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
![Show host Hugh Jackman performs onstage 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/8de5d3c8-e8cf-4e6b-acfa-02c6080b1223_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Show host Hugh Jackman performs onstage during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.
![Bradley Cooper (right) presents Bryan Cranston with the Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "All The Way" 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/e6e8c0ad-67c9-4ff3-80a7-c93a03eb7f4c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bradley Cooper (right) presents Bryan Cranston with the Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "All The Way" during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.
![Producer Joey Parnes (center) accepts the Award for Best Musical with the cast and crew of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" 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/a19a4bd1-7e5a-47dd-ba1d-09fdb1ddf7f3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Producer Joey Parnes (center) accepts the Award for Best Musical with the cast and crew of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.
![Actors Jennie Barber (left) and Christine Dwyer perform a scene from "Wicked" onstage 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/3b50dd75-340c-431b-8d2b-d4313831ec45_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Actors Jennie Barber (left) and Christine Dwyer perform a scene from "Wicked" onstage during the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 8, 2014.