Pink brought sincerity and punk energy as the host, musical numbers by “Cats,” “Ragtime” and “Chicago” popped, and Maya Rudolph and Cole Escola mined comic gold.
The Broadway revival of “Salesman” led with six Tony Awards. “Schmigadoon!” won best new musical, and “Ragtime” and “Liberation” also took home major prizes.
The knowing, and loving, musical theater satire won the coveted award of the night.
As Coalhouse Walker Jr. in “Ragtime,” Henry belts out emotional solos that have prompted mid-show standing ovations.
Arthur Miller’s classic won the same award in 1984, 1999 and 2012.
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, “Ragtime” follows three communities colliding in turn-of-the-20th-century New York.
The playwright Bess Wohl is the first American woman to win this award since Wendy Wasserstein won for “The Heidi Chronicles” in 1989.
Qween Jean won for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” becoming the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award, according to a “Cats” publicist.
In “Giant,” Lithgow leans into monstrosity to play the famed author Roald Dahl.
The pop star, a former theater kid, will also perform on Sunday. Her theater-loving daughter approves of the gig.
The Tony Awards are underway at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
As Broadway’s brightest arrive for the industry’s biggest night, here’s an up-close look at what you can’t see on TV.
A sparse musical season included a radically reconceived version of “Cats” and a “Ragtime” revival. Pink will host a ceremony filled with nostalgic performances.