The Tonys featured one of the most fitting songs ever to grace the In Memoriam spot on any awards show.
For the first time, the winners for lead and featured actor in a musical are both gender non-conforming.
This pre-show leads directly into the Tony Awards, hosted by Ariana DeBose.
Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim, who personified the lighter and darker sides of Broadway musicals, are each represented.
The trailblazing Harry Belafonte was the first performer to accomplish both of these feats.
This is the second time in the past three years that external events have thrown the Tony Awards timetable into chaos.