Heres some of what you didnt get to see if you were watching at home.
Patient journalists could hear him warming up for the big opening number, singing through the lyrics and melodies.
(Watch the full speech online now.)
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Ben Platt stood up for the first round and sang Tomorrow fromAnnie.
(Hey, CBS, put these online in full so everyone else can see!)
After a messy first try in which a brave attendee sang Alexander Hamilton fromHamilton Corden kept things light.
Lets go backstage and figure out what the f that was, he joked to producers.
Its exhausting, he said of the awards rush.
My adrenaline ended about 20 minutes ago, so if I look tired, its cause I am.
But it might be a while before he returns again.
It drains the hell out of me, it really does, he told reporters in the press room.
I seem to be attracted to really damaged characters.
I keep thinking of a comedy where Im sipping tea and Im like, Thatll be nice.
But unless something really catches me, Im attracted to that damage.
I have to go recuperate and then come back!
But if those didnt strike you, everyone got a Playbill just like any other Broadway show!
they could take home as a memento.
and other Tony nominees and winners like Stephanie J.
Block, Jeremy Pope, and Heidi Schreck were seen mingling, eating, and celebrating.
Weve all been around enough to know its not about awards, star Christopher Sieber told PEOPLE.
The show is about love, acceptance, tolerance.
We win eight times a week when audiences come to see it.
I was just as moved today by it as I would have been if I saw it then.
