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 It’s official! The Tony Awards returned to Radio City Music Hall. For decades, the Great Stage was where the Great White Way gathered on Broadway’s biggest night until three years ago when the theater district’s lights went dim due to the pandemic before slowly opening back up. At the 75th Annual Awards ceremony on Sunday, the theme of the evening was to celebrate those who made the show go on again (and again), from the understudies to the ushers. The opening number featured Julianne Hough and Darren Criss, who did a foot-tapping jig to an original song Criss wrote called “Set the Stage.” With catchy lyrics like: “When producers from the Tony’s called us up, they said . . . we’re hoping you can open up with ‘Broadway is back,’” they danced up ladders, spun round laundry hampers, and slid down theater seats while giving the audience a literal peak at the geniuses behind the red velvet curtain without missing a beat.  note: The Northman The message was underscored when understudy turne