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65th Tony Awards
| 65th Tony Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | June 12, 2011[1] |
| Location | Beacon Theatre[1][2][3] |
| Hosted by | Neil Patrick Harris[4] |
| Most awards | The Book of Mormon (9) |
| Most nominations | The Book of Mormon (14) |
| Website | tonyawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 6.9 million[5] |
| Produced by | Neil Patrick Harris Ricky Kirshner Glenn Weiss |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
The 65th Annual Tony Awards was held on June 12, 2011, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2010–2011 season. They were held at the Beacon Theatre, ending a fourteen-year tradition of holding the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.[1] The Awards ceremony was broadcast live on CBS[1][2] and was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.[4][6] The award nominations were announced on May 3, 2011.[7][8]
The ceremony received extremely positive reviews from critics, with many citing it as a major improvement over the previous year. Numerous critics credited host Neil Patrick Harris with the success of the production, with one critic calling him "America's next great awards host."[9]
Neil Patrick Harris opened the show with a comic and edgy number "Broadway's Not Just for Gays Anymore".[10] The song was written by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger.[11] Harris and Hugh Jackman performed another comic number, a revised version of Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better), as rival awards-show hosts. This was Harris' second time hosting previously in 2009. He went on to host again in 2012 and 2013.
The smash hit musical The Book of Mormon was nominated for 14 Tony Awards winning 9 including the Tony Award's for Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book of a Musical. The musical The Scottsboro Boys was nominated for 12 awards winning none.
- ^ a b c d Pesner, Ben. "Dates and Venue Announced for 2011 Tony Awards". TonyAwards.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ a b Broadway.com Staff. "The Beacon Theatre Will Host the 2011 Tony Awards". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "Tony Awards producers choose new home for the show". Associated Press. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b Lyons, Margaret (4 May 2011). "Neil Patrick Harris Will Resume Tony-Hosting Duties This Year". New York Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Ng, David (June 13, 2011). "CBS sees slight drop in overall Tony Awards viewers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Neil Patrick Harris Will Host 2011 Tony Awards" Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Playbill.com, May 10, 2011
- ^ BWW News Desk. "2011 Tony Nominations to Be Announced May 3". Broadwayworld.com, March 16, 2011
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Healy, Patrick. "Book of Mormon and War Horse Win Top Tonys". The New York Times, June 12, 2011
- ^ Gans, Andrew and Gioia, Michael. "Cry-Baby Composers Wrote Tony Awards Opening Number: Read It Here" Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com, June 13, 2011
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