Tony Awards 2019: Best And 'Worst' Moments

BEST SHIRLEY JONES APPEARANCE

This one!

That's it. That's the whole slide.

BEST KISS

All hail the Prom queens! Long may they reign.

WORST DISCLAIMER

"If you die during this performance, the broadcast will not stop!"

There's a reason Beetlejuice works as a demon, not a lawyer.

BEST BRANDING

Could Catherine O'Hara have picked a more perfect outfit to introduce a performance from Beetlejuice: The Musical? We say nay-o.

BEST ANYTHING

Yes, Taylor Mac wrote the Tony-nominated play Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus. But more importantly, Taylor Mac did this.

BEST WINS (2 of 2)

Third time was the charm for 73-year-old André De Shields, whose work as Hermes in Hadestown earned him his first-ever Tony Award on Sunday. His two previous nominations came in 1997 (Play On!) and 2001 (The Full Monty) in this same category, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical.

BEST COSTUME CHANGE

Is Santino Fontana the Beyoncé of the Tony Awards?

BEST 'LOSER'

Kristin Chenoweth's "gracious loser" face may be a little intense, but anything's better than Joey Tribbiani's.

WORST EXIT STRATEGY

Silly Bryan Cranston, trying to sneak out in the middle of James Corden's opening number and thinking he wouldn't get roped into the performance. If we didn't know any better, we'd think this was... planned?

BEST RED CARPET LOOK

Always one for subtlety, Billy Porter — who won a Tony Award in 2013 for his role in Kinky Boots — showed up to this year's ceremony in an ensemble made using the actual curtains from the theater where he performed that winning role.

WORST TELEPROMPTER FAIL

When Marisa Tomei came out to present Best Revival of a Play, she was simply speechless — mostly because, as she put it, "There's no words."

BEST WINS (1 of 2)

Already the first actor in a wheelchair to be nominated for a Tony, Oklahoma!'s Ali Stroker made history again on Sunday becoming the first person to win one.

"This award is for every kid who is watching tonight who has a disability ... who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena," she said. "You are!"

BEST REUNION

Because all good musicals need a big Act 2 opener, James Corden gave us a Be More Chill-inspired number about his feelings of inadequacy — a song made much more exciting by cameos from former hosts Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban and Neil Patrick Harris.

(And because all good musicals need a villain, NPH brought along that creepy mustache.)

BEST SUBLIMINAL ADVERTISING

When Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit and Danny Burstein appeared on screen to talk about King Kong, we could barely even focus on the giant monkey puppet — we were too busy thinking about how excited we are for Moulin Rouge! to open.

WORST TEASE

Were we the only ones disappointed that security broke up Audra McDonald and Laura Linney before they really got a chance to throw down?

BEST CASTING INSPIRATION

If Younger decides to give Liza a brother at any point, may we suggest Andrew Rannells?