Eligibility
Shows that opened on Broadway during the 2013–14 season before April 24, 2014, were eligible for consideration. ;Original plays *''Act One (play), Act One'' *''All the Way (play), All the Way'' *''Bronx Bombers (play), Bronx Bombers'' *''Casa Valentina'' *''Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill'' *''Mothers and Sons (play), Mothers and Sons'' *''Outside Mullingar'' *''The Realistic Joneses'' *''The Snow Geese'' *''A Time to Kill'' *''The Velocity of Autumn'' ;Original musicals *''After Midnight (musical), After Midnight'' *''Aladdin (2011 musical), Aladdin'' *''Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' *''Big Fish (musical), Big Fish'' *''The Bridges of Madison County (musical), The Bridges of Madison County'' *''Bullets Over Broadway (musical), Bullets Over Broadway'' *''First Date (musical), First Date'' *''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' *''If/Then'' *''A Night with Janis Joplin'' *''Rocky the Musical'' *''Soul Doctor'' ;Play revivals *''Betrayal (play), Betrayal'' *''The Cripple of Inishmaan'' *''Ceremony
During the opening sequence of the ceremony, Jackman hopped along to the song "Take Me to Broadway," in an homage to Bobby Van's hopping in the 1953 film ''Small Town Girl (1953 film), Small Town Girl''. The ceremony included performances from the nominated musicals (both new and revival) as well as other current musicals. The performances include: Neil Patrick Harris (who hosted the last 3 ceremonies) and the cast of ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' performing "Sugar Daddy," Sutton Foster with the cast of ''Violet (musical), Violet'' performing a medley of "On My Way" and "Raise You Up," Alan Cumming and the cast of ''Cabaret (musical), Cabaret'' performing "Wilkommen," and Idina Menzel performing "Always Starting Over: from ''If/Then''. From the other shows that were nominated either for Best Musical or Best Revival. Those performances include: James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs, and the cast of ''Aladdin (2011 musical), Aladdin'' performing "Friend Like Me"; Ramin Karimloo and the cast of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' performing "One Day More"; Jessie Mueller and the cast of ''Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' performing a medley of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "I Feel The Earth Move" (with Carole King herself); Bryce Pinkham, Lisa O'Hare, and Lauren Worsham from ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' performing "I've Decided to Marry You"; the cast of ''Bullets Over Broadway (musical), Bullets Over Broadway'' performing "T'Aint Nobody's Business"; and Andy Karl and the cast of ''Rocky (musical), Rocky'' performing "Eye of the Tiger" and the Final Box Fight scene. Additionally, ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'' performed to celebrate its 10th anniversary, with Christine Dwyer and Jenni Barber in a performance of "For Good"; Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Fantasia Barrino, Fantasia performed with the cast of ''After Midnight (musical), After Midnight''; and Sting (musician), Sting performed a song from his new musical ''The Last Ship (musical), The Last Ship''. Jennifer Hudson sang from a new musical, ''Finding Neverland (musical), Finding Neverland''. The finale included Jackman in a dance number with all the Tony Award winners on stage. The presenters included: *Kevin Bacon *Matt Bomer *Wayne Brady *Zach Braff *Kenneth Branagh *Patricia Clarkson *Bradley Cooper *Alan Cumming *Fran Drescher *Clint Eastwood *Emilio Estefan *Gloria Estefan *Vera Farmiga *Tony Goldwyn *Anna Gunn *Maggie Gyllenhaal *Ethan Hawke *Carole King *Zachary Levi *Orlando Bloom *Tina Fey *New award
During this ceremony, a new award was announced by Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer, the "Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre Education", which is to be presented by Carnegie Mellon University and will "honor kindergarten through high school (K-12) theatre educators."Television ratings
According to the preliminary numbers, the televised awards ceremony had 7.02 million viewers. The 2013 telecast had 7.24 million viewers.Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on April 29, 2014. The winners are shown below.Purcell, CareyMultiple wins
* 4: ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'', ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' * 3: ''A Raisin in the Sun'' * 2: ''All the Way (play), All the Way'', ''Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'', ''Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill'', ''The Bridges of Madison County (musical), The Bridges of Madison County'', ''Twelfth Night''Multiple nominations
* 10: ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' * 8: ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' * 7: ''After Midnight (musical), After Midnight'', ''Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'', ''Non-competitive awards
The Isabelle Stevenson Award was given to Rosie O’Donnell "for her commitment to arts education for New York City’s public school children." The Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement was awarded to Jane Greenwood "for her outstanding work in costume design and for her dedication to the theatre". The award for Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre was awarded to Actors Fund president Joe Benincasa, photographer Joan Marcus and general manager Charlotte Wilcox. The Regional Theatre Award was awarded to the Signature Theatre Company (New York City), Signature Theatre Company, New York City. This is the first time a New York-based theatre company has received this award, whose eligibility had been expanded to include New York City for the 2013–14 season.Gans, Andrew''In Memoriam''
*Mitch Leigh *Sarah Marshall (British actress), Sarah Marshall *Sid Caesar *Sheila MacRae *Martin Gottfried *Miller Wright *James Gandolfini *Phyllis Frelich *William Dodds *Chuck Patterson *Julie Harris (American actress), Julie Harris *Kelly Garrett (actress), Kelly Garrett *Faith Geer *Ashton Springer *Philip Seymour Hoffman *Jane Connell *Frank Gero *Mickey Rooney *David Rogers *Shirley Herz *Clayton Corzatte *Mitchell Erickson *Seth Popper *Regina Resnik *Leslie Lee *Eydie Gorme *Kathleen Raitt *Michael Filerman *Martin Gold *Jacques LeSourd *Anna Crouse *Stephen Porter (director), Stephen Porter *Nicholas Martin *Paul Rogers (actor), Paul Rogers *Gene Feist *Maya AngelouSee also
* Drama Desk Awards * 2014 Laurence Olivier Awards – equivalent awards for West End theatre productions * Obie Award * New York Drama Critics' Circle * Theatre World Award * Lucille Lortel AwardsReferences
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