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The 67th Annual Tony Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday,
was swimming with A-List stars — and from the moment they stepped foot
on the red carpet to the final curtain call, they were having a blast.
We should know, we were in the thick of it.
While viewers at home were transported to Broadway with 15 musical numbers and laughed along with Neil Patrick Harris'
fantastic hosting, those of us on the red carpet and in the media room
were privvy to a little extra bit of fun. Here's what the TV cameras
didn't catch.
Mike Tyson, who enjoyed a stint on Broadway with a one-man show last
year, amazed everyone with his cameo appearance in Harris' show-stopping
(or show-starting, as the case may be) opening number. But before he
hit the stage, we watched Tyson hug
The Sopranos' Steven Van
Zandt (who would later present an award with Tom Hanks) on the red
carpet. Tyson looked dapper on stage, but outside in the 90-degree New
York City heat, the fighter was sweating like he had just exited the
boxing ring. Inside the theater, Tyson cozied up with
Now You See Me star Jesse Eisenberg.
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Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters cut a stunning figure in a green
Donna Karan Atelier with a basketweave texture. What you didn't see was
the assistant she had on hand to scoop up and properly arrange her
gown's train between poses.
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Cyndi Lauper was the well-deserving belle of the ball on Sunday night. Not only did she rake in six awards (her show,
Kinky Boots,
was nominated for 13), but she was incredibly gracious to her fans and
her energy was boundless. On the carpet before the ceremony, Lauper made
sure to wave to the legions of fans lining the street (
Glee and
Annie star Jane Lynch did the same). Following her win, she hammed it up for photographers in the press room.
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On the red carpet, Scarlett Johansson greeted Sienna Miller (whose fiancé, Tom Sturridge, was nominated for his work in
Orphans)
with a kiss on the cheek. Backstage, Johansson was equally chummy with
fellow presenter Alan Cumming. The two played patty-cake before
presenting the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading
Role.
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On the carpet, Cumming made peace signs and crazy faces while posing for photographers.
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Four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (whom you may know from
Private Practice) shared the spotlight — and a hug — with her daughter, Zoe.
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Smash star Megan Hilty shared the stage with fellow Broadway actors-turned-TV-stars Laura Benanti (
Go On) and Andrew Rannells (
The New Normal)
for a laugh-out-loud musical number that poked fun at their bad luck on
screen (cliffnotes: their shows have all been canceled). Hilty's
Smash co-stars Debra Messing and Will Chase — who notoriously had a real-life affair — were conspicuously cuddly.
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Home audiences
were lucky enough to see this tender moment between
Annie star
Sunny (who plays Sandy, the lovable stray canine) and host Neil Patrick
Harris. But since it's just too cute for words, here it is again:
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