Marcia Gay Harden and The 63rd Annual Tony Awards

Posted by fjgirls in June 8th, 2009

The 63rd Annual Tony Awards were held on Sunday night, June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, New York and this is a big event on the awards calendar attracting the more mature stars and honours those involved in the theatre including dramatics and musicals and is an eventÂ forÂ the thespians.

Stars that attended the event included Jane Fonda, Elton John and James Gandolfini of Sopranos fame along with Anne Hathaway, Dolly Parton and Liza Minnelli. The guest list is below and makes heavy reading.

Alice Ripley, Allison Janney,Angela Lansbury, Anne Hathaway, Audra Mcdonald, Bebe Neuwirth, Becky Baeling, Bret Michaels, Brian d’Arcy James, Carole Shelley, Chandra Wilson, Christopher Sieber, Colin Hanks, Constantine Maroulis, D’arcy Wretzky, Daniel Breaker, David Alvarez, David Lindsay-Abaire, Deborah Lin, Diane Paulus, Dolly Parton, Edie Falco, Frankie Valli, Gavin Creel, Geoffrey Rush, Gina Gershon, Gregory Jbara, Harriet Walter, Harvey Fierstein, Haydn Gwynne, Hope Davis, James Carpinello, James Gandolfini, Jane Fonda, Janet Mcteer, Jeff Daniels, Jerry Herman, Jessica Lange, John Glover, John Stamos, John Tartaglia Josefina Scaglione, Julie Chen, Karen Olivo, Kate Burton, Kevin Spacey, Kiril Kulish, Lance Guest, Laura Benanti, Lauren Graham, Les Moonves, Levi Kreis, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Liza Minnelli, Marc Kudisch, Marcia Gay Harden, Mark Indelicato, Martha Plimpton, Moises Kaufman, Neil Patrick Harris, Oliver Platt, Phyllis Newman, Piper Perabo, Poison, Rikki Rockett, Samantha Mathis, Shannon Lewis, Stephen Daldry, Steven Pasquale, Steven Weber, Stockard Channing, Sumner Redstone, Sutton Foster, Tovah Feldshuh, Trent Kowalil, Will Ferrell, Will Swenson, Zach Grenier

French playwright Yasmina Reza was the star of the show in sheer award terms triumphed atÂ the annual Tony awards ceremonyÂ as she won the best play of the year prize for an American adaptation of her “God of Carnage.” which one in total 3 awards at the event.

The best actress award went to Marcia Gay Harden (top photo) who appeared in “God of Carnage”. Matthew Warchus won a Tony for best theater director, while the best play trophy was awarded to Yasmina Reza. The musical comedy “Billy Elliott,”Â managed a Tony gong for best theater directing.

The whole event was broadcast live toÂ a new pedestrian areaÂ in the famousÂ Times Square right in the center of Manhattan Island. Liza Minnelli pictured below.
Celebrity arrivals at the Tony Awards in NYC