"dear evan hansen," producer stacey mindich.

emotionally and all of that, it requires a lot from me. >> reporter: when a classmate commits suicide, evan hansenenly seen as his one friend. evan is suddenly a subject of interest to his classmates and the other boy's family. he gains a girlfriend and even a kind of instant celebrity when a speech he gives about suicide goes viral. but it's all a misunderstanding, destined to come crashing down around him. steven levenson wrote the story. >> it's very much this singular story of this person in the world that we know very well. but struggling with these things that hopefully are things that we all know and experience. but we never wanted it to feel like learning. or didactic. we never wanted to teach the audience a lesson or to talk about technology. we just wanted to tell this story and hopefully illuminate something about the world in doing this. >> yeah and like in all great theater writing, those themes get expressed through that story. and those things become a part of evan's story and a part of his world. >> reporter: director michael greif previously staged two pulitzer-prize winning music

"dear evan hansen." "groundhog day: the musical." "the great comet." may i have the envelope, please? ♪ ♪ ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united stays. francis j underwood. >> spacey: mr. miranda, it is an honor and a privilege to shake the hand of the man who created "hamilton," the musical that does our nation proud. >> it's an honor to meet you, sir. >> here's the envelope. thank you mr. president. >> spacey: claire, let's leave and allow them to finish up their award show. i want to get the hell out of here before bette midler thanks anyone else. (laughter) (applause) oh, damn, i think i said that one out loud. >> and the tony award goes to: "dear evan hansen." ( cheers and applause ) >> accepting the award for "dear evan hansen," producer stacey mindich. (applause) >> thank you so much. on behalf of the enture-- entire "dear evan hansen" family, thank you so much. it has been a deep joy and an honor over an aide year journey to watch you grow from a pair of promising 24 year olds to the beautiful men and brilliant artists that you are t

the powerful message of the musical "dear evan hansen."renching show about teen anxiety, suicide, and the pressures of social media has taken broadway by storm. ♪ when you've fallen in the forest and there's nobody around ♪ ♪ do you ever really crash do you even make a sound ♪ >> reporter: for fans, 23-year-old ben platt, who plays evan, has become a hero. >> oh my gosh, you're so amazing! >> thank you. >> i think the reason the show and the character are so universal is because nobody escapes feeling like an outsider completely. >> reporter: the show's become a phenomenon, nominated for nine tonys, including best actor for platt, who many remember as the misfit turned singing sensation from "pitch perfect." ♪ now everybody knows i've got the magic ♪ ♪ true friends on a perfect day ♪ >> reporter: on stage he gives an emotionally charged transformation into a teen crippled with anxiety that leaves the audience in tears. >> at the end of the day, it's about people trying to figure out how to connect with each other. in a society right now th

"dear evan hansen." "groundhog day: the musical." "the great comet." may i have the envelope, please? ♪ ♪ ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united stays. francis j underwood. >> spacey: mr. miranda, it is an honor and a privilege to shake the hand of the man who created "hamilton," the musical that does our nation proud. >> it's an honor to meet you, sir. >> here's the envelope. thank you mr. president. >> spacey: claire, l and allow them to finish up their award show. i want to get the hell out of here before bette midler thanks anyone else. (laughter) (applause) oh, damn, i think i said that one out loud. >> and the tony award goes to: "dear evan hansen." ( cheers and applause ) >> accepting the award for "dear evan hansen," producer stacey mindich. (applause) >> thank you so much. on behalf of the enture-- entire "dear evan hansen" family, thank you so much. it has been a deep joy and an honor over an aide year journey to watch you grow from a pair of promising 24 year olds to the beautiful men and brilliant artists that you are toda

. >>> and the tony award goes to -- "dear evan hansen." >> reporter: evan hansen, the character who hasdway by storm, took the tony last night. so many have connected with the message with anxiety. ♪ >> the actor who plays the lead, ben platt, has struck a cord. >> it's about people trying to figure out how to connect with one another in a society, superficially people are connecting in a million different ways, that's making it harder to find the ones who are meaningful. >> reporter: last night, evan hansen won, actor ben platt. >> thank you. >> reporter: and then there was someone else. >> bette midler. >> hello dolly. >> this has been one of the greatest professional >> reporter: and when her thank you's kept coming. >> shut that crap up. >> reporter: as only bette could too, as she thanked the women who came before. >> the brilliant, brilliant carol channing who made my life, the extraordinary pearl bailey and all the hundreds of women that came after me who lit the way. i thank you from the bottom of my heart, thank you all. >> what a night. >>> and i hope to see you right back her

we're talking about the award. [ laughter ] what do we got to do to knock "dear evan hansen" out?ed this, and we feel like we're fine. >> yeah. >> whatever happens. ♪ >> reporter: it really is a beautiful show without a scintilla of cynicism. pretty rare for this day and age. and yet it's making more than a million dollars a week. i'm mo rocca from the schoenfeld theater on broadway. >> and don't miss the 71st annual tony awards, hosted by kevin spacey. tune in sunday night at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on cbs. we'll be right back. >>> a new version of youth football is being tested for younger players across the country. changes include a smaller field, fewer players, and some different rules. this comes as the sport faces continued pressure to address safety concerns and other issues. here's jeff glor. >> shake hands. >> reporter: on a field in mentor, ohio -- >> ready? go. >> reporter: two teams demonstrated rookie tackle for us. >> there you go. [ whistle ] >> reporter: there are no kickoffs or punts. players start in a crouch instead of a three-point stance. there are six

we're talking about the award. [ laughter ] what do we got to do to knock "dear evan hansen" out?we're fine. >> yeah. >> whatever happens. ♪ >> reporter: it really is a beautiful show without a scinti pretty rare for this day and age. and yet it's making more than a million dollars a week. i'm mo rocca from the schoenfeld theater on broadway. >> and don't miss the 71st annual tony awards, hosted by kevin spacey. tune in sunday night at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on cbs. we'll be right back. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's friday, june 9th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." >> those were lies, plain and simple. >> bombshell testimony from james comey. the ousted fbi director didn't miss words calls the president's character into question. >> i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting. >>> and breaking overnight, britain's snap election ends in a hung parliament. prime minister may keeps her job but falls short of keeping her party in power. now she's facing calls for her resignation.

the big winner was dear evan hansen. he went off leading actor title. >> i love "house of cards," i really do. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is brought to you by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." president trump's attorney general is now being drawn into the investigations of russian meddling in the election. >> jeff sessions is expected to testify tomorrow to the senate intelligence committee and he's likely to answer questions raised by last week's testimony from james comey. >> the president attacked the fired fbier again yesterday. he tweeted, i believe the james comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. totally illegal, very cowardly. nan sis cordes is on capitol hill looking forward to sessions' testimony. good morning. >> good morning. a lot cropped up after the week. now both sides want to know why sessions was involved in comey's firing. we haven't heard whether this hearing will be open or closed but signs point to it being taken behind close

keven spacey hit the right note as he kicked things off last night: at the end of the night, dear evan hansen' took home the coveted best musical' aar "best actor in a play", for his role in "present laughter". cynthia nixon, from "sex in the city", won "best performance by an actress in the play "the little foxes." time now for weather - code orange air quality alert - record highs possible today - heat wave breaks wednesday - t-storm chances wednesday through sunday today: mostly sunny. hot and humid. highs: 91-95 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. mild and muggy. lows: 66-74 winds: w 5 mph tuesday: sunny to partly cloudy. isolated pm t-storm. highs: 91-95 winds: sw 5-10 mph nendorses dr. wralph northam. mr. northam uld make the better governor. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means takin

six tony awards including best musical for "dear evan hansen" >>> the winner of a powerball jackpot hasot claimed the $477 million prize. it was sold at a liquor store in the riverside town of menifee. earlier this year, the store owner got sick and turned over operations to his son. things will be getting easier because the store will get $1 million for selling the winning ticket. >>> we will be right back. >>> i have michelle anderson with me. she leads consumer lending at the credit union. iders fan bas preparing to take their team-- to court-- to block the move of the raider name, logo and team colors from going to vegas. >>> warriors fans hope for a championship when with the raiders fan base taking their team to court to block the move of the raider name, logo and team colors from going to vegas. that story and more at 5:00. >>> coming up at 6:00, the tipoff for the big game. >> we are ready! >> it's going to be fun and we will be back tomorrow. join us. >>> have a great day. ♪ >> katie: i just can't believe that i'm having to defend myself to you. you -- you've known me my whole

. >>> at the 71st annual tony awards it was dear evan hansen took home best musical.ler won best for a her role in hello dolly. that's a quick look at what's going on at 4:30. the news starts now. >>> this is wake up washington on wusa9. >> good morning, thanks for joining us this monday. you know how i know it's monday, because my ipad won't sign on. >> i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm mikea turner in for jan jeffcoat. she has the morning off. >> record breaker today melissa do you think? >> the record in d. c. is 95, and my forecast right now is 95. if we make it to that, yeah, we're going to be looking at tying a record. here is the setup, same as yesterday. it's hot. it's hazy. it is humid outside for the afternoon, and do you see much in the way of clouds or showers near us on satellite and radar, not so much. so today once again we're going to see a lot of sunshine, not too many clouds to provide any shade and brief cooldown, it's just going to be a hot one out there. your lawn's probably su we were debating yesterday my husband and i. okay, do we try to water it in the

. >> woodruff: and, a new broadway hit with a message-- how the musical, "dear evan hansen," is

evan hansen and best in music with the down side won for best leading actor oslo, a play about the eventshe events leading up to the 1993 oslo peace accords. i was aborted by spy. their survival as a musical went to hello dolly starring bette midler who also won the best actress award. >> as so many people that they do like to thank the american theatre wing to begin with another tony voters, many of whom i've actually dated. [laughter] i just want to say -- i just want to say -- shut that off. i just want to say -- i just want to say. lauren: she's not wrapping up. >> good for you. cheryl: vows could. time now for sports. the penguins bringing the stanley cup back to pittsburgh. they beat the national predators in game six for their second straight championship. the game has some controversy. i can't fear predators scored first when tapped in the rebound. the goal is called off because the ref whistled the plate that after losing side of the puck. after another about, mike murray never secured the pucks of the goal. closing minutes of the game. patrick perquisites about the goalie for wh

the musical, "dear evan hansen" won best musical. >>> a presidential handshake is going viral. some and captured video of former president -- former president jimmy carter shaking the hands of every single passenger on a delta flight. >> thank you, sir. >> a secret service agent followed carter as he walked down the aisle going seat to seat. a man on the d.c. bound flight caption the video and posted it with #'s wound. it has more than 35,000 likes. >>> viral photo from colorado. a bear made a surprise appearance during the middle of a race. a runner captured this in colorado springs and you can see the bear is casually running across the road. people are responding to say this is why i don't run. >>> coming up, can the defending stanley cup champs make it two in a row? and the giants hit doubles for the first time since dwight eisenhower was in the oval office, but it wasn't enough. that story, coming up. >>> what is cool about your summer camp? email your nominations to cool camp @kpix.com. >>> welcome back. we take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza and it looks like t

i just want to thank -- >> plus, the "dear evan hansen" and "pitch perfect" star -- ♪ step out >> bentt owning the night. >>> what a night at the tony's with bette midler and also ben platt. what he had to say was so incredibly touching. he said for any young people watching at home, don't waste any time trying to be like anybody else because the things that make you strange are the things that make you powerful. >> he had a powerful performance as well. >> won six tonys last night. >> hard to get a ticket now. >> big night for everybody at the tony's. a big week for the president because his family is finally moving with him into the white house. >> they moved in last night. the president facing a new lawsuit. we'll get more on that ahead but first that scorching heat wave. record highs from the midwest to east coast and rob marciano is outside the studio. rob, we are feeling it. >> just a week ago we were in the 50s so a rude awakening. for many this is day two, three and maybe four of 98 plus degree heat. check it out from denver all the way to chicago, st. louis and, yes, the nort

the big winner at the 71st tony awards, "dear evan hansen" taking home six tonys including best new musical. also a big night for "hello, dolly," named best musical revival. and its star bette midler who won the tony for best leading actress in a musical and outlasted the playoff music with all her thank yous and memorable acceptance speech. >> help me out here. melanie, melanie moore, taylor trench, babini feldstein, i'm losing it, wait a second, i have teachest arers just like you do, wilbur ton, i had teachers just like you, do way back in the '60s before all this stuff happened. >> all to the music of "i'll be damned." >> get the hook! >> the drama telling the largely unknown back story between the 1993 middle east peace talks won for best new play. james earl jones honored with a special tony award for lifetime achievement in feeter. mufasa, or "this is cnn." we can't do justice to his voice. >> it's embarrassing to even try. >>> our bag shakeup for uber and the results could spell trouble for the ceo. we'll tell you why on "cnn money stream" next. [music] thank you. you got a king? go

. >> i hear evan hansen is great. we'll go to a matinee. >>> president trump slamming james comey after his testimony, so we have trump supporter and former governor john sununu back by popular demand. >>> also, celebrating champions for swing, cnn anchors talking about causes near and dear to their hearts. alisyn camerota reveals her favorite coming up. burn. "burn." is that what the kids are saying now? i'm so bored, i'm dead. you can always compare rates on progressive.com. oh, that's nice, dear. but could you compare camping trips? because this one would win. all i want to do is enjoy nature and peace and quiet! it's not about winning. it's about helping people find a great rate even if it's not with progressive. -ugh. insurance. -when i said "peace and quiet," did you hear, "talk more and disappoint me"? ♪ do do do do ♪ skiddly do do ♪ camping with the family ♪ [ flame whooshes ] so, if anyone has a reason that these two should not be wed, speak now. (coughs) so sorry. oh no... it's just that your friend daryl he

we're with the stars of the new musical sensation "dear evan hansen." ♪ is anybody waiting >> nominated

. >> stephen: have you seen "dear evan hansen?"ied like a child. >> i know the actor was here last night. it's a wonderful show. i actually saw it off broadway. i'm going to try to see it again now on broadway. so, yeah, i'm going to try and see everything. because we're going to have some fun on tony night. now does that mean you're going to see every television show? >> stephen: yes. >> if i'm going to see all the broadway shows-- >> stephen: i'm going to see every television show, every single one. >> there's only one you really need to see, actually. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: that would be "house of cards" on netflix next tuesday. and the tony awards june 11 on cbs. kevin spacey, everybody. we'll be right back with terry crews. stick around. ♪ ♪. rumor confirmed. they're playing. -what? -we gotta go. -where? -san francisco. -when? -friday. we gotta go. [ tires screech ] any airline. any hotel. any time. go where you want, when you want with no blackout dates. [ muffled music coming from club. "blue monday" by new orde

he's dressed like the main character in dear evan hansen, which won best musical. roseanne winning for best actress for her roll in dollhouse part two. bette midler won for hello dolly. james earl jones received the lifetimechievement award. >> that would be a tough one to host because you have to sing in front of these amazing broadway stars. all right. kari has a look at our forecast for this morning. cool today, hot by the end of the week? >> that's what we'll tell you about like drilling it in because it will be so different from the way we start the week to the way we end the week. you'll see the temperatures really ramping up. as we get a live look there this morning, what you're seeing in san francisco, a few clouds. looking at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, and we out right now looking at some live looks around the bay area. as we're getting a little clearing along the coast of the peninsula at 54 grees, 52 degrees now in the tri-valley. and looking at san rafael, where we did have some rain yesterday. it now starts out at 47 degrees, a

award shows. [ light laughter ] it was -- they're so good, like they did full numbers from "dear evan hansenow. i was watching it and i was like, oh they're talented. like, we're fine. [ light laughter ] it's a crazy show. >> seth: were you -- was there anyone you were excited to meet? >> yeah, i was backstage. and i saw tommy tune, broadway legend tommy tune. and we talked about your mom. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and i did actually talk -- >> seth: well this -- well this is -- >> i talked to tommy tune about your mom. now, you all know this. [ light laughter ] but my grandmother and seth's mom were in a local production in marblehead massachusetts of a hospital benefit musical review, stay with me. [ light laughter ] and it was directed by a young tommy tune. >> seth: yeah. >> and it was calls "pills a poppin'" and it saved the hospital. so it's no laughing matter. but, you know, you've talk to your mom about it. i've talked to my nana many times. new england stories always sound fake. >> seth: yeah. >> you know, they sound like limericks. you know, like a man named tommy tune c

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