Broadway Stars Triumph at Emmy Awards

Several theatrical heavyweights were on hand last night for the 61st annual Emmy Awards, nominated for the television awards that took place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. TV shows 30 Rock and Mad Men stole the thunder at last night’s Emmy Awards by winning the two most prestigious categories, with 30 Rock winning Outstanding Comedy and Mad Men taking Outstanding Drama, and Broadway actors/actresses Kristin Chenoweth, Rob Ashford, Cherry Jones, Jessica Lange, Glenn Close and David Javerbaum all took home Emmy Awards from last night’s show, as well, with Chenoweth even taking the first trophy of the night for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Pushing Daisies).

The host of last night’s Emmy Awards was Broadway superstar Neil Patrick Harris, who earlier this year hosted the Tony Awards, and Harris was just one of the bright spots of the night, which garnered an estimated 13.32 million viewers in total. There were no shocking twists or outrages (ahem, Kanye West) during the Emmy Awards as there were during last week’s VMA Awards, and the elegant awards show went exactly as planned.

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Posted in General on September 21, 2009

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