8:37 pm, June 9th, 2013
VIDEONeil Patrick Harris opened the 2013 Tony Awards promising a “bigger” shower than ever before.
He received some help from Mike Tyson, who danced on stage, joked about Shia LaBeouf’s controversial exit from “Orphans,” and made a dig at Les Miserables for touting its live singing when Broadway stars do it “eight times a week.”
Harris also gave a moving shout out to the aspiring young stars watching from home and dreaming of being on Broadway.
“I promise you, all of you out there now, we were that kid,” said the host.
There was also a pretty cool magic trick.
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