Tony Awards

De Niro cursed and the Boss sang as the theatre set cheered

KICKING OFF THE 72ND Annual Tony Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on June 10, hosts Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban brought out the stars of the season’s biggest shows to sing, “This is for the people who lose/ Both of us have been in your shoes/ This one’s for the loser inside of you/ This is for the people don’t get to take the trophy home.”

Among the lucky ones were the cast from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, which was named Best Play, and Best Musical The Band’s Visit, which earned 10 gongs in total. Andrew Garfield, 34, won for his lead role in Angels in America and dedicated his award to the LGBTQ community while co-star Nathan Lane nabbed his third Tony. Choking up, Lane, 62, looked to his producer husband Devlin Elliott and called him “the greatest blessing in my life.” Laurie Metcalf, 62, whose show Roseanne had just been cancelled, won her second consecutive Tony, this time for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women. Her co-star, Glenda Jackson, 82, finally got a win 52 years after her first nomination. “Well, I was tempted to say, ‘It’s taken you long enough,’” Jackson said later in jest. “But that was certainly too rude.” •