It was poised to be the tight race between the critical darling and the box office smash, but Once dominated the competition en route to winning 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The show, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, breezed through handing out awards and mixed in musical numbers, and even a few selections from nominated plays Peter and the Starcatcher (5 Tonys), One Man, Two Guvnors (1 Tony) and End of the Rainbow. There were emotional acceptance speeches galore from Steve Kazee, Best Actor in a Musical, talking about his mom who passed from cancer, to Audra McDonald, Best Actress in a Musical, talking about her daughter. The best bits came from Neil Patrick Harris, including a joke that saw him hanging like Spiderman behind the President of the Theater Wing and Angela Lansbury, mocking the technical malfunctions that plagued Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. Maybe one of these days the Oscars will take notice and hire him to host. Overall, the show was a success and capped another great Broadway season. The full winners list is available after the jump.
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