During the commercial break, an ad runs for "Lion King" - very smart of the producers to take advantage of the fact that theatre fans are tuned in. Great show, too - I recommend it.
It's about 8:20pm, and we're back for the next segment - it starts with an interview with Heidi Klum, talking about how much she enjoyed going to the theatre while growing up. She talked me into it. ;-)
The next award: best book of a musical. The winner: "Spring Awakening" by Steven Sater. I'm beginning to detect a trend. Funny, he says his son warned him not to start crying. Not sure he's going to make it. His voice is quavering. "I'm so proud to be part of the American Theatre." He made it without breaking down - good for him.
Next up: a presentation by an actress who is apparently wearing a gigantic pop tab around her neck (but it is holding up her dress, so it's ok). She presents a musical performance from nominee John Kander. He gets a standing ovation. (Hey, there's Michael Cerveris clapping in the audience.) Kander introduces the song from the show "Curtains." He moves out of the way and the first nominated number starts. It's another one of those "isn't show business great?" songs. Solid number, fun in an old-fashioned way.
With a brief excerpt from another show, we're off to the next commercial break.
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