Inside the 2019 TonyAwards after-party at ThePlazaHotel.
After the 2019 Tony Awards red carpet was rolled up, Broadway’s brightest gathered at the Plaza to toast the stars of the Great White Way. From nominees to award-show guests, everyone came dressed to win.Burn This
. “It’s the first time I’m playing a gay character on Broadway,” he said. “I’ve been able to really embrace my sexuality and also myself. This year I wanted something that was a little flashier—more flamboyant.” President of Jujamcyn Theaters Jordan Roth held court in a custom-made Givenchy cape covered in 3-D petals. Working closely with creative director Clare Waight Keller, Roth was inspired by this year’s Tony winner for best musical,—where a single red flower is at the root of the central metaphor. The reference felt fitting given the collaborative ethos that runs through Broadway.
Also in attendance was John Cameron Mitchell , who suited up in Thom Browne shorts cut from a red-white-and-blue tweed. “I’m Scottish, so anything that looks like tartan I love.” There was a slight twinkle in his eye—or perhaps it was flecks of glitter leftover from his award-show performance?—when he said: “With theater I think there’s a hunger for something that’s right in front of you. Something that’s real.
Guests filled up on a celebratory glasses of Champagne and a rather decadent spread, which included everything from fresh sushi and clams on the half shell to delicious puff pastries and bite-size macaroons. “The mini lobster rolls—that’s the best part!” attested actress and It girl Jessica Joffe, who was clad in a tomato red pantsuit .
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