In New York, Tony Awards’ red carpet looks a lot like Hollywood

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Rain couldn’t deter the good cheer on the red carpet Sunday in New York, as Broadway celebrated its biggest night, the Tony Awards. The night was perhaps a bit more glam than in previous years, as Hollywood seemed to move East for the evening. Radiant in green, Scarlett Johansson, nominated for ‘A View From the Bridge,’ waved to the crowd, gathered outside Radio City Music Hall. Her costar and fellow nominee Liev Schreiber arrived with Naomi Watts. Catherine Zeta-Jones, nominated for ‘A Little Night Music,’ was glowing in a powder blue gown.

Hamming it up on the carpet was Green Day -- Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool -- whose show ‘American Idiot’ is up for best musical. Among the others making the trek included Daniel Radcliffe,who appeared in ‘Equus’ on Broadway in 2008; Antonio Banderas, star of ‘Nine’ in 2003, and wife Melanie Griffith, who appeared ‘Chicago’ that same year; and Bebe Newirth, a star of ‘The Addams Family’ musical.

And, of course, the nominees of the evening were looking their best as they headed into the hall: Laura Linney, up for ‘Time Stands Still’; Christopher Walken, star of ‘A Behanding in Spokane’; grand dame of theater Angela Lansbury, nominated for ‘A Little Night Music’; Kelsey Grammer, honored for ‘La Cage aux Folles’; and the evening’s host and ‘Promises, Promises’ nominee Sean Hayes.

‘Glee’ was well represented, with star Lea Michelle, who appeared on Broadway in 2006 in ‘Spring Awakening,’ prepared to sing ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’; Matthew Morrison, who will sing ‘All I Need is a Girl’; Vocal Adrenaline’s Jonathan Groff, another ‘Spring Awakening’ alum, who says he’ll next be appearing in ‘Mousetrap’ in London; and Idina Menzel, Tony winner for ‘Wicked’ who was seen recently on ‘Glee’ arrived sans husband Taye Diggs.

-- Lisa Fung

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