Every year, the New York theater world is on display at the American Theater Wing’s Tony Awards, an Oscar-like glitzfest that recognizes the best plays, musicals, revivals and all things Broadway. The 68th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night did not disappoint, either in suspense or pizzazz.
Tony Night Celebrates Broadway's Best
![The cast of "Bullets Over Broadway" performs during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b2654899-b677-4a84-9833-4c31d23d6f37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The cast of "Bullets Over Broadway" performs during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.
![Audra McDonald accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d36ef88f-713d-4a66-87cb-5f4229996656_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Audra McDonald accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.
![Gladys Knight performs on stage at the 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, in New York, June 8, 2014](https://gdb.voanews.com/4671f510-6127-400f-a4d3-523a107ee784_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gladys Knight performs on stage at the 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, in New York, June 8, 2014
![Lena Hall accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical from Leighton Meester and Tony Goldwyn for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on stage at the 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/63b3dbc1-083d-4103-b0ae-8eae308a1deb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lena Hall accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical from Leighton Meester and Tony Goldwyn for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on stage at the 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, June 8, 2014.