Tony Awards Recap

Billy Elliot, Hair, Norman Conquests and God of Carnage all made a splash at last night’s Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, but (in usual fashion) it was Bret Michaels who stole the attention from the presentation, as the rocker performed the smash single “Nothin’ But a Good Time” alongside his band Poison and the cast of Rock of Ages in promotion of the rock musical. The song went over well, but the most talked-about moment from the entire night came at the end of the piece, when the band was supposed to run behind the stage as a new set dropped in front. Michaels failed to get out of the way in time, and a set came crashing down on him, knocking him to his feet. Host Neil Patrick Harris came back onto the stage later and cracked the joke, “Bret Michaels on the Broadway stage. His number gave head-banging a whole new meaning.”

This opening number from last night’s Tony Awards set the scene for the rest of the star-studded show, and other main highlights from the night include Billy Elliot’s 10 awards of 15 nominations, including the musical’s three leading teenage actors (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish) taking home a joint Best Lead Actor in a Musical award, which in winning became the first time in the Tony Awards’ 63 years running that three actors won for one role in the same category.

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