How did theatre and television critics rate the 71st Annual Tony Awards? On June 11, Radio City Music Hall transformed once again for Broadway’s biggest night, an epic evening of musical numbers, surprise guest appearances, and colorful speeches.
Read what critics thought of host Kevin Spacey’s efforts—including his epic 11-minute opening musical number—and how they rated the event compared to previous years below:
Deadline (Jeremy Gerard)
The Guardian (Alexis Soloski)
The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)
L.A. Times (Robert Lloyd)
The New York Times (Neil Genzlinger)
Rolling Stone (Sarah Grant)
Variety (Cynthia Littleton)
Playbill will continue to update with reviews as they’re published.
Missed Spacey’s opening number? Watch it below:
Dear Evan Hansen was the most-awarded production of the 71st Annual Tony Awards; for the complete list of winners, click here .
Flip through photos from the evening below:
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Follow the Red Carpet Arrivals on Broadway’s Biggest Night
Follow the Red Carpet Arrivals on Broadway’s Biggest Night
The stars arrive to the 2017 Tony Awards.
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Bette Midler
Bette Midler
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Ben Platt
Ben Platt
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Rachel Bay Jones
Laurie Metcalf
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Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline
Cynthia Nixon
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Cynthia Erivo
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Patti LuPone
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Jonathan Groff
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Patina Miller
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Darren Criss
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Denis Jones
Megan Briones and Jon Jon Briones
John Legend
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Rebecca Taichman
Alex Lacamoire and Ileana Ferreras
Georgiana Bischoff and Richard Thomas
Bradley King and guest
Johanna Day
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Paula Vogel and Anne Fausto-Sterling
Sam Gold
Danny Rubin
Eliza Bent and Dave Malloy
Sally Field
Alex Sharp
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Paloma Young
Katrina Lenk
Corey Hawkins
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Susan Hilferty
Corey Hawkins
Sam Pinkleton
Alison Wright
Condola Rashad
Mimi Lien
Chris Cooper and Marianne Leone Cooper
Justin Guarini
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Michelle Wilson
Stephanie J. Block
Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus
Ben Vereen
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John Douglas Thompson
Irene Sankoff and David Hein
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Orfeh and Andy Karl
Andy Karl
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Orfeh
Kate Baldwin
Ron Duguay
Anna Kendrick
Natasha Katz
David Korins
Anna Kendrick
Jeannie Santiago and Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Veronica Vazquez-Jackson and Christopher Jackson
Jenna Lyons
Denée Benton
John Mulaney and Annamarie Tendler
David Hyde Pierce
John Mulaney and Nick Kroll
Taye Diggs and Amanza Smith Brown
Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson
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Amanza Smith Brown
Tony Gerber, Lynn Nottage, and Ruby Gerber
Jenn Colella
Allison Janney
Lucy DeVito and Danny DeVito
Justin Paul and Benj Pasek
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Andrew Rannells
Christian Borle
Andy Blankenbuehler
Laura Linney
Linda Cho
Jayne Houdyshell
Sara Bareilles
Joe Tippett and Sara Bareilles
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Tina Fey
Sutton Foster
Jason Sudeikis
Josh Gad
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Scarlett Johansson
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David Gallo
Mary Beth Peil
John Lithgow
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Chrissy Teigen
Margo Nederlander and James L. Nederlander
Gianna Palminteri and Chazz Palminteri
Norah O’Donnell
Susan Lyons and Jefferson Mays
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
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Laura Osnes
Sarah Paulson
Jennifer Ehle
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Orlando Bloom
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Lucas Steele
Glenn Close
Michael Xavier and Glenn Close
Josh Groban
Tim Minchin
Tommy Tune
Christine Ebersole
Mark Hamill
Brandon Uranowitz
Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam
Cobie Smulders
Rachel Bloom
Cristina Ottaviano
Eva Noblezada
Santo Loquasto
Lea Salonga
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Kelly Devine and Christopher Ashley
Steven Roth and Daryl Roth
Daryl Roth
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Jordan Roth
Jordan Roth
The Rockettes
Jennifer Tipton
David Henry Hwang and guest
Michael Greif with daughter Hannah
David Zinn
Steven Levenson and guest
Erich Bergen
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Go Inside the Winners Circle at the 2017 Tony Awards
Go Inside the Winners Circle at the 2017 Tony Awards
See all the Tony winners show off their new award.
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Bette Midler, 2017
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Bette Midler
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Ben Platt, 2017
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Ben Platt
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Rachel Bay Jones
Rachel Bay Jones and Ben Platt, 2017
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Gavin Creel, 2017
Dear Evan Hansen Team
Cynthia Nixon, 2017
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Michael Aronov, 2017
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Steven Levenson
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, 2017
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Rebecca Taichman
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Rebecca Taichman
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Christopher Ashley
Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire
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Jitney creatives
Bradley King
Bradley King
Christopher Akerlind
Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin
Oslo team
J.T. Rogers
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