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On 3 Productions, the leader in celebrity gifting, produced the Official Talent Gift Lounge backstage at the 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13th.

Last night, June 13, the 64th Annual Tony Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall. Hosted by PROMISES, PROMISES star Sean Hayes and Broadcast on CBS, the evening honored movie stars (Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Scarlett Johansson), industry vets (Katie Finneran, Bill T. Jones, Michael Grandage), Broadway newcomers (Eddie Redmayne, David Bryan, Douglas Hodge) and more!

Today, I am recapping the 2010 Tony Awards as it was broadcast on CBS last night - and on NY1 for the first hour. I was particularly privileged to have my interviews conducted for BWW and TonyAwards.com used throughout both telecasts and was quite moved by the evening in general. But, first: let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start - as Ted Chapin, President of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and the first presenter of the evening would surely recall from his friend Oscar Hammerstein - who, of course, also mentored Stephen Sondheim who personally selected last night's Best Actress winner Catherine Zeta-Jones for the revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

Last night, June 13, the 64th Annual Tony Awards were held at Radio City MusicAl Hall. Hosted by PROMISES, PROMISES star Sean Hayes and Broadcast on CBS, the evening honored movie stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Scarlett Johansson, industry vets Katie Finneran, Bill T. Jones, Michael Grandage, Broadway newcomers Eddie Redmayne, David Bryan, Douglas Hodge, and more!

Last night, June 13, the 64th Annual Tony Awards were held at Radio City Musical Hall. Hosted by PROMISES, PROMISES star Sean Hayes and Broadcast on CBS, the evening honored movie stars (Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Scarlett Johansson), industry vets (Katie Finneran, Bill T. Jones, Michael Grandage), Broadway newcomers (Eddie Redmayne, David Bryan, Douglas Hodge) and more!

GLEE and Broadway vets Matthew Morrison sang 'All I Need is the Girl' and Lea Michele sang 'Don't Rain on My Parade' at the 2010 Tony Awards.

Stars from the world of film, television and the stage walked the 'blue carpet' on June 10, 2010 to celebrate the World Premiere of WORLD OF COLOR, the brand new nighttime show at Disney California Adventure park in Anaheim. A show five years in the making, WORLD OF COLOR combines water, music, fire, lights, animation, and a lot of Disney magic and storytelling to wow its audience with a 25-minute spectacle that rises from the waters of Paradise Bay.

BWW's UK editor-in-chief is backstage at the Tonys - live!

The 2010 Tony Awards are fast approaching, and the performers have been taken to the stage to practice for Sunday's big night. GLEE's Lea Michele & Matthew Morrison were at Radio City Music Hall to rehearse their performances, and photos of the pair have been released!

BroadwayWorld.com's Editor-in-Chief, Robert Diamond is live blogging from the 2010 Tony Award Rehearsals at Radio City Music Hall! Refresh for updates!

Today, in honor of the Tony Awards on Sunday, we close out the season with the last two recordings related to the 2009-2010 Broadway season with an exclusive First Listen to the PROMISES, PROMISES Broadway Revival Recording starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth courtesy of the kind folks at Sony, as well as the Original Broadway Cast Recording of THE ADDAMS FAMILY starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. These recordings certainly offer strong proof of the best - and worst - that Broadway has to offer in the modern age. Everything old may be new again in the case of PROMISES, but everything new is tired old-hat as far as ADDAMS goes as we will soon see.

A new promo spot for the 2010 Tony Awards has just been released. Watch it right here on STAGE TUBE!

The New York Times reports today that the Tony Award statuette has grown up for 2010. Where the statue used to be 3 1/4 inches tall, weighing in at a 1 1/2 pounds, this year's prize is larger by almost double: standing 5 inches high and weighing 3 1/2 pounds.

In a New York Times feature out today, the longtime Tony Awards ceremony production designer, Steve Bass, reveals what is involved in translating a live Broadway aesthetic for the screen and what audiences can expect this year.

According to InStyle, Lea Michele is changing her red carpet look for this year's Tony Awards. The GLEE actress usually attends award ceremonies in classic, black gowns. However; Michele will do just the opposite on June 13th. She tells Instyle: “My dress is very bright; I've never worn anything like this on a red carpet before!'

According to published reports, Kristin Chenoweth has confirmed that she will be departing PROMISES, PROMISES on September 26, 2010 and head back onto the GLEE set to film additional guest appearances.

Yesterday, June 9, the Empire State Building hosted a reception in honor of the 2010 Tony nominees on the famed rooftop observatory. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and to take in the view.

GLEE is heading to the bookstore in a new novel series, according to Entertainment Weekly's Shelf Life.

BroadwayWorld.com has confirmed with multiple production sources many of the online reports and rumors surrounding the performances for Sunday nights Tony Awards. We're told that nothing is set in stone and that performances (which are already being rehearsed) may change as the week goes on.

Entertainment Weekly has revealed some of the details of GLEE's second season, less than twenty-four hours after the show's first season finale. In the exclusive article, Tim Stack dishes that the show will tackle society's lack of funding for the arts and will feature all new storylines for the McKinley misfits. Here's what the website found out about the series' sophomore season with commentary from Ryan Murphy, the show's creator.