The event was hosted by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, who is back on Broadway this season in A Catered Affair. Winners included A Catered Affair (Distinguished Production of a Musical), August: Osage County (Distinguished Production of a Play), South Pacific (Distinguished Production of a Revival of a Musical), Macbeth (Distinguished Production of a Revival of a Play) and Patti LuPone (Distinguished Performance Award for her work in the current Arthur Laurents-directed revival of Gypsy).

The afternoon also honored frequent Sondheim collaborator Paul Gemignani (Follies, Pacific Overtures) with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award; LaMaMa e.t.c. founder Ellen Stewart with the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award; and Bartlett Sher (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific) with the Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing.

Click here for a full list of winners and nominees.

Below are photos of some of those in attendance at the afternoon event:

Jean Doumanian		Bartlett Sher

Chazz Palminteri		Anika Noni Rose

Brian d'Arcy James		Christine Ebersole

Rufus Sewell and Ben Daniels		Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson

Laurence Fishburne		Daniel Evans

Jenna Russell		Sierra Boggess

Roger Berlind and Paul Gemignani

Bernard Gersten and Andre Bishop

From left: Kathryn Hahn, Mary McCormack, Mark Rylance and Christine Baranski

Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone and Deanna Dunagan

Tom Wopat, Faith Prince and Harvey Fierstein