Sadie Sink, Cynthia Erivo and Nicole Scherzinger Attend Official Tony Awards After Party at the MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art was the first stop of the night for the Tonys crowd.
Just after the Tony Awards 78th annual ceremony ended, guests quickly made their way from Radio City Musical Hall to the museum, where the official after party was being held for the first time, sponsored by City National Bank. It was clear celebrations were in order, as many entered the venue already on the hunt for a stiff drink. Just after making it through the revolving door, one partygoer immediately shouted to her group, 'I need the bar,' while another struggled to carry three glasses of Champagne through the crowded venue.
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Guests included Sadie Sink, who was nominated for her role in 'John Proctor is the Villain'; singer/songwriter Laufey; Tony Awards host and 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo; 'Sunset Blvd.' star and Tony winner Nicole Scherzinger, and Gracie Lawrence of pop band Lawrence who is also starring in 'Just In Time' on Broadway. Immediately after walking into the space Lawrence, who attended with her brother, found her 'The Sex Lives of College Girls' costar Alyah Chanelle Scott, who also starred in the play 'All Nighter' this season. After posing for several solo shots, Lawrence asked 'But are they good?' Other winners in attendance included Natalie Venetia Belcon, who took home the Tony for featured actress in a musical for her role in 'Buena Vista Social Club,' and Kara Young, who won for her role in 'Purpose.'
Upon entering the venue, partygoers were met with flashes from photographers and blaring music, which was decidedly not Broadway themed…at least to start. Sink danced her way into the venue, shimmying to Beyoncé Knowles-Carter's 'Cuff It' blasting over the speakers. Julianne Hough, who later hosted her own party alongside Darren Criss at the Crane Club, bounced in, spinning to showcase her dress when photographers found her. When asked her favorite part of the evening, she responded: 'Nicole [Scherzinger] winning, absolutely.'
Erika Henningsen, who recently starred in the Netflix show 'The Four Seasons' and is now in 'Just in Time' on Broadway, seconded that Scherzinger winning the Tony for best actress in a musical for her role in 'Sunset Blvd.' was the highlight of the evening.
'My theater kid came back out tonight,' Henningsen joked, adding that her hot pink dress was a nod to her former role in 'Mean Girls' and her current role as Sandra Dee in 'Just in Time.'
Scherzinger made it into the party very briefly, seemingly just entering to take a few photos and head on to her next celebration. However, guests flocked to the entrance to see her pose with her Tony and share a heartfelt moment with host Cynthia Erivo. The duo held each other's hand — Scherzinger, of course, clutched her Tony in the other — and giggled before posing for a few shots, sneaking out as quickly as they had entered.
While to kickstart the night, the music choices avoided any sort of showtimes, special performances by Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow of Barlow & Bear, Loren Allred, Casey Likes, Dylan Mulvaney, Solea Pfeiffer and Jessica Vosk proved that theater nerds cannot be stopped. A rendition of 'Waving Through a Window' from the musical 'Dear Evan Hansen,' in particular, had attendees singing and dancing.
Before and after the performances, many flitted over to a section sponsored by Korean beauty brand TirTir, where they could pop into a photo booth with friends or try their hand at a claw machine to win a lip gloss keychain or Labubu doll keychain — the Labubus were hard to come by and guests were limited at two tries each to many's chagrin.
Following their first stop of the night, the Tonys crowd hit their next round of parties, including private cast celebrations and nominee-hosted bashes.
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