‘Pippin’, Boston theater win big at Tony Awards


The 67th Tony Awards took place Sunday night, and Boston-area theater nabbed some big time awards. Take a look at scenes from the night, including the one above, when Diane Paulus, artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, won her first Tony Award Sunday night for directing the revival of “Pippin.” The musical opened in Cambridge before heading to Broadway.



The 67th Tony Awards took place Sunday night, and Boston-area theater nabbed some big time awards. Take a look at scenes from the night, including the one above, when Diane Paulus, artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, won her first Tony Award Sunday night for directing the revival of “Pippin.” The musical opened in Cambridge before heading to Broadway.


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From left: "Pippin" producers Barry Weissler, Fran Weissler, Janet Kagan, and Howard Kagan accepted the Tony award for best revival of a musical at the 67th Annual Tony Awards.


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Patti Lupone presented the nominees for the best revival of a musical.


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Actress Patina Miller accepted the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for "Pippin."


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Cast members, including actress Patina Miller, center, from the Tony award winning Broadway revival "Pippin" performed.


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Andrea Martin received the award for best featured actress in a musical for her performance in "Pippin."


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Jane Lynch performed as Miss Hannigan alongside the cast of "Annie."


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Host Neil Patrick Harris (top, front) performed with the cast of the musical "Bring it On."


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Winner for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, Cicely Tyson, left, was walked to the microphone by actor Jake Gyllenhaal.


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Billy Porter accepted his award for best actor in a musical at the 67th Annual Tony Awards.


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From left: Audra McDonald and Neil Patrick Harris performed the finale.


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Pam MacKinnon accepted the Tony for best direction of a play for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" from Jon Cryer, far left, and Martha Plimpton, second from left,


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Bernadette Peters presented the nominees of best musical.


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From left: Actors Scarlett Johansson and Alan Cumming presented the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role.


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Reeve Carney, center, and the cast of "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" appeared at the 67th Annual Tony Awards.


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Actor Neil Patrick Harris, left, and Mike Tyson performed.


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Cyndi Lauper accepted the Tony award for best score for her work on music and lyrics in "Kinky Boots."


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From left: Actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski presented the Tony award for best original score.


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Actress Laura Osnes, center, left, of "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" performed a number with Santino Fontana.


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Sunny the Dog licked Neil Patrick Harris during the show.


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Gabriel Ebert accepted the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for "Matilda the Musical."


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From left: “Once” actors Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie.


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From left: Actors Oliver Platt and Liam Neeson presented an award.


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The cast of "Motown The Musical" performed.


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The cast of "Jersey Boys" performed at the 67th Annual Tony Awards.


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Dennis Kelly accepted the Tony award for best book of a musical ("Matilda, The Musical").


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Jerry Mitchell accepted the Tony award for best choreography for "Kinky Boots."


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Gene Cornish and Eddie Brigati of "The Rascals" performed.


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Composer Cyndi Lauper, winner of the award for best original score written for the theatre (”Kinky Boots”).


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Leon Rothenberg accepted his award for best sound design of a play for "The Nance."


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