The New York Times sent photographers to five Broadway theaters on Saturday night, May 4, to capture what it’s like backstage in the run-up to the Tony Awards. Here’s some of what they saw in the 30 minutes before curtain.
Written by Laura Collins-Hughes and Darryn King
Photographed by Christopher Lee, Dina Litovsky, Heather Sten, Andre D. Wagner, and Devin Yalkin