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Luckily, There Were No Mormon Riots At the Eventi Hotel

Where: 851 Avenue of the Americas [map], New York, NY, United States, 10001

"Broadway is not just for gays anymore," sang Neil Patrick Harris at the opening number of Sunday night's Tony Awards (Harris then ripped off his tuxedo to reveal a sparkling purple jumpsuit with yellow silk necktie).

And neither was the Eventi Hotel on Sunday night, when the entire Book Of Mormons cast turned up to celebrate their major win (nine awards), and first Broadway success for South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. And the carousing went well into the night, with the last of the well-"oiled" group leaving the hotel around 4:30am.

Nikki M. James, the show's sole acting winner, made the biggest entrance to the mobbed scene, which was almost entirely attended by "cast, crew and their friends and families"—supposedly around 200 guests. We think Bar Basque could easily hold an entire theater's worth of people, considering how cavernous the space-ship-like lounge really is. The terrace alone is the equivalent of five suites! Hollywood Reporter gave the lowdown:

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