The author of “Yellow Face,” nominated for best revival of a play, cut a relaxed but refined figure ahead of the awards show, with a micro-pleated tuxedo jacket thrown with seemingly effortless elegance over a pair of cropped trousers and a deconstructed bow tie. The butterfly brooch was the proverbial golden cherry on top.
With bustles and bouffants, the stars of the stage arrived in — what else? — the most theatrical of designs.
Even a light shower of rain over Midtown Manhattan couldn’t dampen the glamour of Tonys night at Radio City Music Hall. On Sunday’s red carpet — the show before the show (which is itself about shows) — multitudes of splendid white gowns were in attendance; colorful and funky tuxedos arrived en masse. There were fantastical mohawks, bedazzled snack bags, sartorial tributes to the Broadway stars of yore — and exactly one coat that looked like a down comforter. Here are the nine best looks of the evening.