Photo Coverage: MATILDA's Leading Ladies and More at the Tony Eve Cocktail Party!

The annual Tony Eve Cocktail Party took place last night, Saturday, June 8th, at the Lugo Caffé (One Penn Plaza) in Midtown. The event celebrated this year's Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre and Special Tony Awards. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos of the honorees and attendees -- including Richard Kind, Judith Light, Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, the 'Matildas', Tracy Letts, Benj Pasek, Tom Sturridge, Carolee Carmello, Will Chase, Debra Messing, Valisia LeKae, Charl Brown, Stephanie J. Block, Keala Settle, Danny Burstein and more. See below!

At the event, the Tony Awards presented the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Career Transition for Dancers; William Craver; Peter Lawrence, The Lost Colony and the actresses who share the role of "Matilda" in Matilda the Musical: Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Baily Ryan and Milly Shapiro.

The Huntington Theatre Company also received the Regional Theatre Award, and the evening celebrated the 2013 Special Award Recipients: Isabelle Stevenson Award honoree Larry Kramer, and the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award -- Bernard Gersten, Ming Cho Lee and Paul Libin.

The 2013 Tony Awards will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on CBS, tonight, June 9th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay) and are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia

Richard Kind

Judith Light

Judith Light

Douglas Carter Beane

Pam MacKinnon

Laura Osnes

Nathan Johnson and Laura Osnes

Santino Fontana

Matthew Warchus, Gabriel Ebert, Lesli Margherita, Bertie Carvel, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, Sophia Gennusa and Oona Laurence

Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, Sophia Gennusa and Oona Laurence

Billy Magnussen

Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts

Benj Pasek and his mother

Tom Sturridge

Carolee Carmello

Will Chase and Debra Messing

Shalita Grant

Charl Brown

Valisia LeKae and Charl Brown

Valisia LeKae

Judith Ivey

Sebastian Arcelus and Rob McClure

Rob McClure

Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus

Stephanie J. Block

Stephanie J. Block

Keala Settle

Justin Paul

Danny Burnstein and Rebecca Luker

Kristine Nielsen

Laurie Metcalf and Zoe Perry