James Corden pays tribute to Orlando victims at 2016 Tony Awards

“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda tearfully dedicated a sonnet to the Orlando massacre victims at the Tony Awards Sunday night. And The Color Purple’s Cynthia Erivo rounded out the night by winning Best Actress in a Musical. Naturally, the anticipation was high for the musical’s performance during the Tony Awards broadcast.

“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, can not be killed or swept aside”, Miranda said.

Hamilton explained earlier in the day that any use of guns or weapons in their show would not feature in the Tony Awards performance.

The musical, which tells the story of the ill-fated Hamilton with a deft musical melding of hip-hop and rap, R&B, ballads and traditional Broadway showstoppers, also won for featured actress and actor and several technical awards. It largely stuck to it’s script filled with laughs and plenty of music. Maybe it was Hamilton, which took home 11 Tonys during the night and we saw a lot of the cast throughout the night.

So he reached out, giving honor to the lives lost and reminding us all that like the love he has for his wife and child, love will once again conquer this hate.

“There’s so much diversity on Broadway right now”, said Diggs in the Tonys press room.

And since it’s a play, they had the best lighting too when Howell Binkley took the Best Lighting Design of a Musical. But the story behind numerous headlines you’ll read today is the history making moment as all four awards for actors and actresses in a musical went to Black men and women.

Among the other actors who won were Frank Langella ( The Father ) and Jessica Lange ( Long Day’s Journey Into Night ). And Barbra Streisand made a rare appearance to present Hamilton with the last of its awards, best musical, as the evening closed.

See the full list of winners here.