68th Annual Tony Awards: ‘All The Way’ Best Play, Sting Sings From `The Last Ship’ And Plays Get Plugs

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Update, 10:00: Here’s Sting singing a number from his upcoming show, The Last Ship. A little earlier: Tony has always had trouble making the non-musicals look good on TV. This year’s solution was to have Kenneth Branagh, currently appearing in a spectacular production of Macbeth, introduce the authors of each nominated play, and then a brief montage of clips from their show. Not perfect, but very effective. Then Sutton Foster and the gospel-singing cast of the low-key Violet made a big sell for that terrific musical, sort of the anti-Aladdin.

Update, 9:50: All The Way wins Best Play, making it a huge night for producer Jeffrey Richards, also represented with Lady Day.
Update, 9:34: Audra McDonald won her sixth Tony, for Best Performance By A Leading Actress in a Play  for her knockout performance as Billie Holliday in Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill. And, no surprise, Bryan Cranston takes Best Leading Actor in a Play for All The Way. And here is Neil Patrick Harris, introduced by no less than RuPaul in iridescent pink, doing a big number from Hedwig. Uh-oh — is Sting really grimacing when NPH bounces on his knee?
Update, 9:15: Sophie Okonedo wins for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her wonderful performance in A Raisin in The Sun, the show’s ... Read More »

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