Tony Awards 2015: Show highlights
Click through for a look at some of the highlights from the 2015 Tony Awards show.
(Clockwise from top left: Charles Sykes / Associated Press; Charles Sykes / Associated Press; Theo Wargo / Getty Images; Charles Sykes / Associated Press)Hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming perform at the 2015 Tony Awards at
Hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming perform with the cast of “Something Rotten!”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)The cast of “Something Rotten!” performs during the show’s opening number.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Actor John Cameron Mitchell accepts a special Tony Award for lifetime achievement in the theater.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Tommy Tune accepts a lifetime achievement award at the 69th Tony Awards.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)The cast of “Something Rotten!” helps open the show.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)“The Elephant Man” star Bradley Cooper presents the award for actress in a leading role in a play.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)“Something Rotten!” star Christian Borle wins the Tony for featured actor in a musical.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe perform with the cast of “The King and I.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming spoof “The King & I” performance.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Anna Chlumsky and Debra Messing present.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale present at the show.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)The cast of “On the Town” performs.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Host Alan Cumming demonstrates the result of acceptance speeches running too long: getting pulled offstage by dancers.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Brian D’Arcy James, left, and Brad Oscar of “Something Rotten!” perform during the opening number.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Lisa Kron, left, and Jeanine Tesori accept the award for best score for “Fun Home.”
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Richard McCabe accepts the award for actor in a featured role in a play for “The Audience.”
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Hosts Kristen Chenoweth and Alan Cumming hug Tommy Tune as he accepts a lifetime achievement award.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)“The Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons and
Vanessa Hudgens and the cast of “Gigi”’ perform “The Night They Invented Champagne.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Sam Gold accepts his award for direction of a musical.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Director Sam Gold accepts the award for direction of a musical for “Fun Home.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Annaleigh Ashford accepts the award for actress in a featured role in a play for “You Can’t Take It With You.”
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Actors Kiefer Sutherland and Rita Wilson present.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth and dancers perform a tribute to Tommy Tune.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)The cast of “On the Town” performs.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)2014 Tony Award winner
Hosts Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth stage another stunt.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Marianne Elliott accepts the award for director of a play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Sydney Lucas, from the cast of “Fun Home,” performs.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / Associated Press)Actress Ashley Tisdale as a presenter.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Oscar winner Joel Grey, left, and Jennifer Grey introduce a performance.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / Associated Press)Members of the cast of “An American in Paris” perform.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / Associated Press)The cast of “An American in Paris” performs.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / Associated Press)The cast of “An American in Paris” performs.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / Associated Press)Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer perform with the cast of “Finding Neverland.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Actress Marg Helgenberger presents.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Actor David Hyde Pierce presents.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Corey Stoll presents Ruthie Ann Miles with the award for actress in a featured role in a musical for “The King & I.”
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)“The King & I” actress Ruthie Ann Miles accepts the award for actress in a featured role in a musical.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Vaness Hudgens, left, and the cast of “Gigi” perform.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Recent Juilliard grad Alex Sharp accepts the award for lead actor in a play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Phylicia Rashad introduces the “In Memoriam” tribute and the performance by Josh Groban.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Josh Groban performs during the “In Memoriam” section of the show.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming have another costume change.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Benjamin Pearcey, left, and Bob Crowley accept the award for best play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Chita Rivera and the cast of “The Visit” perform.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)“An American in Paris” Christopher Wheeldon accepts the award for choreography.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Michael Cerveris accepts the award for lead actor for his role in the musical “Fun Home.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Lisa Howard, left, and Tyne Daly peform a song from “It Shoulda Been You.”
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)“Seinfeld” luminaries Jason Alexander, left, and Larry David present with their signature banter.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Actress Kelli O’Hara of “The King & I” accepts the award for lead actress in a musical.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, center, with the cast and creative team of “Fun Home” accept the award for best musical.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Actor Neil Patrick Harris makes a quip about predictions, a nod to a failed joke he made during his Oscars hosting gig.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming return to the stage.
(Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Catherine Zuber accepts the award for costume design of a musical for “The King and I.”
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)Actress Bernadette Peters presents.
(Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)The cast of “Jersey Boys” performs to close out the 69th Tony Awards.
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