“Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, won the Tony Award for best play; Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” won best play revival; and Jamie Lloyd’s “Sunset Boulevard” won best musical revival.

Theater lovers who watch the Tony Awards on television were treated to galvanizing musical performances, heartfelt speeches from winners like Cole Escola ("Oh, Mary!) and Sarah Snook (“The Picture of Dorian Gray” — and Jonathan Groff getting up close and personal with Keanu Reeves as the “Just In Time” nominee took his Bobby Darin act