by Greg Auman

Cinderella gets points for its effects — wardrobe changes mid-scene in a single spin, and I think I saw “War Horse” (Walters: That was actually Bette Midler) pulling a stagecoach for a second. These live performances are theatre’s version of a trailer — maybe five minutes to sell potential Broadway tourists on why theirs is the show they have to hit next time they’re in town.

Poor NPH is leaning too heavy on Mike Tyson jokes — two already, and both times he joked about Tyson being backstage while the cameras showed him in his seat. We get it: Mike Tyson is a crazy guy. If they come back to him again, I’ll be disappointed.

And for a second, I felt bad for Diane Paulus — the Pippin director didn’t have a camera on her during the announcement of nominations, and it took a sec for them to find her once she was announced as the winner. If you miss somebody, it can’t be the winner, right? Maybe these award shows really don’t know who’s winning beforehand. I think as a makeup foul for missing her early, I think the Tony directors gave her an extra 30 seconds without playing her off …

Pam MacKinnon, director of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” opens by saying “Vegas got this one wrong.” Feisty Tonys! Woohoo!!

Welcome Chris Corbellini: Right up top, my Game of Thrones death watch pool tonight: Jon Snow’s red-haired friend with benefits from the North, dear old Dad Lannister, and the NBA Finals ratings from 9-10 p.m. So here we go, into the Frey: