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June 12, 2011 / 11:31 PM EDT / CBS News

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Host Neil Patrick Harris performs during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Alec Baldwin presents the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play award during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Actress Ellen Barkin accepts the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play award for her role in "The Normal Heart" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Aaron Tveit and the cast of "Catch Me If You Can" perform on stage during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Norbert Leo Butz and the cast of "Catch Me If You Can" perform on stage during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone accept the Best Original Score Written for Theater award for "The Book of Mormon" during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Daniel Radcliffe, right, and the cast of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Actors Robert Morse, left, and Matthew Broderick speak on stage during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Actress Viola Davis speaks on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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John Benjamin Hickey accepts the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play award during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Actresses Katie Finneran, left, and Laura Benanti speak on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Athol Fugard accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Actor Don Cheadle speaks on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Trey Parker, left, and Casey Nicholaw accept the Best Direction of a Musical award for "The Book of Mormon" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Nikki M. James accepts the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical award for "The Book of Mormon" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Marianne Elliott, left, and Tom Morris accept the Best Direction of a Play award for "War Horse" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Andrew Rannells, left, and the cast of "The Book of Mormon" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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The cast of "The Scottsboro Boys" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Hugh Jackman, left, and host Neil Patrick Harris perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Brooke Shields presents the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical award during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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John Larroquette accepts the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical award for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel accept their award for Best Costume Design of a Musical during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Bono, left, and The Edge, of the band U2, speak on stage during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Reeve Carney and Jennifer Damiano, of "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark," perform on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Whoopi Goldberg introduces the cast of "Sister Act The Musical" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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The cast of "Sister Act The Musical" performs during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Robin Williams presents the Best Book of a Musical award during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez accept their Best Book of a Musical award during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Jim Parsons speaks on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Rae Smith accepts the Best Scenic Design of a Play award for "War Horse" during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Host Neil Patrick Harris enters the stage on a prop from "War Horse" during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Patrick Wilson speaks on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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The cast of "Memphis" performs on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Larry Kramer, left, is hugged by Daryl Roth as they accept their Best Revival of a Play award for "The Normal Heart" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Sutton Foster of the cast of "Anything Goes" performs during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Samuel L. Jackson presents the award for Best Play during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Playwright Nicholas Hytner, center, accepts the Best Play award for "War Horse" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Stephen Colbert and Martha Plimpton perform a song from "Company" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Neil Patrick Harris, right, and Christina Hendricks perform with the cast of "Company" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Tyne Daly speaks on stage during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Sutton Foster accepts the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical award for her role in "Anything Goes" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones speak on stage during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York City.

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Paul Shaffer performs during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Martha Wash, left, and the cast of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones presents the awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and Play during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Mark Rylance accepts the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play award for "Jerusalem" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Norbert Leo Butz accepts the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical award for "Catch Me If You Can" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York

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Kelsey Grammer presents the award for the Best Revival of a Musical during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Todd Haimes, second from right, and his fellow producers accept the Best Revival of a Musical award for "Anything Goes" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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Chris Rock presents the award for Best Musical during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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From left, Scott Rudin, Trey Parker and Robert Lopez accept the Best Musical award for "The Book of Mormon" during the 65th annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011, in New York.

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