Perhaps more than any other awards show, the Tonys showcase the glamour of accomplishment at midlife -- maybe because theater people know the show must go on, Second acts, third acts and more are the most important part of the whole story....
A fashion foreshadow? We shone the style spotlight on Ellen Barkin recently and the Tony winner (for The Normal Heart) doesn't disappoint, in what might be the best dress of the evening — elegant and sexy with arms covered in lace (and matching kick-pleat), a plunging V-neck, and bare back that shows off some serious tone.
She also showed her prowess in a perfect speech that honored all her colleagues, with lots of fire metaphors. What can we say— she's hot.
Her hugger/present Alec Baldwin kicked off a trend for the evening — men in beards — that just got bigger.