00:00The very first Tony Awards were held on April 6, 1947 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
00:06The night started with dinner at 9 p.m. and continued until midnight when the winners were announced over the radio.
00:12It wasn't until 1956 that the Tony Awards appeared on television.
00:16Tickets to the first award show were only $7, but because of the success of the night, the price increased to $10 the next year.
00:24Today, tickets on average range between $300 to thousands of dollars.
00:28At the 1947 and 1948 Tonys, there was no official award.
00:33Instead, winners received a scroll, money clip, or cigarette lighter for men, and a compact for women.
00:39The awards we all know today weren't part of the show until 1967.
00:43Ever wonder what's engraved on the silver medallion?
00:45One side has the comedy and tragedy masks, while the other side had a profile etching of Antoinette Perry,
00:51the co-founder of the American Theatre Wing and the namesake of the Tony Awards.
00:55Hip-hop musical Hamilton currently holds the record for a musical with the most nominations at 16.
01:01However, the producers continues to maintain the title for most Tony Awards, winning 12 out of their 15 nominations.
01:08Director and producer Harold Prince has earned the most Tony Awards.
01:12With 21 wins, he received his first Tony for co-producing The Pajama Game in 1955.
01:17As celebrity guests arrive at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan for this year's events,
01:23they will travel down approximately 210 feet of red carpet.
01:27Around 70,000 red roses will be arranged alongside the Tony sign to add to those iconic red carpet shots.
01:34To this year's nominees, break a leg.
01:36new cast members above the president's base.
01:37I hope you can draft your own tonight!
01:38Thanks, Steve!
01:40To this year'scoat-ing rule for seven days,
01:42a DM-C.
01:42And also one last year from the
01:48once again.
01:49Good morning.
01:54True.
01:56Come.
01:57Everyone Plays on the Hill,
01:58Eh,
01:59so.
02:00I thought it was fun,
02:02too.
02:02I feel like it,
02:03but you're like it.
02:04I feel like it.
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