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Tony Awards 2023: Jodie Comer accepts the award for best leading actress in a play for Prima Facie. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty
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Crystal Lucas-Perry arrives at the Tony Awards at United Palace theatre in New York. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA
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Michael Arden accepts the Tony Award for best direction of a musical for Parade. Photograph: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
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Tony Awards 2023: Julianne Hough and Ariana DeBose perform onstage during the ceremony. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty
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Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Tony Awards at United Palace theatre in New York. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA
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Antwayn Hopper arrives at the Tony Awards at United Palace theatre in New York. Photograph: Cindy Ord/Getty
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Joel Grey and his daughter Jennifer Grey, as he accepted the Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Photograph: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
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Uzo Aduba arrives at the Tony Awards at United Palace theatre in New York. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty
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Jessica Chastain arrives at the Tony Awards at United Palace theatre in New York. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
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Sean Hayes accepts the Tony Award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for Good Night, Oscar. Photograph: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times