Tony Awards 2013 show highlights

Host Neil Patrick Harris performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Audra McDonald and Neil Patrick Harris perform at the 67th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Actor Tom Hanks speaks at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. and Anna Kendrick at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Cyndi Lauper performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Winners of the best lighting design of a play Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast members of "Mamma Mia!" speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Steven Van Zandt speaks at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Cicely Tyson accepts the Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for "The Trip to Bountiful" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Gabriel Ebert accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for "Matilda the Musical" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "Kinky Boots" performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Tracy Letts accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for his role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Patina Miller accepts the Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for "Pippin" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "The Phantom Of The Opera" performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Cyndi Lauper performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Jake Gyllenhaal speaks at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "A Christmas Story, The Musical" performs at The 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013 in New York.

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The cast of "Cinderella" performs at The 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Sally Field, left, and Matthew Broderick speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Billy Porter accepts the Tony Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for his role in "Kinky Boots" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Sally Field and Matthew Broderick speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Actress Patina Miller performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Actor Jon Cryer and Martha Plimpton speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "Bring It On: The Musical" performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Neil Patrick Harris and the cast of "Once The Musical" perform at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "The Lion King" speaks at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "Jersey Boys" speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Oona Laurence of "Matilda The Musical" performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Andrew Rannells and host Neil Patrick Harris perform at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, and the cast of "Rogers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" perform at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Oliver Platt and Liam Neeson speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "Rock of Ages" speaks at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "Motown The Musical" performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Actors Anthony Warlow and Lilla Crawford of "Annie" speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Host Neil Patrick Harris performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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John Shivers accepts the award for best sound design for "Kinky Boots" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Arthur Darvill performs at the 67th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "Chicago" performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Scarlett Johansson and Alan Cumming speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Tom Hanks presents Judith Light with the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for "The Assembled Parties" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, and the cast of "Rogers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" perform at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Pam MacKinnon accepts the award for best direction for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Host Neil Patrick Harris performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Host Neil Patrick Harris and actors perform at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Actor Jesse Eisenberg speaks at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Host Neil Patrick Harris performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Actor Bertie Carvel performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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The cast of "Matilda The Musical" performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Sound designer Leon Rothenberg accepts the award for best sound design of a play for "The Nance" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Host Neil Patrick Harris performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Zachary Quinto and Audra McDonald speak at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Arthur Darvill performs at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Actress Judith Light accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for "The Assembled Parties" at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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Host Neil Patrick Harris and Mike Tyson perform at the 67th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013, in New York.

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