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2010 - 64th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 13, 2010 Radio City Music Hall Broadcast on CBS Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment Director: Glenn Weiss Musical Direction: Elliot Lawrence Writer: Dave Boone General Managers: Alan Wasser and Allan Williams "See Broadway Shine" Host: Sean Hayes Presenters Paula Abdul, Billie Joe Armstrong, Antonio Banderas, Kate Blanchett, Laura Bell Bundy, Kristin Chenoweth, Barbara Cook, Michael Douglas, Kelsey Grammer, Katie Holmes, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Lucy Liu, Ricky Martin, Idina Menzel, Helen Mirren, Bebe Neuwirth, Chris Noth, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Daniel Radcliffe, New York Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Stanley Tucci, Raquel Welch Musical Numbers * Opening Medley: o Million Dollar Quartet - Tony-winner Levi Kreis joined host Sean Hayes on the piano and performed "Blue Suede Shoes" with the company. o Memphis - Nominee Chad Kimball introduced the Opening Medley from his DJ booth. o Promises, Promises - Kristin Chenoweth sang "I Say a Little Prayer," accompanied by co-star and nominee Sean Hayes on the piano. o Come Fly Away - Nominee Karine Plantadit and the company danced to Frank Sinatra's "I'm Gonna Live Til I Die." o Everyday Rapture - Sherie Rene Scott and her back-up singers, the Mennonettes, went "Up the Ladder to the Roof." o Fela! -The company performed "Water No Get Enemy." o La Cage aux Folles - The Cagelles strutted to "I Am What I Am" as Sean Hayes accompanied them on piano. o American Idiot - The company sang "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," which was followed by the band Green Day playing "Holiday" and "Know Your Enemy." * Million Dollar Quartet - The company sang a medley of "Down by the Riverside," "Let's Have a Party," and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On." * La Cage aux Folles - Tony-winner Douglas Hodge, nominee Kelsey Grammer, and the cast enjoyed "The Best of Times." * Memphis - Nominees Montego Glover and Chad Kimball led the cast in "Steal Your Rock 'n' Roll" * A Little Night Music - Tony-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones sang "Send in the Clowns." * Ragtime - Nominee Christiane Noll performed "Back to Before." * Fela! - Nominees Sahr Ngaujah and Lillias White led the cast in a medley including "Everything Scatter," "Trouble Sleep," "Pipeline," I.T.T.," and "Yellow Fever." * In a segment celebrating choreography, the cast of Come Fly Away danced to Sinatra's "That's Life"; and the Promises, Promises company featuring Sean Hayes performed the show's choreographed overture. * Two stars of television's "Glee" paid tribute to their Broadway roots. Matthew Morrison sang "All I Need is the Girl" from Gypsy, and Lea Michele followed with "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl. * American Idiot - After being introduced by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, the company performed the musical's title song. * The Finale - The cast of the newly-designated Best Musical, Memphis, reprised "Steal Your Rock 'n' Roll." Other Elements Cast members from each of the four Best Play nominees presented brief synopses of the shows: Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room or the vibrator play was introduced by Laura Benanti and Michael Cerveris; Geoffrey Nauffts's Next Fall by Patrick Breen and Patrick Heusinger; John Logan's Red by Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne; and Donald Margulies's Time Stands Still by Brian d'Arcy James and Laura Linney. The productions nominated as Best Revival of a Play were also presented by their cast members: Fences - Viola Davis and Denzel Washington; Lend Me a Tenor - Justin Bartha, Anthony LaPaglia, and Tony Shalhoub; The Royal Family - Rosemary Harris and Jan Maxwell, A View from the Bridge - Scarlett Johansson and Liev Screiber. 2009 Tony-winners Gregory Jbara and Karen Olivo hosted the presentation of the InterContinental Hotels and Resorts Creative Arts Awards immediately before the telecast. This portion of the Tony Awards ceremony included 11 competitive awards, as well as the Regional Theatre Award, the Isabelle Stevenson Award, and Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The 2010 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were distributed at a special reception on the evening before the Tonys. For the second time, fans in the New York area were able to watch the Tony Awards telecast right in the heart of Manhattan's Theatre District. Through a partnership between the Tonys, iXP Corporation, and the Times Square Alliance, the entire Tony Awards ceremony was shown live from Radio City Music Hall on the ClearChannel Spectacolor HD Screen in Times Square. The simulcast featured both the pre-telecast Creative Arts Awards and the Tony Awards broadcast, as well as NY1 News's coverage of the Audemars Piguet Tony Awards Red Carpet. Constantine Maroulis hosted the Times Square event, which included special appearances by Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child and Kerry Washington. 2009 – 63rd Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 7, 2009 Radio City Music Hall Broadcast on CBS Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment Director: Glenn Weiss Musical Direction: Elliot Lawrence Writer: Dave Boone General Managers: Alan Wasser and Allan Williams "It's Show Time!" Host: Neil Patrick Harris Presenters Lucie Arnaz, Kate Burton, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Edie Falco, Will Ferrell, Harvey Fierstein, Carrie Fisher, Jane Fonda, Hallie Foote, James Gandolfini, Lauren Graham, Colin Hanks, Marcia Gay Harden, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Samantha Mathis, Audra McDonald, Gerald McRaney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bebe Neuwirth, Steven Pasquale, David Hyde Pierce, Piper Perabo, Oliver Platt, Susan Sarandon, John Stamos, and Chandra Wilson Shows Represented * Opening Medley: o Billy Elliot, The Musical – Tony-winners David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish performed "Electricity" with a special appearance by nominee Elton John. o West Side Story – Tony-winner Karen Olivo, nominee Josefina Scaglione, Matt Cavenaugh, and company performed "Tonight." o Guys and Dolls – Craig Bierko and the company performed "Luck Be a Lady." o Rock of Ages – The company, joined onstage by '80s rock band Poison, had "Nothin' But a Good Time." o Pal Joey – Nominee Stockard Channing was "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." o Next to Normal – Aaron Tveit performed a lively rendition of "I'm Alive." o Shrek The Musical – Nominees Brian d'Arcy James and Sutton Foster and the company let their "Freak Flag" fly. o 9 to 5: The Musical – The company performed "9 to 5" with a special appearance by nominee Dolly Parton. o Liza's at The Palace – Liza Minnelli sung "And the World Goes ‘Round." o Hair – Nominees Gavin Creel and Will Swenson and company "Let the Sun Shine In." * Shrek The Musical – Nominee Christopher Sieber and the company asked the question, "What's Up Duloc?". * West Side Story – Tony-winner Karen Olivo, nominee Josefina Scaglione, Matt Cavenaugh, and the company performed "Dance at the Gym." * Rock of Ages – Nominee Constantine Maroulis led the company in a medley of "I Want to Rock" and "Don't Stop Believing." * Guys and Dolls – Tituss Burgess, Mary Testa, and the company performed "Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat." * Next to Normal – Tony-winner Alice Ripley and nominee J. Robert Spencer, and Aaron Tveit performed "You Don't Know" and "I Am The One." * Billy Elliot, The Musical – Tony winner Trent Kowalik and the company performed "Angry Dance." * Hair – Nominees Gavin Creel and Will Swenson led the rest of the tribe in a performance of "Hair." Other Elements Host Neil Patrick Harris performed an original 11 o'clock number to the tunes of "Tonight" from West Side Story and "Luck Be a Lady" from Guys and Dolls, highlighting the winners, performances, and backstage action at Radio City. Michelle Dawson, Kittra Wynn Commer, Rachel Tyler, and the company of the national tour of Mamma Mia! performed "Dancing Queen." The current touring company of Legally Blonde The Musical, led by Becky Gulsvig as Elle Woods, performed "So Much Better." Four of the current Frankie Vallis on tour in Jersey Boys (Joseph Leo Bwarie, Rick Faugno, Courter Simmons, and Dominic Scaglione, Jr.) performed a medley of "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" and "Oh What a Night" with the show's current Broadway cast. Bebe Neuwirth and the Broadway Inspirational Voices paid tribute to members of the Broadway community who passed away in the previous year with a moving performance of "What I Did for Love." "Best Play Moments" featured clips from each of the nominated Best Plays (33 Variations, Dividing the Estate, God of Carnage, and reasons to be pretty). Laura Benanti and Brian Stokes Mitchell hosted the presentation of the Creative Arts Award ceremony immediately before the telecast began. Webcast exclusively on TonyAwards.com, this portion of the ceremony included 11 competitive awards, as well as the Regional Theatre Award, the Isabelle Stevenson Award, and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. For the first time ever, fans in the New York area were able to watch the Tony Awards telecast right in the heart of Manhattan's Theatre District. The Tony Awards ceremony was shown live from Radio City Music Hall on the ClearChannel Spectacolor HD Screen in Times Square. The simulcast featured both the pre-telecast Creative Arts Awards and the Tony Awards broadcast. Tovah Feldshuh and Katie McGee hosted the Duffy Square event. 2008 - 62nd Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 15, 2008 Radio City Music Hall Broadcast on CBS Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment Director: Glenn Weiss Musical Direction: Elliot Lawrence Writer: Dave Boone Managing Producer: Elizabeth I. McCann Coordinating Producer: Joey Parnes "There's a Little Bit of Broadway in Everyone" Host: Whoopi Goldberg Presenters Alec Baldwin; Barry Bostwick; Gabriel Byrne; Julie Chen; Kristin Chenoweth; Glenn Close; Harry Connick, Jr.; Adam Durtiz ; Laurence Fishburne; Richard Griffiths; Jack Klugman; Laura Linney; John Lithgow; Liza Minnelli; Mary-Louise Parker; Mandy Patinkin; David Hyde Pierce; Daniel Radcliffe; Duncan Sheik; Brooke Shields; Marisa Tomei; Lily Tomlin and John Waters. Shows Represented * Cry-Baby - The company performed "A Little Upset," turning the Radio City stage into a prison yard. * Passing Strange - Nominees Stew, Daniel Breaker, de'Adre Aziza and company performed "Keys." * Gypsy - Nominees Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines, and Laura Benanti performed the final scene of Act I, including "Everything's Coming Up Roses." * South Pacific – Nominees Paulo Szot, Kelli O'Hara, and Danny Burstein led the company in a medley of "Nothin' Like a Dame," "Some Enchanted Evening," and "A Wonderful Guy." * Grease - The company performed a medley of "Grease" and "We Go Together." * In The Heights - Nominees Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robin De Jesús, and company performed "96,000." * Sunday in the Park with George - Nominees Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell performed the duet "Move On." * Xanadu – Cheyenne Jackson, Tony Roberts, nominee Kerry Butler, and the company performed "Don't Walk Away." * New Musical Medley: o The Little Mermaid's Sierra Boggess took the audience under the sea with "Part of Your World." o A Catered Affair - Tony-nominee Faith Prince performed "Vision," joined by members of the company. o Young Frankenstein - Megan Mullally, Shuler Hensley, and nominee Christopher Fitzgerald explored "Deep Love." Other Elements The cast of The Lion King opened the broadcast with a performance of "Circle of Life" in celebration of the show's 10th-anniversary season on Broadway. Anthony Rapp introduced the current cast of Rent, who performed "La Vie Bohéme." Members of the original cast joined them on stage to perform "Seasons of Love" in tribute to the show's lengthy run, and the creativity of its late author, Jonathan Larson. Host Whoopi Goldberg appeared in taped segments from Monty Python's Spamalot, The Phantom of the Opera, and Spring Awakening. She also appeared costumed as Sebastian from The Little Mermaid, and flew in as Mary Poppins. "Spotlight On" segments featured current Broadway shows including, Chicago, Hairspray, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia!, and Avenue Q. Julie White and Michael Cerveris hosted the presentation of the pre-telecast awards, which took place prior to the CBS broadcast. Webcast exclusively at TonyAwards.com, this portion of the ceremony included 12 competitive awards, as well as the Regional Theatre Tony Award and a Special Tony Award. 2007 - 61st Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 10, 2007 Radio City Music Hall Broadcast on CBS Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment Director: Glenn Weiss Musical Direction: Elliot Lawrence Writer: Dave Boone Managing Producer: Elizabeth I. McCann Coordinating Producer: Joey Parnes "There's a Little Bit of Broadway in Everyone" Presenters Jane Alexander; Christina Appelgate; Zach Braff; Harry Connick, Jr.; Claire Danes; Jeff Daniels; Brian Dennehy; Taye Diggs; Harvey Fierstein; Carla Gugino; Marvin Hamlisch; Marcia Gay Harden; Neil Patrick Harris; Anne Heche; Marg Helgenberger; Judd Hirsch; Felicity Huffman; Mark Indelicato; Eddie Izzard; The Jersey Boys - Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer and John Lloyd Young; Melina Kanakaredes; John Kander; Jane Krakowski; Angela Lansbury; Robert Sean Leonard; Patti LuPone; John Mahoney; Audra McDonald; Idina Menzel; Bebe Neuwirth; Cynthia Nixon; Donny Osmond; Bernadette Peters; David Hyde Pierce; Christopher Plummer; Phylicia Rashad; Anika Noni Rose; Liev Schreiber; Harry Smith; Kevin Spacey; Tommy Tune; John Turturro; Usher; Ben Vereen; Sam Waterston; Patrick Wilson; Rainn Wilson; and Vanessa Williams. Shows Represented * A Chorus Line - The company opened the broadcast with a performance of "I Hope I Get It," accompanied by composer Marvin Hamlisch, on the street in front of Radio City Music Hall, and continued with "One" on the stage. * Curtains - 2007 Tony Award-winner David Hyde Pierce and nominee Debra Monk led the company in "Show People." * 110 in the Shade - Nominees Audra McDonald and John Cullum performed "Raunchy." * Mary Poppins - The cast performed a medley of "Chim Chim Cher-ee," "Step in Time," and "Anything Can Happen." * Company - Nominee Raúl Esparza performed "Being Alive." * Grey Gardens - 2007 Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole performed "The Revolutionary Costume for Today." * Spring Awakening - The company performed a medley of "Touch Me," "The Bitch of Living," and "Totally F*****." Other Elements Fantasia performed "I'm Here" from The Color Purple, in which she was currently starring on Broadway. The presentation of the Creative Arts Awards took place before the telecast began. Webcast exclusively at TonyAwards.com, this portion of the ceremony was presented by Hilton Hotels hosted by the cast of the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys. It included seven competitive awards, as well as the Regional Theatre Tony Award. Nine-time Tony winner Tommy Tune honored the members of the Broadway community who passed away during the 2006-2007 season by singing "Look Around" from The Will Rogers Follies, written by Betty Comden (1919-2006), Adolph Green, and Cy Coleman. NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Heidi Klum, Wolfgang Puck, "A-Rod" (Alex Rodriguez), and "Judge Judy" (Judith Sheindlin) appeared in brief pre-taped segments. 2006 - 60th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 11, 2006 Radio City Music Hall Broadcast on CBS Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment Director: Glenn Weiss Musical Direction: Elliot Lawrence Writer: Dave Boone Managing Producer: Elizabeth I. McCann Coordinating Producer: Joey Parnes Presenters, Performers, and Special Appearances: Lauren Ambrose, Julie Andrews, Hank Azaria, Harry Belafonte, Kristen Bell, Norbert Leo Butz, Victoria Clark, Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr., Barbara Cook, Jim Dale, Christine Ebersole, Harvey Fierstein, Ana Gasteyer, Joanna Gleason, Marcia Gay Harden, Neil Patrick Harris, Hal Holbrook, Bill Irwin, James Earl Jones, T. R. Knight, Frank Langella, Josh Lucas, Julianna Margulies, Audra McDonald, Michael McKean, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, James Naughton, Patricia Neal, Bebe Neuwirth, Cynthia Nixon, Janis Paige, Anna Paquin, Rosie Perez, Joe Pesci, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Oliver Platt, Jonathan Pryce, Sara Ramirez, Molly Ringwald, Chita Rivera, Paul Rudd, Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, Kyra Sedgwick, Paul Shaffer, Tom Skerritt, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, John Tartaglia, Richard Thomas, Stanley Tucci, Rita Wilson, Oprah Winfrey, and Alfre Woodard, along with the three surviving members of the original Four Seasons (Bob Gaudio, Tommy Devito, and Frankie Valli) and the cast of Monty Python's Spamalot. There were also special taped appearances from: Matthew Broderick, Jane Krakowski, Liza Minnelli, Leslie Uggams, and Ben Vereen Shows Represented: * The Color Purple - 2006 Tony nominee Felicia P. Fields led the female ensemble in "Hell No!" and the entire company joined nominee La Chanze in performing the show.s title song. * The Drowsy Chaperone - Nominees Sutton Foster and Bob Martin led the company in a performance of the number "Show Off." * Jersey Boys - Nominee John Lloyd Young performed "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." He was joined by the other three Jersey Boys (Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, and nominee Christian Hoff) and the ensemble in "Who Loves You." * The Pajama Game - Nominees Harry Connick Jr., Kelli O.Hara and Megan Lawrence, along with members of the company, performed a medley of "There Once Was a Man" and "Hernando's Hideaway." * Sweeney Todd - Nominees Michael Cerveris, Patti LuPone and Manoel Felciano led the company in a medley of "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," "The Worst Pies in London," and "My Friends." * The Threepenny Opera - Cyndi Lauper and Alan Cumming, along with members of the ensemble, performed "The Ballad of the Pimp." * The Wedding Singer - The company, led by nominee Stephen Lynch, performed "It's Your Wedding Day." Opening Number: Harry Connick Jr. led all sixty presenters in a song-filled celebration of Broadway that included "Tonight" (West Side Story), "Give My Regards to Broadway" (George M.!), and "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Annie Get Your Gun). Other Elements The presentation of the first ten awards took place before the telecast began. Webcast exclusively at TonyAwards.com, this portion of the ceremony was hosted by 2005 Tony Award winners Norbert Leo Butz and Victoria Clark. In honor of Harold Prince's Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, Howard McGillin appeared as The Phantom of the Opera and performed "Music of the Night" from Phantom, Broadway's longest-running musical, which was directed by Mr. Prince. Alfre Woodard introduced a segment celebrating members of the Broadway community who passed away during the 2005-2006 season, including playwrights Wendy Wasserstein and August Wilson. They were represented in monologues performed by Cynthia Nixon (Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles) and James Earl Jones (Wilson's Fences). 2005 - 59th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 5, 2005 Radio City Music Hall Broadcast on CBS Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment Director: Glenn Weiss Musical Direction: Elliot Lawrence Writer: Dave Boone Managing Producer: Elizabeth I. McCann Coordinating Producer: Joey Parnes Host: Hugh Jackman Presenters: Alan Alda, Joan Allen, Christina Applegate, Angela Bassett, Matthew Broderick, Kate Burton, Mario Cantone, Don Cheadle, Marcia Cross, Jon Cryer, Sally Field, Harvey Fierstein, Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Anne Hathaway, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Haysbert, Allison Janney, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Laura Linney, Idina Menzel, Esai Morales, Megan Mullally, Sandra Oh, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Doris Roberts, Emmy Rossum, Keri Russell, Tony Shalhoub, Liev Schreiber, Harry Smith, Julia Stiles, Kathleen Turner and Leslie Uggams. Shows Represented: * Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Norbert Leo Butz, Gregory Jbara, John Lithgow and members of the company performed "Great Big Stuff." * The Light in the Piazza - Michael Berresse, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Victoria Clark, Mark Harelik, Matthew Morrison, Kelli O'Hara and members of the company performed "Statues and Stories." * Sweet Charity - Christina Applegate, Kyra DaCosta, Janine LaManna and members of the company performed a medley of "Big Spender," "If My Friends Could See Me Now," and "I'm a Brass Band." * La Cage aux Folles - Robert Goulet, Gary Beach and Les Cagelles performed "La Cage aux Folles." * The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Jay Reiss and Sarah Saltzberg performed "Opening Number" and "Serenity Prayer," with a special guest appearance by the Reverend Al Sharpton. * Monty Python's Spamalot - David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria, Christopher Sieber, Michael McGrath, Steve Rosen, Sara Ramirez and members of the company performed "Find Your Grail." Opening Number: Bernadette Peters sang "Another Op'nin' Another Show" from Kiss Me, Kate, which was followed by a video montage featuring clips from all of the musicals that opened during the 2004-2005 season. Company members from each of the musicals nominated for the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical then performed brief segments of numbers from their show. Other Performances Hugh Jackman performed a vocal and dance medley of Broadway and Hollywood songs about dancing. Billy Crystal made a special comic appearance as "host," before turning over the podium to Mr. Jackman. Laura Linney provided a tribute to late Arthur Miller, introducing a segment celebrating members of the Broadway community who passed away during the 2004-2005 season. Jesse L. Martin and the cast of Chicago performed "Razzle Dazzle" in memory of Jerry Orbach and Fred Ebb. Aretha Franklin and Hugh Jackman performed a duet of "Somewhere" from West Side Story. The first nine awards (webcast exclusively at TonyAwards.com) were hosted by 2004 Tony award winner Idina Menzel, and included a special appearance by John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo, with Princeton and Lucy the Slut, from the original cast of Avenue Q. 2004 - 58th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 6, 2004 Radio City Music Hall Broadcast on CBS Executive Producers: Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, White Cherry Entertainment Director: Glenn Weiss Music Director: Elliot Lawrence Writers: Dave Boone and Bruce Vilanch Managing Producer: Elizabeth I. McCann Coordinating Producer: Joey Parnes Host: Hugh Jackman Presenters: Carol Channing, Sean Combs, Taye Diggs, Edie Falco, Jimmy Fallon, Harvey Fierstein, Victor Garber, Joel Grey, Ethan Hawke, Anne Heche, Billy Joel, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Jane Krakowski, Peter Krause, Swoosie Kurtz, LL Cool J, Nathan Lane, Laura Linney, John Lithgow, Rob Marshall, Anne Meara, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Dame Helen Mirren, Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Paquin, Bernadette Peters, Phylicia Rashad, Chita Rivera, John Rubenstein, Carole Bayer Sager, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Jerry Stiller, Sigourney Weaver, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Renee Zellweger Shows Represented: * Assassins - Members of the company performed "Everybody's Got the Right." * Avenue Q - The company performed "It Sucks to Be Me." * The Boy from Oz - Hugh Jackman and members of the company performed "Not the Boy Next Door," with a special unrehearsed appearance by Sarah Jessica Parker * Caroline, or Change - Tonya Pinkins performed "Lot's Wife." * Fiddler on the Roof - Alfred Molina and company performed "Tradition"/"Bottle Dance." * Wicked - Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth and members of the company performed "Defying Gravity." * Wonderful Town - Donna Murphy and members of the company performed "Swing!" Opening Number: Hugh Jackman performed "One Night Only" with the Dynamites from Hairspray, the Radio from Caroline, or Change, and the Urchins from Little Shop of Horrors, along with members of the casts of Avenue Q, The Boy from Oz, Fiddler on the Roof, Wonderful Town, and Wicked, and the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. Special Performances from The Tony Awards Songbook: Tony Bennett - "Lullaby of Broadway" Mary J. Blige - "What I Did for Love" The first six awards (webcast exclusively at TonyAwards.com) included a special appearance by "Officer Lockstock" and "Little Sally" from Urinetown the Musical (Tom Hewitt and Jennifer Cody).