Bright Star leading lady Carmen Cusack takes the stage with the cast of the show at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
The performance was introduced by creators Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Steve even had a little banjo solo before the cast took the stage!
Make sure to tune in for the Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, airing right now on CBS! Tune in, as there’s a little over 30 minutes left! Watch the performance below…
Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks look lovely while walking the red carpet at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
The two ladies are Tony-nominated for their work in The Color Purple and they were joined by co-star Heather Headley for a performance during the show.
Oprah Winfrey, the producer of the musical revival, introduced the performance.
Cynthia, who is the frontrunner to win Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her work as Celie, sounded amazing while singing the show’s eleven o’clock number “I’m Here.” She got the first standing ovation of the night!
FYI: Cynthia is wearing a Roberto Cavalli dress and Fred Leighton jewelry. Danielle is wearing a Derek Lam dress, an Emm Kuo purse, Jerome C. Rousseau shoes, and jewelry by Oscar Heyman, Gabriel&Co, and Debeers. Heather is wearing Fred Leighton jewelry. Oprah is wearing Sylva & Cie jewelry and a Nancy Gonzalez clutch.
Jake Gyllenhaal takes the stage to present at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
The 35-year-old actor presented the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play award to Jayne Houdyshell for her work in The Humans.
While on stage, Jake, who was later joined by Sean Hayes and host James Corden, gave a nod to Hillary Clinton.
“As Hillary Clinton showed us this week, women can do anything,” Jake said when he arrived on stage.
FYI: Jake is wearing Salvatore Ferragamo.
Josh Groban wears a gray ribbon to honor the Orlando victims at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
The 35-year-old singer, who will make his Broadway debut later this year, presented the performance from Fiddler on the Roof featuring Tony nominee Danny Burstein.
While bringing him to the stage, host James Corden said that the connection between the singer and the show is that Josh starred as Tevye in his high school production of Fiddler. He then showed a video of the performance, which you can watch below!
Make sure to get your tickets to see Josh in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. It opens in November!
Anna Wintour wears her famous sunglasses while posing on the red carpet with her daughter Bee Shaffer at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
The famed Vogue editor-in-chief doesn’t often part from her sunnies, and she has been on camera all throughout the show wearing her glasses inside.
Make sure to tune in for the Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, airing right now on CBS! There’s still an hour left of the show, so tune in!
FYI: Anna is wearing a Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown. Bee is carrying a bespoke Hamilton-inspired Edie Parker clutch and wearing Irene Neuwirth jewelry.
Jourdann Dunn, Karolina Kurkova, and Joan Smalls step out on the red carpet at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
Also in attendance at the event was fashion designer Zac Posen, who walked the carpet with Jourdan.
Just last week, Jourdan launched her new #ActuallySheCan tanks to highlight the inspiring female empowerment campaign by Allergan. The collection of tank tops, available on LeMotto.com, follow the hot trend of athleisure slogan tops and the majority of the proceeds from the sale of the tanks will be donated to AcademyWomen, a non-profit organization created by and for military women.
FYI: Jourdan is wearing a Zac Posen dress and jewelry by Monique Péan and Lorraine Schwartz. Karolina is wearing a Coach 1941 jacket and bag with jewelry by Erickson Beamon and Melissa Kaye. Joan is wearing an Altuzarra gown.
The cast of She Loves Me shows off their vocal and acting chops on stage at the 2016 Tony Awards held at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday (June 12) in New York City.
Three of the actors were nominated this evening – Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi, and Jane Krakowski – for their work in the classic musical. Check out the performance, which also includes Broadway star Gavin Creel, below! You can catch She Loves Me in NYC now.
Meg Ryan introduced the performance on stage. You may not know, but Meg‘s movie You’ve Got Mail is based on the musical!
Make sure to tune in for the Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, airing right now on CBS!
