Broadway's best were recognized Sunday night at the Tony Awards, which were held at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York.
Oscar and Tony award winner Ariana DeBose returned to host the telecast for the third time.
The Daniel Aukin-directed production “Stereophonic,” a play set in the ’70s about fictional band, was the evening’s big winner with five Tonys, including best direction and best play.
“The Outsiders,” a musical co-produced by Angelina Jolie that’s based on the S.E. Hinton novel, scored four wins. “Merrily We Roll Along,” starring first-time Tony winners Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff, also won four Tonys.

Jonathan Groff accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for his role in "Merrily We Roll Along."
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Cast and crew members from the musical "The Outsiders" accept the award for best musical.
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From left, David Adjmi, winner of the best play award for "Stereophonic," Juliana Canfield and Jeffrey Wright take a photo backstage.
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Maleah Joi Moon accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical for her role in "Hell's Kitchen."
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Utkarsh Ambudkar and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, winner of the best revival of a play award for "Appropriate," pose for a photo backstage.
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Adam Greenfield, left, David Adjmi, center, and cast and crew members from "Stereophonic" accept the award for best play.
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Nicole Scherzinger performs during the In Memoriam tribute.
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Sarah Paulson poses after winning the award for best leading actress in a play for her role in "Appropriate."
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The cast of "The Outsiders" performs onstage.
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Brody Grant from the musical "The Outsiders" performs.
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Kara Young poses after accepting the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play, which she won for her role in for "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch."
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Andrew Rannells, left, and Josh Gad speak onstage during the Tony Awards in New York on Sunday, June 16.
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Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ariana DeBose, Audra McDonald and Bebe Neuwirth perform a tribute to Chita Rivera.
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Kecia Lewis wins the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical for her role in "Hell's Kitchen."
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Cast and crew of the play "Appropriate" accept the award for best play revival.
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Cast members from the musical "Illinoise" perform.
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Daniel Radcliffe accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for his role in "Merrily We Roll Along."
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Paul Alexander Nolan, center, and the cast of "Water for Elephants" perform onstage.
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Kara Young, right, accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for her role in "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch" from Wendell Pierce.
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Danya Taymor accepts the best direction of a musical award for "The Outsiders."
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Ali Louis Bourzgui and the cast of "The Who's Tommy" performs onstage.
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Ariana DeBose hosts Tony Awards.
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Cynthia Erivo and Brooke Shields interact in the audience.
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Alicia Keys and cast members from the musical "Hell's Kitchen" perform onstage.
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Jeremy Strong accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play award for "An Enemy of the People."
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Host Ariana DeBose performs an opening number.
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Billy Porter accepts the Isabelle Stevenson award during the preshow ceremony.
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Julianne Hough speaks onstage during the preshow ceremony.
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Maleah Joi Moon
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Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez
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Cynthia Erivo
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Nikki M. James
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Jeremy Strong
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Ariana DeBose
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Erin Darke and Daniel Radcliffe
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Rachel McAdams
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Alicia Keys
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Eddie Redmayne
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Julianne Hough
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From left, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jessica Lange and Jim Parsons
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Brooke Shields
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Noah Galvin, left, and Ben Platt
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Idina Menzel
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Nathaniel White
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Elle Fanning
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Amber Iman
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Amy Ryan
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Jordan Roth
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Skylar Astin
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Maechi Aharanwa
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