Tony Tony Tonys!

by Chiara Atik · June 8, 2009

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    So how awesome were the Tony Awards?! What? Not that awesome? Oh, come on! Dancing ogres! 80s Hair Bands! Bret Michaels knocked out by a piece of scenery! NEIL PATRICK HARRIS! Despite contraversial cuts and unnecessary performances by shows that weren't up for any awards (Mamma Mia has been running for ten years...WE GET IT), the Tony's this year still had their share of star-making moments, especially with Alice Ripley and Karen Olivo taking home much-deserved statuettes. And with all the big-name Hollywood stars who treaded the boards this season (Oliver Platt, Lauren Graham, James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Allison Janey, Angela Lansbury, and Liza Minelli to name A FEW) the Tony Award after-parties were NOT to be missed...