551 --> 01:53:19,103 ♪ This town, it only holds you down ♪ 2168 01:53:19,172 --> 01:53:21,793 ♪ There's judgment everywhere 2169 01:53:21,862 --> 01:53:26,172 ♪ People think they know me by the way you wear your hair ♪ 2170 01:53:26,241 --> 01:53:28,965 ♪ If you're not born into money, ♪ 2171 01:53:29,034 --> 01:53:31,551 ♪ then you're born into despair ♪ 2172 01:53:31,620 --> 01:53:33,620 ♪ And they'll do all that they can ♪ 2173 01:53:33,689 --> 01:53:37,482 ♪ to keep your poor ass there 2174 01:53:37,551 --> 01:53:42,448 ♪ We gave ourselves a name 'cause we don't have a life ♪ 2175 01:53:42,517 --> 01:53:47,551 ♪ We stick together 'cause each other's all we got ♪ 2176 01:53:47,620 --> 01:53:52,448 ♪ We take a lot of pride in how we grease our hair ♪ 2177 01:53:52,517 --> 01:53:56,344 ♪ People look us up and down and we don't even care ♪ 2178 01:53:56,413 --> 01:53:58,482 ♪ 'Cause we're Greasers 2179 01:53:58,551 --> 01:53:59,827 ♪ Making something out of nothing ♪ 2180 01:53:59,896 --> 01:54:01,793 ♪ But it's something that a Soc ain't got ♪ 2181 01:54:01,862 --> 01:54:03,793 ♪ We are Greasers 2182 01:54:03,862 --> 01:54:05,241 ♪ Ain't never gonna change 2183 01:54:05,310 --> 01:54:07,379 ♪ And it really don't matter if you like it or not ♪ 2184 01:54:07,448 --> 01:54:12,310 ♪ This is Tulsa 1967 2185 01:54:12,379 --> 01:54:16,137 ♪ And there's just one thing you need to know ♪ 2186 01:54:16,206 --> 01:54:17,310 ♪ Just one thing 2187 01:54:17,379 --> 01:54:20,172 ♪ We've got Greasers and Soces ♪ 2188 01:54:20,241 --> 01:54:22,793 ♪ That's how it's always been 2189 01:54:22,862 --> 01:54:25,965 ♪ That's probably how it's always gonna go ♪ 2190 01:54:26,034 --> 01:54:28,758 ♪ In a town that's town in two ♪ 2191 01:54:28,827 --> 01:54:30,758 ♪ That's probably how it's always gonna go ♪ 2192 01:54:30,827 --> 01:54:34,137 ♪ What's a Greaser from the East Side supposed to do ♪ 2193 01:54:34,206 --> 01:54:41,068 ♪ That's probably how it's always gonna go ♪ 2194 01:54:41,137 --> 01:54:46,586 [cheers, applause] 2195 01:54:46,655 --> 01:54:50,137 ♪ Ponyboy, I think it's time you learn ♪ 2196 01:54:50,206 --> 01:54:51,896 ♪ That grease isn't given 2197 01:54:51,965 --> 01:54:53,862 ♪ It's something that you earn ♪ 2198 01:54:53,931 --> 01:54:57,413 ♪ Some of us are smooth like James Dean ♪ 2199 01:54:57,482 --> 01:55:01,103 ♪ Some of us are cold and a little more mean ♪ 2200 01:55:01,172 --> 01:55:04,689 ♪ Time to be tough and quick on your feet ♪ 2201 01:55:04,758 --> 01:55:08,172 ♪ There ain't no way your boy can make it out on the street ♪ 2202 01:55:08,241 --> 01:55:10,310 ♪ Unless you're mean as a fighter ♪ 2203 01:55:10,379 --> 01:55:11,827 ♪ And you're sharp as a blade 2204 01:55:11,896 --> 01:55:14,034 ♪ Play it cool, little brother ♪ 2205 01:55:14,103 --> 01:55:15,586 ♪ And you'll have it made 2206 01:55:15,655 --> 01:55:17,758 ♪ No, we ain't got money 2207 01:55:17,827 --> 01:55:22,931 ♪ But we got something to prove ♪ 2208 01:55:23,000 --> 01:55:26,482 ♪ You're a Greaser now and you ain't going back ♪ 2209 01:55:26,551 --> 01:55:30,620 ♪ You're an eastbound train on a greased-up track ♪ 2210 01:55:30,689 --> 01:55:37,344 ♪ Let it be known that the grease got a hold on you ♪ 2211 01:55:37,413 --> 01:55:44,379 ♪ Let it be known that the grease got a hold on you ♪ 2212 01:55:52,172 --> 01:55:58,931 [train whistle blowing] 2213 01:56:00,931 --> 01:56:03,379 [gunshot] 2214 01:56:03,448 --> 01:56:10,413 [train chugging] 2215 01:56:17,344 --> 01:56:24,310 [gunshot] 2216 01:56:55,586 --> 01:57:02,551 - Ponyboy! 2217 01:57:03,586 --> 01:57:10,482 [cheers, applause] 2218 01:57:20,896 --> 01:57:25,310 [music playing] 2219 01:57:25,379 --> 01:57:27,724 - More Tony winning stars are coming up. 2220 01:57:27,793 --> 01:57:30,827 And making her Broadway debut this fall in Andrew Lloyd 2221 01:57:30,896 --> 01:57:33,931 Weber's "Sunset Boulevard," Nicole Scherzinger is next 2222 01:57:34,000 --> 01:57:35,689 with an emotional tribute. 2223 01:57:35,758 --> 01:57:37,827 The "77th Tony Awards." 2224 01:57:37,896 --> 01:57:44,896 This is CBS. 2225 01:57:46,620 --> 01:57:50,034 [music playing] 2226 01:57:50,103 --> 01:57:51,965 - Please welcome a Tony winning producer 2227 01:57:52,034 --> 01:57:56,068 of the upcoming musical "Smash," Jennifer Hudson. 2228 01:57:56,137 --> 01:58:03,172 [cheers, applause] 2229 01:58:06,310 --> 01:58:10,275 - This season, more than 12 million theater lovers in New 2230 01:58:10,344 --> 01:58:12,379 York City came to Broadway. 2231 01:58:12,448 --> 01:58:15,551 And across the country-- yes, y'all00 over 15 2232 01:58:15,620 --> 01:58:21,827 and 1/2 million theater lovers attended Broadway show on tour. 2233 01:58:21,896 --> 01:58:23,862 That means we are growing. 2234 01:58:23,931 --> 01:58:25,379 OK? 2235 01:58:25,448 --> 01:58:28,206 The audiences are more diverse than they have ever been. 2236 01:58:28,275 --> 01:58:30,689 And the number of young people coming to the theater 2237 01:58:30,758 --> 01:58:33,206 continues to grow each and every year. 2238 01:58:33,275 --> 01:58:35,758 Many of these young fans were introduced 2239 01:58:35,827 --> 01:58:38,206 to these next productions. 2240 01:58:38,275 --> 01:58:43,793 Here are the nominees for Best Revival of a Musical. 2241 01:58:43,862 --> 01:58:50,000 - "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club." 2242 01:58:50,068 --> 01:58:54,344 "Gutenberg the Musical." 2243 01:58:54,413 --> 01:58:58,862 "Merrily We Roll Along." 2244 01:58:58,931 --> 01:59:02,620 "The Who's Tommy." 2245 01:59:02,689 --> 01:59:04,931 [applause] 2246 01:59:05,000 --> 01:59:06,068 - Here we go. 2247 01:59:06,137 --> 01:59:09,310 And the Tony Award goes to-- 2248 01:59:09,379 --> 01:59:10,620 I can't wait to find out. 2249 01:59:10,689 --> 01:59:11,793 Hold the line. 2250 01:59:11,862 --> 01:59:12,896 Here we go. 2251 01:59:12,965 --> 01:59:14,275 This is the exciting part, y'all. 2252 01:59:14,344 --> 01:59:15,793 Wait. Here we go. 2253 01:59:15,862 --> 01:59:16,793 All right. 2254 01:59:16,862 --> 01:59:18,896 "Merrily We Roll Along." 2255 01:59:18,965 --> 01:59:22,241 [cheers, applause] 2256 01:59:22,310 --> 01:59:27,034 [music playing] 2257 01:59:27,103 --> 01:59:30,413 - Accepting the award for "Merrily We Roll Along," 2258 01:59:30,482 --> 01:59:33,103 Producer Sonia Friedman. 2259 01:59:33,172 --> 01:59:36,551 [applause] 2260 01:59:36,620 --> 01:59:43,620 ♪ 2261 01:59:53,034 --> 01:59:57,103 - Thank you to the American Theater Wing. 2262 01:59:57,172 --> 02:00:00,551 Steve Sondheim, George Furth wrote this musical 2263 02:00:00,620 --> 02:00:03,758 over 40 years ago. 2264 02:00:03,827 --> 02:00:07,862 And I think for all of those who were there then, 2265 02:00:07,931 --> 02:00:12,758 this is proof that what you had then was indeed a masterpiece. 2266 02:00:12,827 --> 02:00:19,172 And I want to hand this to my sister. 2267 02:00:19,241 --> 02:00:26,103 [applause] 2268 02:00:27,137 --> 02:00:31,275 My sister, Maria Friedman-- 2269 02:00:31,344 --> 02:00:35,172 the great artist, the great director. 2270 02:00:35,241 --> 02:00:38,724 She first came across this musical 30 years ago. 2271 02:00:38,793 --> 02:00:42,172 It's been in her life all this time. 2272 02:00:42,241 --> 02:00:46,586 Maria found this unconventional masterpiece, 2273 02:00:46,655 --> 02:00:49,827 found the raw emotion in the center of it, 2274 02:00:49,896 --> 02:00:52,586 and turned it into absolute gold. 2275 02:00:52,655 --> 02:00:58,137 And Broadway is so lucky to have this work and you. 2276 02:00:58,206 --> 02:00:59,379 - Thank you. 2277 02:00:59,448 --> 02:01:03,793 [applause] 2278 02:01:03,862 --> 02:01:06,448 I actually just, first of all, want 2279 02:01:06,517 --> 02:01:09,275 to say an enormous thank you for the love 2280 02:01:09,344 --> 02:01:14,896 that we've all felt from the company, from you all. 2281 02:01:14,965 --> 02:01:21,551 But Steve-- I knew him and miss him terribly. 2282 02:01:21,620 --> 02:01:24,965 But he said-- there was a line that flew out on opening night 2283 02:01:25,034 --> 02:01:31,551 to me from the show, which is musicals are popular. 2284 02:01:31,620 --> 02:01:35,344 They're a great way of stating important ideas, 2285 02:01:35,413 --> 02:01:41,034 ideas that can really change the world, make a difference. 2286 02:01:41,103 --> 02:01:43,689 And then Frank turns to Charley and says, 2287 02:01:43,758 --> 02:01:47,896 Charley, we can change the world. 2288 02:01:47,965 --> 02:01:50,827 Well, Steve and George, "Merrily" is popular. 2289 02:01:50,896 --> 02:01:54,689 [laughter, applause] 2290 02:01:54,758 --> 02:01:58,137 [music playing] 2291 02:01:58,206 --> 02:02:05,241 ♪ 2292 02:02:10,586 --> 02:02:14,000 - And now, Tony Award winner Sean Hayes. 2293 02:02:14,068 --> 02:02:21,034 [cheers, applause] 2294 02:02:22,724 --> 02:02:25,827 - When you're a nominee, attending an award show 2295 02:02:25,896 --> 02:02:27,241 can be stressful. 2296 02:02:27,310 --> 02:02:29,965 But it's important to remember, while only one nominee 2297 02:02:30,034 --> 02:02:32,379 in the category gets to go home with the award, 2298 02:02:32,448 --> 02:02:37,206 eventually all of the nominees get to go home. 2299 02:02:37,275 --> 02:02:40,310 Here are the truly amazing nominees for Best Performance 2300 02:02:40,379 --> 02:02:44,068 by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play. 2301 02:02:44,137 --> 02:02:48,103 - Betsy Aidem, "Prayer for the French Republic." 2302 02:02:48,172 --> 02:02:50,931 Jessica Lange, "Mother Play." 2303 02:02:51,000 --> 02:02:54,793 Rachel McAdams, "Mary Jane." 2304 02:02:54,862 --> 02:02:57,965 Sarah Paulson, "Appropriate." 2305 02:02:58,034 --> 02:03:02,379 Amy Ryan, "Doubt: A Parable." 2306 02:03:02,448 --> 02:03:05,137 - The American Theater Wing's Tony Award goes 2307 02:03:05,206 --> 02:03:07,655 to my friend, Sarah Paulson. 2308 02:03:07,724 --> 02:03:14,034 [cheers, applause] 2309 02:03:14,103 --> 02:03:16,965 - This is Sarah Paulson's first Tony nomination and win. 2310 02:03:17,034 --> 02:03:18,931 The actress called her performance 2311 02:03:19,000 --> 02:03:22,344 as Tony Lafayette the most challenging of her career. 2312 02:03:22,413 --> 02:03:29,344 [cheers, applause] 2313 02:03:36,931 --> 02:03:42,482 - Wow Woo-wee. 2314 02:03:42,551 --> 02:03:44,034 Woo. 2315 02:03:44,103 --> 02:03:46,758 It is humbling to be included in the same breath as Amy 2316 02:03:46,827 --> 02:03:48,862 Ryan, Rachel McAdams, Betsy Aidem, 2317 02:03:48,931 --> 02:03:51,103 and the great Jessica Lange. 2318 02:03:51,172 --> 02:03:55,586 I thank the American Theater Wing and The Broadway 2319 02:03:55,655 --> 02:03:57,137 League for this honor. 2320 02:03:57,206 --> 02:04:00,379 An abundance of gratitude to Carole Rothman and Second Stage 2321 02:04:00,448 --> 02:04:02,724 Theater, for giving us a home at the Hayes, 2322 02:04:02,793 --> 02:04:05,068 to our intrepid producers who brought us 2323 02:04:05,137 --> 02:04:08,275 to the Belasco, Kristin Caskey, Bea Carrozzini, and everyone 2324 02:04:08,344 --> 02:04:09,620 at ATG. 2325 02:04:09,689 --> 02:04:12,448 JJ Abrams, everyone at Bad Robot Live, I thank you. 2326 02:04:12,517 --> 02:04:14,586 To our front of house and back of house 2327 02:04:14,655 --> 02:04:17,862 crews at both theaters, we could not do this without you. 2328 02:04:17,931 --> 02:04:19,931 Hilda Queally, Joe Machota, for the rare gift 2329 02:04:20,000 --> 02:04:21,827 of representation that actually encourages 2330 02:04:21,896 --> 02:04:23,379 theatrical commitments. 2331 02:04:23,448 --> 02:04:25,413 Thank you Alla Plotkin my publicist 2332 02:04:25,482 --> 02:04:27,000 and my life for 20 years. 2333 02:04:27,068 --> 02:04:29,586 I think you wanted this for me more than anyone in this room. 2334 02:04:29,655 --> 02:04:33,551 Lila Neugebauer, boundless gratitude for your keen eye 2335 02:04:33,620 --> 02:04:35,827 and your sure hand. 2336 02:04:35,896 --> 02:04:38,275 Corey, Michael, Natalie, Elle, Ella, 2337 02:04:38,344 --> 02:04:39,862 Graham, Melissa, Lincoln, and Everett, 2338 02:04:39,931 --> 02:04:41,379 you astonish me nightly. 2339 02:04:41,448 --> 02:04:44,172 You have become my family and I am never letting you go. 2340 02:04:44,241 --> 02:04:46,827 Julia Crockett, I am forever in your debt. 2341 02:04:46,896 --> 02:04:49,206 Holland, thank you for loving me. 2342 02:04:49,275 --> 02:04:51,931 I am standing here tonight because of the mighty talent 2343 02:04:52,000 --> 02:04:53,551 that is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. 2344 02:04:53,620 --> 02:04:56,655 [cheers, applause] 2345 02:04:56,724 --> 02:05:00,344 I will never be able to convey my gratitude to you 2346 02:05:00,413 --> 02:05:02,896 for trusting me, for letting me hold the hand of Tony 2347 02:05:02,965 --> 02:05:05,206 Lafayette, a woman you have written who makes 2348 02:05:05,275 --> 02:05:08,517 no apology, who isn't begging to be liked or approved of, 2349 02:05:08,586 --> 02:05:11,000 but does hope to be seen. 2350 02:05:11,068 --> 02:05:12,793 But don't we all? 2351 02:05:12,862 --> 02:05:16,172 As a young actress, I remember seeing Janet McTyeire burst 2352 02:05:16,241 --> 02:05:18,310 onto stage in "A Doll's House" in the very theater 2353 02:05:18,379 --> 02:05:19,758 I am currently living in. 2354 02:05:19,827 --> 02:05:21,655 And some nights when I am backstage, 2355 02:05:21,724 --> 02:05:24,379 I think about the indelible impact of her. 2356 02:05:24,448 --> 02:05:26,482 I think about the walls of theaters 2357 02:05:26,551 --> 02:05:30,137 all over this magical town, holding the impact of each 2358 02:05:30,206 --> 02:05:32,724 and every one of you in this room and all 2359 02:05:32,793 --> 02:05:34,241 of those who came before. 2360 02:05:34,310 --> 02:05:38,034 And I think, how lucky those walls are to bear witness 2361 02:05:38,103 --> 02:05:40,965 to the relentless interrogation of human experience 2362 02:05:41,034 --> 02:05:44,862 that we endeavor to explore nightly for each other, 2363 02:05:44,931 --> 02:05:47,620 to give back to one another with the hope 2364 02:05:47,689 --> 02:05:50,517 of finding some shared path towards the truth 2365 02:05:50,586 --> 02:05:52,000 about being alive. 2366 02:05:52,068 --> 02:05:54,344 This is the heart and soul of what we do, 2367 02:05:54,413 --> 02:05:56,758 and I am so honored to be amongst you. 2368 02:05:56,827 --> 02:05:58,241 Thank you. 2369 02:05:58,310 --> 02:06:02,206 [cheers, applause] 2370 02:06:02,275 --> 02:06:09,241 [music playing] 2371 02:06:10,586 --> 02:06:13,275 - Please welcome Brooke Shields. 2372 02:06:13,344 --> 02:06:18,655 [cheers, applause] 2373 02:06:18,724 --> 02:06:22,172 - As the newly-elected president of Actors' 2374 02:06:22,241 --> 02:06:23,655 Equity Association-- 2375 02:06:23,724 --> 02:06:27,103 [cheers, applause] 2376 02:06:27,172 --> 02:06:30,310 --I am so proud to be here to celebrate 2377 02:06:30,379 --> 02:06:33,931 the entire theatrical community. 2378 02:06:34,000 --> 02:06:37,310 But this is a moment that's bittersweet, 2379 02:06:37,379 --> 02:06:41,724 as we also honor the memories of those no longer with us. 2380 02:06:41,793 --> 02:06:46,413 For every well-known artist, there are countless others 2381 02:06:46,482 --> 02:06:49,862 whose contributions, both on stage and behind the scenes 2382 02:06:49,931 --> 02:06:52,620 forever have changed Broadway. 2383 02:06:52,689 --> 02:06:56,931 With a final tribute to some of these beloved colleagues who 2384 02:06:57,000 --> 02:07:01,482 left a profound impact, please welcome Olivier Award 2385 02:07:01,551 --> 02:07:04,310 winner Nicole Scherzinger. 2386 02:07:04,379 --> 02:07:09,172 [cheers, applause] 2387 02:07:09,241 --> 02:07:16,206 ["what i did for love" playing] 2388 02:07:19,206 --> 02:07:25,517 ♪ Kisstodaygoodbye 2389 02:07:25,586 --> 02:07:32,275 ♪ The sweetness and the sorrow ♪ 2390 02:07:32,344 --> 02:07:38,344 ♪ Wish me luck, the same to you ♪ 2391 02:07:38,413 --> 02:07:42,137 ♪ 2392 02:07:42,206 --> 02:07:44,413 ♪ But I can't regret 2393 02:07:44,482 --> 02:07:47,724 ♪ What I did for love 2394 02:07:47,793 --> 02:07:54,206 ♪ What I did for love 2395 02:07:54,275 --> 02:08:00,620 ♪ Look, my eyes are dry 2396 02:08:00,689 --> 02:08:07,241 ♪ The gift was ours to borrow 2397 02:08:07,310 --> 02:08:14,275 ♪ It's as if we always knew 2398 02:08:16,724 --> 02:08:19,310 ♪ And I won't forget 2399 02:08:19,379 --> 02:08:21,793 ♪ What I did for love 2400 02:08:21,862 --> 02:08:28,862 ♪ What I did for love 2401 02:08:30,241 --> 02:08:35,379 ♪ Gone 2402 02:08:35,448 --> 02:08:41,689 ♪ Love is never gone 2403 02:08:41,758 --> 02:08:47,931 ♪ As we travel on 2404 02:08:48,000 --> 02:08:54,310 ♪ Love's what we'll remember 2405 02:08:54,379 --> 02:09:00,344 ♪ Kiss today goodbye 2406 02:09:00,413 --> 02:09:07,034 ♪ And point me toward tomorrow ♪ 2407 02:09:07,103 --> 02:09:14,068 ♪ We did what we had to do 2408 02:09:16,482 --> 02:09:20,413 ♪ Won't forget, can't regret 2409 02:09:20,482 --> 02:09:27,137 ♪ What I did for love 2410 02:09:28,172 --> 02:09:34,103 ♪ What I did for love 2411 02:09:34,172 --> 02:09:40,862 ♪ What I did for love 2412 02:09:40,931 --> 02:09:47,068 ♪ Love is never gone 2413 02:09:47,137 --> 02:09:53,034 ♪ As we travel on 2414 02:09:53,103 --> 02:09:59,413 ♪ Love's what we'll remember 2415 02:09:59,482 --> 02:10:05,206 ♪ Kiss today goodbye 2416 02:10:05,275 --> 02:10:12,068 ♪ And point me toward tomorrow ♪ 2417 02:10:12,137 --> 02:10:19,068 ♪ We did what we had to do 2418 02:10:21,551 --> 02:10:24,896 ♪ Won't forget, can't regret 2419 02:10:24,965 --> 02:10:31,620 ♪ What I did for love 2420 02:10:32,655 --> 02:10:38,620 ♪ What I did for love 2421 02:10:38,689 --> 02:10:45,655 ♪ What I did for love 2422 02:10:50,724 --> 02:10:57,724 [cheers, applause] 2423 02:11:06,965 --> 02:11:09,931 [music playing] 2424 02:11:10,000 --> 02:11:11,896 - Returning to Broadway and starring together 2425 02:11:11,965 --> 02:11:13,586 in the upcoming musical "The Last 2426 02:11:13,655 --> 02:11:16,034 Five Years," Nick Jonas and Tony 2427 02:11:16,103 --> 02:11:18,413 Award winner Adrienne Warren. 2428 02:11:18,482 --> 02:11:22,758 [cheers, applause] 2429 02:11:22,827 --> 02:11:25,172 - I feel so grateful to be a part of this community 2430 02:11:25,241 --> 02:11:26,793 and to be coming back to to the Broadway 2431 02:11:26,862 --> 02:11:28,517 stage later this season. 2432 02:11:28,586 --> 02:11:30,655 I'm also honored and excited to get to work 2433 02:11:30,724 --> 02:11:33,206 with this amazing Tony winner. 2434 02:11:33,275 --> 02:11:35,724 - Oh, thank you, Nick. 2435 02:11:35,793 --> 02:11:39,241 So I consider myself a Broadway baby. 2436 02:11:39,310 --> 02:11:43,896 So when I won my Tony, I think I became six years old again. 2437 02:11:43,965 --> 02:11:46,827 I felt so much love from the theater community. 2438 02:11:46,896 --> 02:11:50,172 So let's spread some more of that love. 2439 02:11:50,241 --> 02:11:51,724 - Here are the nominees for Best 2440 02:11:51,793 --> 02:11:56,000 Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. 2441 02:11:56,068 --> 02:11:58,931 - Eden Espinosa, "Lempicka." 2442 02:11:59,000 --> 02:12:02,793 Maleah Joi Moon, "Hell's Kitchen." 2443 02:12:02,862 --> 02:12:06,000 Kelli O'Hara, "Days of Wine and Roses." 2444 02:12:06,068 --> 02:12:09,068 Maryann Plunkett, "The Notebook." 2445 02:12:09,137 --> 02:12:15,965 Gayle Rankin, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club." 2446 02:12:16,034 --> 02:12:21,103 - And the Tony Award goes to-- 2447 02:12:21,172 --> 02:12:24,275 Maleah Joi Moon, "Hell's Kitchen." 2448 02:12:24,344 --> 02:12:28,103 [cheers, applause] 2449 02:12:28,172 --> 02:12:31,448 [music playing] 2450 02:12:31,517 --> 02:12:34,862 ♪ 2451 02:12:34,931 --> 02:12:37,896 - For her Broadway debut, Maleah Joi Moon 2452 02:12:37,965 --> 02:12:42,482 earns her first Tony Award nomination and win. 2453 02:12:42,551 --> 02:12:46,413 [cheers, applause] 2454 02:12:46,482 --> 02:12:53,482 ♪ 2455 02:13:31,172 --> 02:13:32,206 - OK. 2456 02:13:32,275 --> 02:13:33,206 Oh, god. 2457 02:13:33,275 --> 02:13:34,379 [cheers, applause] 2458 02:13:34,448 --> 02:13:41,000 Oh, my goodness. 2459 02:13:42,103 --> 02:13:43,931 I can't even read my handwriting. 2460 02:13:44,000 --> 02:13:50,896 OK. 2461 02:13:51,965 --> 02:13:54,517 Thank you, God, for this blessing. 2462 02:13:54,586 --> 02:13:55,689 There is no gift-- 2463 02:13:55,758 --> 02:13:58,034 there is no me without you. 2464 02:13:58,103 --> 02:14:00,310 Thank you to the American Theater Wing. 2465 02:14:00,379 --> 02:14:02,241 Thank you to my village, my team-- 2466 02:14:02,310 --> 02:14:06,413 Cheri, Brian, Christina, Jill, Fritzo, PR, my family, 2467 02:14:06,482 --> 02:14:09,413 my best friends from Franklin, my teachers from Franklin 2468 02:14:09,482 --> 02:14:11,068 for believing in my potential. 2469 02:14:11,137 --> 02:14:12,793 Thank you for taking care of me. 2470 02:14:12,862 --> 02:14:15,655 Thank you to the entire community of "Hell's Kitchen," 2471 02:14:15,724 --> 02:14:17,793 Broadway, and the Shubert Theater. 2472 02:14:17,862 --> 02:14:19,310 Our creative team-- 2473 02:14:19,379 --> 02:14:23,655 Alicia-- my family down at the Public Theater, 2474 02:14:23,724 --> 02:14:25,482 you saw something in me a few years ago, 2475 02:14:25,551 --> 02:14:29,758 and you nurtured that thing ever since. 2476 02:14:29,827 --> 02:14:36,448 I'd like to dedicate this award to my parents, Fabia and Steve. 2477 02:14:36,517 --> 02:14:38,793 Dad, you've been working all your life. 2478 02:14:38,862 --> 02:14:41,517 Mom, you came to America at 17 and you've 2479 02:14:41,586 --> 02:14:43,275 been surviving ever since. 2480 02:14:43,344 --> 02:14:45,655 And "Hell's Kitchen" is about a 17-year-old 2481 02:14:45,724 --> 02:14:47,172 on the cusp of a dream. 2482 02:14:47,241 --> 02:14:49,344 I can't imagine how many dreams deferred, 2483 02:14:49,413 --> 02:14:51,655 how many sacrifices each of you made to give 2484 02:14:51,724 --> 02:14:53,172 me the life that I have today. 2485 02:14:53,241 --> 02:14:58,793 So tonight, all I hope is that you just get to celebrate. 2486 02:14:58,862 --> 02:15:01,724 Because this is for you and we did this together. 2487 02:15:01,793 --> 02:15:05,172 I love you more than words. 2488 02:15:05,241 --> 02:15:06,172 Thank you. 2489 02:15:06,241 --> 02:15:13,172 [cheers, applause] 2490 02:15:24,517 --> 02:15:27,586 - And now, here are the nominees 2491 02:15:27,655 --> 02:15:30,689 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading 2492 02:15:30,758 --> 02:15:33,655 Role in a Musical. 2493 02:15:33,724 --> 02:15:36,620 - Brody Grant, "The Outsiders." 2494 02:15:36,689 --> 02:15:39,655 Jonathan Groff, "Merrily We Roll Along." 2495 02:15:39,724 --> 02:15:42,241 Dorian Harewood, "The Notebook." 2496 02:15:42,310 --> 02:15:46,620 Brian D'arcy James, "Days of Wine and Roses." 2497 02:15:46,689 --> 02:15:50,344 Eddie Redmayne, "Cabaret at the Kit Cat Club." 2498 02:15:50,413 --> 02:15:53,620 [applause] 2499 02:15:53,689 --> 02:15:59,620 - And the American Theater Wing's Tony Award goes to-- 2500 02:15:59,689 --> 02:16:01,000 Jonathan Groff. 2501 02:16:01,068 --> 02:16:05,000 [cheers, applause] 2502 02:16:05,068 --> 02:16:08,482 [music playing] 2503 02:16:08,551 --> 02:16:12,517 ♪ 2504 02:16:12,586 --> 02:16:16,517 - For his brilliant portrayal of Franklin Shepherd, tonight 2505 02:16:16,586 --> 02:16:21,517 Jonathan Groff earns his third Tony nomination and first win. 2506 02:16:21,586 --> 02:16:24,931 [cheers, applause] 2507 02:16:25,000 --> 02:16:32,000 ♪ 2508 02:16:35,758 --> 02:16:36,861 - Thank you. 2509 02:16:36,931 --> 02:16:39,861 [cheers, applause] 2510 02:16:39,931 --> 02:16:42,620 I grew up in a house surrounded by cornfields in Lancaster 2511 02:16:42,689 --> 02:16:44,620 County, Pennsylvania. 2512 02:16:44,689 --> 02:16:46,965 I was raised by my parents, Jim and Julie 2513 02:16:47,034 --> 02:16:48,379 Groff, and my brother David. 2514 02:16:48,448 --> 02:16:50,309 And the three of them are sitting right there. 2515 02:16:50,379 --> 02:16:53,137 [cheers, applause] 2516 02:16:53,206 --> 02:16:55,482 Thank you for letting me dress up like Mary Poppins 2517 02:16:55,550 --> 02:16:57,034 when I was three. 2518 02:16:57,102 --> 02:16:59,517 Thank you for letting me act out scenes from "I Love Lucy" 2519 02:16:59,585 --> 02:17:01,172 on my 10th birthday. 2520 02:17:01,241 --> 02:17:03,102 Thank you for always allowing my freak 2521 02:17:03,172 --> 02:17:06,275 flag to fly without ever making me feel weird about it. 2522 02:17:06,343 --> 02:17:08,172 Even if they didn't always understand me, 2523 02:17:08,241 --> 02:17:10,689 my family knew the life saving power 2524 02:17:10,758 --> 02:17:13,413 of fanning the flame of a young person's passions 2525 02:17:13,482 --> 02:17:14,482 without judgment. 2526 02:17:14,550 --> 02:17:20,206 [cheers, applause] 2527 02:17:20,275 --> 02:17:22,724 I walk-- I walk through life with an open heart 2528 02:17:22,793 --> 02:17:24,896 because you let me know that I could. 2529 02:17:24,965 --> 02:17:26,448 Thank you. I love you. 2530 02:17:26,517 --> 02:17:27,826 Thank you to all of my teachers back 2531 02:17:27,896 --> 02:17:29,965 in Pennsylvania, especially Sue Fisher, who told me 2532 02:17:30,034 --> 02:17:31,482 I could do this for a living. 2533 02:17:31,550 --> 02:17:34,102 I moved to New York exactly 20 years ago this year. 2534 02:17:34,172 --> 02:17:36,275 And I got a job waiting tables and became 2535 02:17:36,343 --> 02:17:38,965 a volunteer for Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS. 2536 02:17:39,034 --> 02:17:42,000 And all I wanted was to be was to be a part of this community. 2537 02:17:42,067 --> 02:17:44,241 Thank you to everyone involved in "Spring Awakening," 2538 02:17:44,309 --> 02:17:46,413 who not only made that dream come true, 2539 02:17:46,482 --> 02:17:48,000 but also inspired me to come out 2540 02:17:48,067 --> 02:17:51,137 of the closet when I was 23. 2541 02:17:51,206 --> 02:17:55,343 I'm now 39, and musical theater is still saving my soul. 2542 02:17:55,413 --> 02:17:58,861 Maria Friedman, thank you for letting me be your Franklin 2543 02:17:58,931 --> 02:18:00,826 Shepherd in this production of "Merrily," 2544 02:18:00,896 --> 02:18:03,000 and allowing me the chance to accept, 2545 02:18:03,067 --> 02:18:05,689 respect, and express both the lightest 2546 02:18:05,758 --> 02:18:07,896 and darkest parts of myself. 2547 02:18:07,965 --> 02:18:10,034 Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, 2548 02:18:10,102 --> 02:18:12,034 you are more than old friends. 2549 02:18:12,102 --> 02:18:14,309 You are soulmates. 2550 02:18:14,379 --> 02:18:17,102 And I'm looking forward to watching each other change 2551 02:18:17,172 --> 02:18:18,793 for the rest of our lives. 2552 02:18:18,861 --> 02:18:20,620 Thank you to every member of the extraordinary 2553 02:18:20,689 --> 02:18:22,620 cast for lifting this "Merrily" into the 2554 02:18:22,689 --> 02:18:24,241 spiritual stratosphere. 2555 02:18:24,309 --> 02:18:26,482 Thank you to everyone working inside the Hudson Theater. 2556 02:18:26,550 --> 02:18:28,067 Thank you, New York Theater Workshop. 2557 02:18:28,137 --> 02:18:30,102 Thank you, Jim, Loni, Ann, and the original 2558 02:18:30,172 --> 02:18:32,206 company and creative team of "Merrily." 2559 02:18:32,275 --> 02:18:34,275 Special thank you to Sonia Friedman, 2560 02:18:34,343 --> 02:18:37,931 Jim Carnahan, Tom Broecker, Hailey King, Joe 2561 02:18:38,000 --> 02:18:39,861 Machota, and Jenny Tversky. 2562 02:18:39,931 --> 02:18:42,482 Happy birthday to Rick and Max. 2563 02:18:42,550 --> 02:18:43,861 And finally, I just want to say, 2564 02:18:43,931 --> 02:18:45,309 when I was a kid in Pennsylvania 2565 02:18:45,379 --> 02:18:48,448 I used to record the Tony Awards on a VHS tape 2566 02:18:48,517 --> 02:18:51,343 and watch the performances over and over again. 2567 02:18:51,413 --> 02:18:55,965 And to actually be able to be a part of making theater 2568 02:18:56,034 --> 02:19:00,620 in this city, and just as much to be 2569 02:19:00,689 --> 02:19:04,275 able to watch the work of this incredible, incredible 2570 02:19:04,343 --> 02:19:08,137 community has been the greatest gift and pleasure of my life. 2571 02:19:08,206 --> 02:19:10,861 And I thank you, and thank you so much for this honor. 2572 02:19:10,931 --> 02:19:12,343 Thank you. 2573 02:19:12,413 --> 02:19:15,724 [cheers, applause] 2574 02:19:15,793 --> 02:19:19,102 [music playing] 2575 02:19:19,172 --> 02:19:22,550 ♪ 2576 02:19:22,620 --> 02:19:24,550 - Cynthia Erivo and Idina Menzel 2577 02:19:24,620 --> 02:19:28,034 present the Tony Award for Best Musical when we come back. 2578 02:19:28,102 --> 02:19:35,000 This is CBS. 2579 02:19:36,034 --> 02:19:40,413 [music playing] 2580 02:19:40,482 --> 02:19:43,724 - We are back with our final Tony Award of the night 2581 02:19:43,793 --> 02:19:46,861 and two fierce Tony winners. 2582 02:19:46,931 --> 02:19:50,034 Please welcome Cynthia Erivo, and returning 2583 02:19:50,103 --> 02:19:53,862 to Broadway next year in "Redwood," Idina Menzel! 2584 02:19:53,931 --> 02:19:58,172 [cheers, applause] 2585 02:19:58,241 --> 02:20:01,551 [music playing] 2586 02:20:01,620 --> 02:20:07,931 ♪ 2587 02:20:08,000 --> 02:20:09,689 - I'm just going to go off script real quick 2588 02:20:09,758 --> 02:20:11,724 to say how excited I am to see what I know 2589 02:20:11,793 --> 02:20:14,379 is going to be an amazing performance in that movie 2590 02:20:14,448 --> 02:20:15,379 that you're doing. 2591 02:20:15,448 --> 02:20:16,379 - I love you. 2592 02:20:16,448 --> 02:20:17,551 - And I just-- 2593 02:20:17,620 --> 02:20:19,448 I just want to say green girl power. 2594 02:20:19,517 --> 02:20:20,517 - Green girl power, indeed. 2595 02:20:20,586 --> 02:20:22,862 - [laughs] OK. 2596 02:20:22,931 --> 02:20:24,862 The neon lights of Broadway shone 2597 02:20:24,931 --> 02:20:27,482 bright with the shows that have graced our stages this year. 2598 02:20:27,551 --> 02:20:30,551 - And the musicals had a large part to play in all that shine. 2599 02:20:30,620 --> 02:20:32,827 - We were taken on a journey across the USA 2600 02:20:32,896 --> 02:20:34,379 from the comfort of the theater. 2601 02:20:34,448 --> 02:20:36,206 - So whether we willed a young lady 2602 02:20:36,275 --> 02:20:39,482 to find her music in the busy hubbub of Hell's Kitchen-- 2603 02:20:39,551 --> 02:20:42,379 - --watch a boy discover that he was golden on the greasy 2604 02:20:42,448 --> 02:20:43,758 East side of Tulsa-- 2605 02:20:43,827 --> 02:20:45,862 - --found courage to march for the women's rights 2606 02:20:45,931 --> 02:20:47,344 to vote in Washington-- 2607 02:20:47,413 --> 02:20:49,068 - --learned to grow in "Illinoise"-- 2608 02:20:49,137 --> 02:20:51,758 - --or fell in love whilst traveling the country-- 2609 02:20:51,827 --> 02:20:54,551 - --each story brings us a little closer to each other. 2610 02:20:54,620 --> 02:20:58,241 - The nominees for Best Musical are-- 2611 02:20:58,310 --> 02:21:03,551 "Hell's Kitchen." 2612 02:21:03,620 --> 02:21:08,068 "Illinoise." 2613 02:21:08,137 --> 02:21:13,103 "The Outsiders." 2614 02:21:13,172 --> 02:21:17,551 "Suffs." 2615 02:21:17,620 --> 02:21:23,310 "Water for Elephants." 2616 02:21:23,379 --> 02:21:24,344 - OK. 2617 02:21:24,413 --> 02:21:25,344 - Mm-hmm. 2618 02:21:25,413 --> 02:21:29,103 - The winner of Best Musical-- 2619 02:21:29,172 --> 02:21:33,000 the Tony Award goes to "The Outsiders." 2620 02:21:33,068 --> 02:21:37,448 [cheers, applause] 2621 02:21:37,517 --> 02:21:38,965 [music playing] 2622 02:21:39,034 --> 02:21:41,413 - Accepting the award for "The Outsiders," 2623 02:21:41,482 --> 02:21:43,413 producer Matthew Rego. 2624 02:21:43,482 --> 02:21:46,827 [cheers, applause] 2625 02:21:46,896 --> 02:21:53,896 ♪ 2626 02:22:30,275 --> 02:22:33,827 - On behalf of my partners at The Araca Group, 2627 02:22:33,896 --> 02:22:37,965 my brother Michael Rego, and Hank Unger, 2628 02:22:38,034 --> 02:22:40,655 and our producing partners, American Zoetrope, 2629 02:22:40,724 --> 02:22:44,793 Olympus Theatricals, In Fine Company, and Angelina Jolie, 2630 02:22:44,862 --> 02:22:48,689 as well as La Jolla Playhouse and all of our co-producers, 2631 02:22:48,758 --> 02:22:51,137 we thank you for this great honor. 2632 02:22:51,206 --> 02:22:57,448 [cheers, applause] 2633 02:22:57,517 --> 02:23:01,206 Creating "The Outsiders" required an extraordinary 2634 02:23:01,275 --> 02:23:04,241 collective of unparalleled artists 2635 02:23:04,310 --> 02:23:06,724 coming together to tell this story in service 2636 02:23:06,793 --> 02:23:08,310 of a singular vision. 2637 02:23:08,379 --> 02:23:10,724 And for that and so much more, we 2638 02:23:10,793 --> 02:23:15,034 thank Adam Rapp, Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance, 2639 02:23:15,103 --> 02:23:18,827 Justin Levine, Rick Cooperman, Jeff Cooperman, 2640 02:23:18,896 --> 02:23:20,862 and Danya freaking Taymor! 2641 02:23:20,931 --> 02:23:27,758 [cheers, applause] 2642 02:23:29,172 --> 02:23:31,758 We thank our amazing group of designers, actors, 2643 02:23:31,827 --> 02:23:33,586 stage managers, and musicians. 2644 02:23:33,655 --> 02:23:36,344 We thank the incredible stage crew, front of house crew, 2645 02:23:36,413 --> 02:23:39,103 back office, management and marketing teams, 2646 02:23:39,172 --> 02:23:41,586 and a special thank you to Bob Wanko and the entire 2647 02:23:41,655 --> 02:23:43,655 Shubert organization. 2648 02:23:43,724 --> 02:23:46,965 [applause] 2649 02:23:47,034 --> 02:23:49,413 Susie-- 2650 02:23:49,482 --> 02:23:53,724 Susie Hinton wrote "The Outsiders" 60 years ago. 2651 02:23:53,793 --> 02:23:58,827 [applause] 2652 02:23:58,896 --> 02:24:03,482 And she has gratefully received accolades ever since. 2653 02:24:03,551 --> 02:24:05,482 But she often says that she still gets 2654 02:24:05,551 --> 02:24:08,172 overwhelmed when told that "The Outsiders" 2655 02:24:08,241 --> 02:24:09,620 changed someone's life. 2656 02:24:09,689 --> 02:24:13,448 Because she'll say, who am I to change anyone's life? 2657 02:24:13,517 --> 02:24:16,344 It's the book, it's not the author. 2658 02:24:16,413 --> 02:24:19,241 It's the message, not the messenger. 2659 02:24:19,310 --> 02:24:21,379 Well, Susie, I'm here to tell you 2660 02:24:21,448 --> 02:24:25,310 that your story and its eternal message of love, 2661 02:24:25,379 --> 02:24:29,344 and family, and staying gold, has forever 2662 02:24:29,413 --> 02:24:30,620 changed all of our lives. 2663 02:24:30,689 --> 02:24:31,620 We love you. 2664 02:24:31,689 --> 02:24:32,931 Thank you. 2665 02:24:33,000 --> 02:24:38,758 [cheers, applause] 2666 02:24:38,827 --> 02:24:42,137 [music playing] 2667 02:24:42,206 --> 02:24:45,517 ♪ 2668 02:24:45,586 --> 02:24:47,862 - Congratulations! 2669 02:24:47,931 --> 02:24:53,310 Congratulations to all of our winners from all of us. 2670 02:24:53,379 --> 02:24:56,379 Support live theater wherever you live or come 2671 02:24:56,448 --> 02:24:59,517 see a Broadway show in New York City. 2672 02:24:59,586 --> 02:25:00,586 We're in New York. 2673 02:25:00,655 --> 02:25:02,103 Dubose, out. 2674 02:25:02,172 --> 02:25:05,103 [cheers, applause] 2675 02:25:05,172 --> 02:25:08,586 [music playing] 2676 02:25:08,655 --> 02:25:15,620 ♪ 2677 02:25:22,620 --> 02:25:25,862 - Hi, I'm Carrie Preston from the CBS original "Elsbeth." 2678 02:25:25,931 --> 02:25:28,379 And let's see how fast I can recap 2679 02:25:28,448 --> 02:25:31,965 all the amazing guest stars we had on "Ellsbeth" last season. 2680 02:25:32,034 --> 02:25:32,965 OK, here I go. 2681 02:25:33,034 --> 02:25:34,034 Stephen Moyer. 2682 02:25:34,103 --> 02:25:35,448 He was my castmate on "True Blood." 2683 02:25:35,517 --> 02:25:36,862 I love him. 2684 02:25:36,931 --> 02:25:39,586 Jane Krakowsky-- surprisingly strong upper body. 2685 02:25:39,655 --> 02:25:43,034 Linda Lavin-- I'd hate to go out that way. 2686 02:25:43,103 --> 02:25:45,275 Jesse Tyler Ferguson-- in reality-- 2687 02:25:45,344 --> 02:25:46,275 - Cut. 2688 02:25:46,344 --> 02:25:47,482 - --a very nice guy. 2689 02:25:47,551 --> 02:25:51,103 Retta-- we are a match made in heaven. 2690 02:25:51,172 --> 02:25:53,103 Blair Underwood-- oh, speaking of matches. 2691 02:25:53,172 --> 02:25:54,103 Whoops. 2692 02:25:54,172 --> 02:25:56,862 Gina Gershon-- the shoe fit. 2693 02:25:56,931 --> 02:25:59,758 Keegan-Michael Key-- amazing dance partner. 2694 02:25:59,827 --> 02:26:02,862 Elizabeth Lail works like a dog. 2695 02:26:02,931 --> 02:26:06,379 Arian Moayed makes a mean cocktail. 2696 02:26:06,448 --> 02:26:09,034 Laura Benanti-- talk about walking the walk. 2697 02:26:09,103 --> 02:26:11,620 And Tim Gunn, we made it work. 2698 02:26:11,689 --> 02:26:13,379 You are not gonna believe who we 2699 02:26:13,448 --> 02:26:15,379 have lined up for season two. 2700 02:26:15,448 --> 02:26:17,689 "Elsbeth" returns, CBS fall. 2701 02:26:17,758 --> 02:26:19,379 And if you missed any of these episodes, 2702 02:26:19,448 --> 02:26:21,758 catch up anytime on Paramount Plus. 2703 02:26:21,827 --> 02:26:23,551 [music playing] 2704 02:26:23,620 --> 02:26:26,896 ♪ 186321