Tony Awards special guest host Nathan Lane poses with "Everybody Loves Raymond" star Doris Roberts at the post Tony Awards ball at the Marriott Marquis.
The 2000 Tony Awards, awarded June 4, honored Copenhagen and Contact as the best of Broadway with Michael Blakemore taking home both director prizes (the first time in Tony history), Brian Stokes Mitchell and Heather Headley winning the top acting awards and Susan Stroman nabbing best choreography for Contact.