The romantic musical Once won far more than one award at the Tony Awards, which aired June 10 on CBS.
Once won eight Tonys, including best musical, best lead actor in a musical and best musical direction, according to the Huffington Post.
Peter and the Starcatcher won five awardsbut several productions had a piece of the Tony pie.
The Bruce Norris production Clybourne Park (which is set in Chicago) won for best play. Audra McDonald won her fifth Tony after being named best lead actress in a musical for her work in Porgy and Bess; the production itself was named best revival of a musical.
Mike Nichols won his ninth Tony for directing Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield (who is starring in the new Spider-Man film).
In a mild upset, Nina Arianda won best leading actress in a play, beating Tracie Bennett, Stockard Channing, Linda Lavin and lesbian actress Cynthia Nixon. Noted LGBT ally Judith Light won for best featured actress in a play.
Neil Patrick Harris hosted for the third time, calling the event "50 Shades of Gay" at one point. Harris' critically praised turn included an opening skit that looked at reality vs. theater; Patti LuPone and out actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson (as Harris' understudy) were also in the piece.