Tony Awards 2016 highlights
A look at the top moments, performances and stars at the 70th annual Tonys, June 12, 2016.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of 'Hamilton' perform onstage on June 12, 2016 in New York City. "Hamilton" had 16 nominations and won 11 awards.
Photos: 2016 Tony Awards red carpet
Stories: Highlights & winners
Common
Rapper Common introduced "Hamilton" again as Miranda and cast mate Chris Jackson opened the highly-anticipated performance, flocked by the rest of the company as they danced, rapped and sang their way through highlights from the show, prompting a standing ovation from the audienc.on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Barbra Streisand
First-time Tony presenter Singer Barbra Streisand announced that "Hamilton" was the winner of Best Musical in New York, June 12, 2016.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vanessa Nadal
Lin-Manuel Miranda and wife Vanessa Nadal embrace after "Hamilton" won the award for Best Musical at the 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, June 12, 2016.
Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald presented the award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, which went to Cynthia Erivo for "The Color Purple" in New York City, June 12, 2016.
Cynthia Erivo
Actress Cynthia Erivo accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in "The Color Purple" onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda of "Hamilton" accepts the award for Best Original Score during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, June 12, 2016.
Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera speaks onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris presented the award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, which went to Leslie Odom Jr. for "Hamilton" in New York, June 12, 2016.
Harris joked that his newly shorn head was for a role, but not for one in "The King & I."
Leslie Odom
Actor Leslie Odom accepts the award for Best Performance by an actor in a Leading Role in a Musical in "Hamilton" onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Best Revival of a Musical
The cast of "The Color Purple'" accepts the award for Best Revival of a Musical onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Daveed Diggs - Best Featured Actor
Actor Daveed Diggs accepts the award onstage for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his work in Hamilton during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey spoke about "The Color Purple," which she said was part of her life for 34 years in different forms as a book, movie and most recently, a musical, before she introduced a show-stopping performance by the cast at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane announced the award for Best Leading Actress in a Play, which went to Jessica Lange for "Long Day's Journey Into Night,"onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, June 12, 2016.
Jessica Lange
Actress Jessica Lange accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for "Long Day's Journey Into Night" onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Renee Elise
Actress Renee Elise Goldsberry accepts award for Best Featured Actress in a musical onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Meg Ryan
Actress Meg Ryan speaks during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, June 12, 2016.
"Bright Star"
The cast of "Bright Star" performs during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, June 12, 2016.
"In Memoriam"
"In Memoriam" during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones
Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones took the stage to announce a $1.3 million grant by Andrew Lloyd Webber, operated by the American Theatre Wing, and said that their history with the American Theatre Wing spanned seven decades, June 12, 2016.
"Fiddler on the Roof"
The cast of "Fiddler on the Roof" performs during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, June 12, 2016.
Steve Martin
Steve Martin and the cast of "Bright Star" perform onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Steve Martin, Edie Brickell
Steve Martin and musician Edie Brickell speak onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
"The Color Purple"
The cast of "The Color Purple" performs during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York, June 12, 2016.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Presenter Jake Gyllenhaal speaks onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Gyllenhaal gave a nod toward Hillary Clinton as he introduced Best Featured Actress in a Play and said "women can do anything," as Jayne Houdyshell picked up her first Tony Award for "The Humans."
Tony Awards
Billy Porter, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and the cast of "Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed" performs during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Best Play - "The Humans"
Playwright Stephen Karam accepts the Tony award for Best Play for "The Humans" onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Daniel Dae Kim, Patina Miller
Presenters Daniel Dae Kim and Patina Miller present Best Featured Actor in a Musical during the 70th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Cate Blanchett
Actress Cate Blanchett presented Best Leading Actor in a Play, which went to Frank Langella for his role in "The Father" during the 70th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Frank Langella
Frank Langella accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "The Father" during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards, June 12, 2016.
Carole King
Songwriter Carole King presented Best Score, which went to "Hamilton"during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Director Ivo van Hove
Director Ivo van Hove accepts the award for Best direction of a play for "A View from the Bridge" onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Lucy Liu, Thomas Kail
Lucy Liu and Jesse Tyler Ferguson present Thomas Kail with the award for Best Direction of a Musical for "Hamilton" at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City. It was Kail's first Tony.
Thomas Kail
Director Thomas Kail accepts the award for Best Direction of a Musical for his work in Hamilton onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi of "She Loves Me" performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Nikki M. James, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Presenter Nikki M. James presents actor Brian Stokes Mitchell with the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
"Fiddler on the Roof"
The cast of "Fiddler on the Roof" performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Diane Lane
Diane Lane presented the award for Best Revival of a Play, which went to "Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge"on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
"The Color Purple"
The cast of "The Color Purple" performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo of "The Color Purple" performs onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan speaks onstage onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Gloria Estefan, Ana Villafane
Gloria Estefan and her doppelgänger from the Broadway show, Ana Villafane, perform "On Your Feet!" during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016.
Bebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth and the cast of "Chicago" perform onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
Neuwirth announced that the show was the longest-running musical of all time with 20 years on Broadway.
Cordon, Hayes, Gyllenhaal
Presenter Sean Hayes and Jake Gyllenhaal speak onstage with host James Corden during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2016 in New York City.
James Corden
James Corden participates in the opening performance during the American Theatre Wing's 70th annual Tony Awards in New York City on June 12, 2016.
Cordon performed musical tidbits from "The Phantom of the Opera," "The Lion King," "Grease," "Cats," "Annie," "Fiddler on the Roof" and more before the best actor and best actress nominees joined him onstage to sing and close out the number.