Scarlett Johansson, who glittered in a green Elie Saab dress and Harry Winston jewels, won for Best Featured Performance for an actress for her Broadway debut in A View From the Bridge. “Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be on Broadway, and here I am,” she said as she accepted her award.
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Cate Blanchett sparkled in a structural Giorgio Armani Privé silver organza suit with wide-leg trousers and Van Cleef & Arpels jewels. She presented the awards for Best Revival of a Play and Best Play.
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Kate Holmes wore a Giorgio Armani Privé strapless silk chiffon evening gown to present the award for Featured Actress in a Play.
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Viola Davis, who won the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her role in Fences, brightened up the show in a bright green halter dress.
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Naomi Watts played it simple in a pale-colored RM by Roland Mouret dress and Fred Leighton jewels, while Liev Schreiber, who was nominated for his role in A View From the Bridge, wore a Jay Kos tuxedo.
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Denzel Washington picked up the award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in Fences.
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Lea Michele looked sunny in a bright yellow Zac Posen gown and Tiffany & Co. jewels, which she paired with bright red lips. She performed the Funny Girl hit "Don't Rain on My Parade" during the show.
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé, producers of and investors in Fela!, flew up from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee in time for the awards. Beyoncé wore a purple draped dress and emerald drop earrings.
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A Little Night Music winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, with her husband Michael Douglas, looked chic in a figure-hugging Versace dress and drop earrings.
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Jada Pinkett Smith, who posed with her husband, Fela! producer Will Smith, wore a short crimson petal dress.
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Paula Abdul opted, by some strange coincidence, to wear a cream-colored dress by Tony Ward to the Tony Awards.
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Helen Mirren, in an off-the-shoulder navy dress, posed for pictures from photographers—but none were quite as special as the photo snapped by her husband, director Taylor Hackford.
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Kerry Washington wore a Grecian-style ombre dress, which she paired with loose waves.
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Aretha Franklin opted for bronze on the red carpet this year, pairing a beaded gown with a shrug and a large feathered wrap.
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Ricky Martin posed with Daniel Radcliffe and Antonio Banderas before the show.
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The night's host, Promises, Promises star Sean Hayes, shared a passionate kiss with Kristin Chenoweth in his opening act, called the awards the "The World Cup of Show Tunes," and offered a special shoutout to "any closeted right-wing Republicans watching the awards in secret."
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Green Day's Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Tré Cool performed directly after the actors in the musical they inspired, American Idiot.
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Alfred Molina, nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor for Red, and Christopher Walken, who was nominated for A Behanding in Spokane, both lost out to Denzel Washington, who picked up the award for his performance in Fences.
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