Hugh Jackman performed the opening number, "One Night Only" with the "Dynamites" from
Hairspray, the "Radio" from
Caroline, or Change, and the "Urchins" from
Little Shop of Horrors, along with members of the casts of
Avenue Q,
The Boy from Oz,
Fiddler on the Roof,
Wonderful Town, and
Wicked, and the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
Tony Bennett performed "Lullaby of Broadway" and
Mary J. Blige sang "What I Did for Love" from the Tony Awards Songbook. Presenters were: Carol Channing, Sean Combs, Taye Diggs, Edie Falco, Jimmy Fallon, Harvey Fierstein, Victor Garber, Joel Grey, Ethan Hawke, Anne Heche, Billy Joel, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Jane Krakowski, Peter Krause, Swoosie Kurtz, LL Cool J, Nathan Lane, Laura Linney, John Lithgow, Rob Marshall, Anne Meara, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Dame Helen Mirren, Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Paquin, Bernadette Peters, Phylicia Rashad, Chita Rivera, John Rubenstein, Carole Bayer Sager, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Jerry Stiller, Sigourney Weaver, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Renée Zellweger. Shows that performed were: New Musicals •
Avenue Q - The company performed "It Sucks to Be Me" •
The Boy from Oz - Hugh Jackman and members of the company performed "Not the Boy Next Door", with a special appearance by
Sarah Jessica Parker •
Caroline, or Change -
Tonya Pinkins performed "Lot's Wife" •
Wicked -
Idina Menzel,
Kristin Chenoweth and members of the company performed "
Defying Gravity" Revivals •
Assassins - Members of the company performed "Everybody's Got the Right" •
Fiddler on the Roof -
Alfred Molina and company performed "Tradition"/"Bottle Dance" •
Wonderful Town -
Donna Murphy and members of the company performed "Swing!" ==Winners and nominations==