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The piece de resistance?

It was the first overtly political statement of the evening against the current climate.

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The Evan Hansen star even earned a standing ovation for his powerhouse performance.

Maybe Martin Scorsese can do a remake?

This face

Ben Platt was all of us during Kevin Spacey’s impersonation of Bill Clinton.

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After all, the Keyser Soze reveal would make a killer finale number.

“Shut that crap off!”

After the band began to play Midler off, she held firm and even shushed them away.

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“Shut that crap off,” she said, flicking her hand in the orchestra’s direction.

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