Photo Coverage: 2016 Tony Award Nominees Celebrate at the Top of the Empire State Building!
By: Jessica Fallon Gordon Jun. 07, 2016
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The American Theatre Wing's 70th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Tony Award winner James Corden, air on the CBS Television Network on this Sunday, June 12, 2016 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City. In honor of Broadway's biggest night, this year's nominees once again headed to the top of the Empire State to light the tower silver and red. BroadwayWorld brings you coverage below!
Those in attendance includEd Hamilton's Phillipa Soo; THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks; Andrea Martin of NOISES OFF; SCHOOL OF ROCK's Alex Brightman and many, many more.
Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan (from base to antenna), the Empire State Building is the "World's Most Famous Office Building." With new investments in infrastructure, public areas and amenities, the EmpireState Building has attracted first-rate tenants in a diverse array of industries from around the world. The skyscraper's robust broadcasting technology supports all major television and FM radio stations in the New York metropolitan market. The Empire State Building was named America's favorite building in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects. The Empire State Building Observatory is one of the world's most beloved attractions and is the region's #1 tourist destination.
Photos by Jessica Fallon Gordon
Charlotte St. Martin and Heather Hitchens
Some of this year's Tony nominees!
Some of this year's Tony nominees!
Saycon Sengbloh and Pascale Armand
Christopher Fitzgerald, Jennifer Simard and Alex Brightman
Christopher Fitzgerald, Jennifer Simard and Alex Brightman
Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks
Phillipa Soo and Christopher Jackson
This year's Tony Award Nominees!
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