Broadway's biggest night ended in dramatic fashion when stage legend Barbra Streisand announced that "Hamilton" would indeed win the Tony Award for best musical. That made 11 wins for Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking production, just shy of the record of 12 Tonys won by "The Producers." First-time Tonys host James Corden began the night with a message for the Orlando victims: “Your tragedy is our tragedy. Hate will never win.” A few notable and moving speeches paying tribute to the Orlando victims were given by Miranda, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella and others. And on a night when so many are thinking of the victims of the biggest mass shooting in U.S. history, it’s fitting that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” company sang the number “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)” to introduce the musical.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 13, 2016 03:43 UTC