Sunday night marked theater's biggest night, with the exception of every night at the actual theater, as the 68th annual Tony Awards aired on CBS.
The biggest winner of all last night? And ever, for acting Tonys?
Broadway record-breaker Audra McDonald, winner of best dramatic actress for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, took home her SIXTH Tony.
McDonald, 43, bested Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris' previous records of five acting Tony Awards each, and gave an emotional speech to the crowd.
The Radio City Music Hall audience acknowledged the significance of the achievement with a prolonged standing ovation, bringing her to tears.
McDonald cried openly, and acknowledged Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Maya Angelou and Billie Holiday, whom she plays in the drama.
Neil Patrick Harris won for Hedwig and Hedwig won for Best Revival over Les Miz, shocking since Hedwig would never have been nominated without Neil Patrick Harris.
Bryan Cranston also brought down the house with a win for best dramatic actor as President Lyndon B. Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's All the Way.
Returning after a nine-year absence for his fourth stint at host, Hugh Jackman brought his trademark sex appeal and charm to the Music Hall stage.
See the full list of winners from the 2014 Tony Awards below:
Best Musical: "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"
Best Leading Actress in a Musical: Jessie Mueller, "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical"
Best Leading Actor in a Play: Bryan Cranston, "All the Way"
Best Leading Actress in a Play: Audra McDonald, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"
Best Featured Actor in a Play: Mark Rylance, "Twelfth Night"
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Lena Hall, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Neil Patrick Harris, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
Best Play: "All the Way"
Best Revival of a Play: "A Raisin in the Sun"
Best Revival of a Musical: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Natasha Katz, "The Glass Menagerie"
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Kevin Adams, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
Best Costume Design of a Play: Jenny Tiramani, "Twelfth Night"
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Linda Cho, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder"
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Sophie Okonedo, "A Raisin in the Sun"
Best Choreography: Warren Carlyle, "After Midnight"
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: James Monroe Iglehart, "Aladdin"
Best Score: Jason Robert Brown, "The Bridges of Madison County"
Best Director of a Play: Kenny Leon, "A Raisin in the Sun"
Best Director of a Musical: Darko Tresnjak, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder"
Best Book of a Musical: Robert L. Freedman, "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder"
Best Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown, "The Bridges of Madison County"
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Beowulf Boritt, "Act One"
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Christopher Barreca, "Rocky"
Best Sound Design of a Play: Steve Canyon Kennedy, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Brian Ronan, "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater: Costume designer Jane Greenwood
Isabelle Stevenson Award: Rosie O'Donnell
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