This year's talented crop of Tony nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York Hotel June 5 to celebrate the 2017 Honors for Excellence in the Theatre and honor the 2017 Special Awards recipients at the Tony Awards Cocktail party. The annual gathering comes ahead of the June 11 ceremony.
Flip through photos of the celebration below:


Sam Gold
Denée Benton and Dave Malloy
Dave Malloy
Marc J. Franklin
Denée Benton
Mike Faist
Marc J. Franklin
Jefferson Mays
Howell Binkley
Larry Hochman
David Korins
Marc J. Franklin
Linda Cho
Ben Platt
Marc J. Franklin
Rachel Bay Jones
Susan Hilferty
Michael Greif
Steven Levenson
Michael Aronov
Rachel Chavkin
Marc J. Franklin
Danny DeVito
Tim Minchin and Andy Karl
Eva Noblezada
Marc J. Franklin
Justin Paul and Benj Pasek
Marc J. Franklin
Alex Lacamoire
Marc J. Franklin
Sam Pinkleton
Marc J. Franklin
Lynn Nottage
John Douglas Thompson
Marc J. Franklin
Richard Thomas
Condola Rashad
Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Mimi Lien
Marc J. Franklin
J.T. Rogers
Christopher Ashley
Marc J. Franklin
Natasha Katz
Jayne Houdyshell
Gavin Creel
Baayork Lee
Marc J. Franklin
Laura Linney
Marc J. Franklin
Kelly Devine
David Gallo
Kate Baldwin
Denis Jones
Chris Cooper
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Marc J. Franklin
Johanna Day
Marc J. Franklin
Michelle Wilson
Jennifer Ehle
Lucas Steele
Paloma Young
Jenn Colella
Bradley King
Andy Blankenbuehler
Marc J. Franklin
Brandon Uranowitz, Stephanie J. Block, Andrew Rannells, and Christian Borle
Mary Beth Peil
Bartlett Sher
Judy McLane and Howard McGillin
Tune in to the Tony Awards on CBS June 11. For continuing coverage leading up to Broadway’s biggest night, stay tuned to Playbill.com/TonyAwards, and for more information visit TonyAwards.com.
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