The 63rd Annual Tony Awards

"Billy Elliot" and "God of Carnage" take home top honors at this year's Tony Awards, held at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

The cast of the musical "Hair" brings its flower power to the opening of the 63rd annual Tony Awards ceremony in New York last night.

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Elton John performs with the cast of "Billy Elliot: The Musical" during the opening number of the Tony Awards. The feel-good show took home ten trophies, including th Tony for best musical.

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Trent Kowalik dances his way through a performance from "Billy Elliot" at the 63rd annual Tony Awards. Kowalik and the other two young actors who play Billy -- David Alvarez and Kiril Kulish -- made Tony history by being the first trio to share the award for best actor in a musical.

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Sutton Foster, Brian d'Arcy James and Daniel Breaker perform a song from "Shrek the Musical." The Disney movie-turned-play took home the trophy for best costume design in a musical.

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Actress Hope Davis congratulates costar Marcia Gay Harden on her Tony win. Both actresses were nominated for the same award -- best performance by a leading actress in a play -- for their work in "God of Carnage."

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Actress Bebe Neuwirth pays tribute to Natasha Richardson, who died in March after a skiing accident.

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Alice Ripley accepts the award for best performance by a leading actress in a musical for "Next to Normal." The play also won the award for best original score.

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C.C. DeVille and Bret Michaels of Poison perform with the cast of "Rock of Ages" at Radio City Music Hall.

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A memorial to the late actor Paul Newman is presented at the Tony Awards.

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Angela Lansbury presents composer and lyricist Jerry Herman with the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater. Herman is responsible for the music and lyrics of "Hello, Dolly!" and the score from "La Cage aux Folles," among others.

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Producer Oskar Eustis accepts the award for best revival of a musical for "Hair."

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Neil Patrick Harris wraps up his duties as Tony Awards host by belting out a closing number.

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