The ceremony, hosted by the singers Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, was filled with emotional moments.

A choir of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, who survived a mass shooting in February, sang a moving rendition of Seasons of Love, the anthem of survival from "Rent."

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theater, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theater.

The Tony Awards are considered as the highest U.S. theater honor. It is equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for film, the Emmy Awards for television, and the Grammy Awards for music.