Midler then went on to thank her many female role models before expressing gratitude for a whole host of others.
Kevin Spacey stole the show as he hosted the Tony Awards for the first time, performing an elaborate opening medley that poked fun at rumours about his sexuality. Though the lyrics in the songs he sang implied that he was not the first choice for the event, nor totally confident in his abilities, he had nothing to fear (and also got by with a little help from his friends).
"Surprising winners, and I'm not even talking about the Tonys!" said Spacey while impersonating former president Bill Clinton whose wife Hillary was defeated by Trump in last year's divisive election. Reviews of Spacey's performance that evening were mixed.
Rebecca Teichman won Best Director for "Indecent, which recounts the bumpy journey to Broadway of Shalom Asch's controversial Yiddish play "God of Vengeance".
In an excited but charming speech, Platt thanked his parents for being "the best people in the world" and for teaching him that "you have to be a decent human being to be a decent artist".
Rachel Bay Jones, who plays Evan Hansen's mother in the show, won Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Many stars in attendance could be seen wearing pins on their lapels showing support for organizations such as the ACLU and Planned Parenthood.
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"Oslo", written by J.T. Oslow about the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, took home best play as well as a statue for best supporting actor for Michael Aronov.
Bette Midler, a victor for Hello, Dolly! The musical, lifted from Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace", won just two technical awards on Sunday. Kevin Kline picked up his third Tony Award for his portrayal of a preening actor in a revival of Noel Coward's Present Laughter.
The 2017 Tony Awards featured multiple eye-popping performances from some of the biggest stars on Broadway.
Midler delighted the crowd at Radio City Music Hall by refusing to let the orchestra play her off, telling them to shut up as she continued her many thank-yous. And best director of a musical went to Christopher Ashley of "Come From Away", the crowd-pleasing show about the people of Gander, Newfoundland, who sheltered thousands of stranded airline passengers on September 11.
"We've had some exciting young performers this season". "Hello, Dolly!"- which didn't have a real performance on the show- is at number 22, followed by "The Great Comet".
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