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This year, he had the perfect excuse for turning down the offer.\"Last year we did this gigantic opening called, 'It's Bigger.' And I thought, 'Oh my...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eFor the past four out of five years, Neil Patrick Harris has hosted the Tony Awards. This year, he had the perfect excuse for turning down the offer.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Last year we did this gigantic opening called, 'It's Bigger.' And I thought, 'Oh my gosh, how am I do you follow that? What am I supposed to do next year?' And thankfully I got a show. I didn't have to worry about it,\" Patrick said.\u003cbr/\u003eThe actor walked the red carpet before the 68th Tony Awards as a nominee for his show, \"Hedwig and the Angry Inch.\" He said he's excited to perform.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Hedwig as a character is starving for attention. So when she's doing her show at the Belasco it seems like she really wants this audience to love her. If you multiply that by four and now you're at Radio City, it just makes her more horny to get acceptance, and so I can just use that within the number. It's going to be a crazy one. I can't wait to hear what people say about it.\" \u003cbr/\u003eDule Hill feels right at home on stage when performing \"After Midnight.\" The star of the television series, \"Psych\" says he's glad to be in a show that represents the music of Duke Ellington. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I've been a fan of Ellington and jazz since as far as I can remember. So to be on that stage and doing his music and keeping it alive is an absolute honor.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSix-time Tony winner Audra McDonald says the thrill of being nominated - and in her case, winning too - never wears off.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's always nerve-wracking. But I think this year I'm just looking forward to having a good time. That's really all I care about, is just having a good time. I feel so blessed and honored to be here,\" McDonald explained.\u003cbr/\u003ePatrick's co-star in \"Hedwig,\" Lena Hall also finds the experience nerve-wracking, but says she can't wait to perform.\u003cbr/\u003e\"That's what I'm most looking forward to. I'm most excited about that. I can't wait there to be up there with Neil and like show the world what we've been doing. It's been kept under wraps pretty well.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWhile Tony Goldwyn has appeared regularly on television, film, and stage, it's the latter he prefers overall.\u003cbr/\u003e\"For me personally, theater has always been my first love as an actor and as an audience member. To be here is two things. Broadway is the pinnacle of the work in the American theater and also to celebrate the work of so many colleagues and friends who are doing such incredible stuff on stage.\" \u003cbr/\u003eIn \"The Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder,\" Bryce Pinkham plays a ruthless pauper that climbs the social ladder by knocking off a string of aristocrats. For comedic effect, it's the same actor, Jefferson Mays that plays all of the unlucky victims.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I will continue to kill Jefferson Mays, which has been - it's mostly what I do these days is kill off Jefferson Mays, actually the thing I do most. I think I kill him 64 times a week. We're already up above fifteen hundred deaths. I am Broadway's greatest serial killer. I don't have a problem saying that,\" joked Pinkham.\u003cbr/\u003eKenny Leon, winner of Best Director for \"A Raisin in the Sun\", spoke about Denzel Washington.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think it's a crime that Denzel was sort of snubbed, but you know, he does have two Oscars and a Tony, so I don't feel too badly for him. But his work was definitely not appreciated by the Tony committee, but the fans are there every night. We sell out every show and Denzel, he's just great,\" Leon said.\u003cbr/\u003eZach Braff walked the red carpet with his father. The \"Bullets Over Broadway\" star explained why he doesn't feel his show was snubbed.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't think of it like that. We're just so honored. There's so much talent on Broadway this year. What a season. It's great to hear that box office sales are up. Broadway is booming and doing great. I'm just thrilled. I'm thrilled we got invited to the party. I'm thrilled for Nick Cordero. Here's a guy that considered giving it up and now he's nominated for a Tony, starring on Broadway. It's just so awesome. There's only happiness.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 8 June 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Exterior of Radio City Music Hall\u003cbr/\u003e2. Fans outside theater to red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of Neil Patrick Harris on red carpet, push in\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Neil Patrick Harris /Actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Pressure is off. Last year we did this gigantic opening called, 'It's Bigger.' And I thought, 'Oh my gosh, how am I do you follow that? What am I supposed to do next year?' And thankfully I got a show. I didn't have to worry about it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of Neil Patrick Harris on red carpet, push in to hands\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Neil Patrick Harris /Actor\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's fun. I'm excited. Hedwig as a character is starving for attention. So when she's doing her show at the Belasco it seems like she really wants this audience to love her. If you multiply that by four and now you're at Radio City, it just makes her more horny to get acceptance, and so I can just use that within the number. It's going to be a crazy one. I can't wait to hear what people say about it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of Dule Hill talking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dule Hill\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'm a big fan of Howard Nicholas and Gregory Hines and all those who came up on that music. So I've been a fan of Ellington and jazz since as far as I can remember. So to be on the stage and doing his music and keeping it alive is an absolute honor.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of Fran Drescher hugging Rosie O'Donnell\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Audra McDonald/Actress\u003cbr/\u003e\"No. It's always exciting. It's always nerve-wracking. But I think this year I'm just looking forward to having a good time. That's really all I care about, is just having a good time. I feel so blessed and honored to be here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Lena Hall\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Lena Hall, actress\u003cbr/\u003e\"Performing. It is very nerve-wrecking. That's what I'm most looking forward to. I'm most excited about that. I can't wait to be up there with Neil, and like show the world what we've been doing. It's been very, it's been kept under wraps pretty well.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of Tony Goldwyn talking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Goldwyn/Actor\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well for me personally, theater has always been my first love as an actor and as an audience member. To be here it's kind of two things. Broadway is the pinnacle of the work in the American theater, and also to celebrate the work of so many colleagues and friends who are just doing such incredible stuff on stage.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Medium of T.I. talking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Bryce Pinkham/Actor\u003cbr/\u003e\"I will continue to kill Jefferson Mays, which has been - it's mostly what I do these days is kill off Jefferson Mays, actually the thing I do most. I think I kill him 64 times a week. We're already up above fifteen hundred deaths. I am Broadway's greatest serial killer. I don't have a problem saying that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide of Kenny Leon talking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Kenny Leon/Director\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think it's a crime that Denzel was sort of snubbed, but you know, he does have two Oscars and a Tony, so I don't feel too bad for him. But his work was definitely not appreciated by the Tony committee, but the fans are there every night. We sell out every show and Denzel, he's just great.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Zach Braff/Actor\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't think of it like that. We're just so honored. There's so much talent on Broadway this year. What a season. It's great to hear that box office sales are up. Broadway is booming and doing great. I'm just thrilled. I'm thrilled we got invited to the party. I'm thrilled for Nick Cordero my co-star because he's such a discovery. I mean here's a guy that considered giving it up and now he's nominated for a Tony, starring on Broadway. It's just so awesome. There's only happiness.\" \u003cbr/\u003e21. 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