Before the Tony Awards broadcast began on CBS, the American Theatre Wing handed out a handful of Creative Arts Awards, along with the Lifetime Achievement and theIsabelle StevensonAward. Check out all of the pre-broadcast acceptance speeches below.The legendary James Earl Jones was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award andBaayork Leewasthis year's recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Award.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12PM on June 11, 2017