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ICKING OFF THE 72ND
Annual Tony Awards at
New York’s Radio City
Music Hall on June 10, hosts Sara
Bareilles and Josh Groban brought out the
stars of the season’s biggest shows to sing,
“This is for the people who lose/ Both of us
have been in your shoes/ This one’s for the
loser inside of you/ This is for the people don’t
get to take the trophy home.”
Among the lucky ones were the cast from
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One
and Two, which was named Best Play, and
Best Musical The Band’s Visit, which earned
10 gongs in total. Andrew Garfield, 34, won
for his lead role in Angels in America and
dedicated his award to the LGBTQ community
while co-star Nathan Lane nabbed his third
Tony. Choking up, Lane,
producer husband Devl
called him “the greatest
life.” Laurie Metcalf, 62, w
Roseanne had just been
her second consecutive
time for Edward Albee’s
Tall Women. Her co-star
Glenda Jackson, 82, fina
got a win 52 years after
first nomination. “Well,
was tempted to say, ‘It’s
taken you long enough
Jackson said later in jes
“But that was certainly
too rude.” •PAYING
RESPECTS
The Tony for Education went
to Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School’s drama teacher
Melody Herzfeld, whoseRDS
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(right) took husband
Todd Spiewak.Scandal star Kerry
Washington told ET,
“I figured that
I wanted to sparkle
a little.”Presenter Robert De
Niro got a standing
ovation when he
declared, “It’s no longer
just ‘Down with Trump,’
it’s ‘F--k Trump.’ ”Glee’s Matthew
Morrison warmed up
for presenting duties.Bruce Springsteen (with
wife Patti Scialfa and kids
Evan James, Jessica Ray
and Sam Ryan) received
a special Tony.Hugh Dancy
leaned in
to wife and
Homeland star
Claire Danes,
pregnant with
their second
child.The Vogue
editor wears
Prada! Anna
Wintour
arrived with
daughter Bee
Shaffer (left,
in Alexander
McQueen).Playwright Tony
Kushner (centre) and
the cast of Angels in
America accepted
the gong for Best
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