Playbill UniverseRead the Reviews for the 74th Annual Tony AwardsWhat TV critics thought about the two-part ceremony.
By
Dan Meyer
September 27, 2021
Leslie Odom, Jr. and cast of the Tony Awards Presents Broadway's Back!Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
Fifteen months after Broadway’s biggest night was originally scheduled to take place, the 2019–2020 season was finally celebrated with trophies, performances, and surprises galore.
The ceremony was split into two parts this year: an awards portion hosted by six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and the Broadway’s Back! concert, emceed by Hamilton Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. Among the performances were this year's trio of Best Musical nominees and 2020 Special Tony recipients David Byrne’s American Utopia and Freestyle Love Supreme.
The new trailer showcases the scale of the production design, as well as a first listen to the power ballad "Waiting on a Wish," one of the new original songs by Pasek and Paul.
