<P> The Emmy - winning opening number , written by Lin - Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt , starred Neil Patrick Harris and `` featured neophyte cheerleaders , contortionists , chirpy newsies , a scene - hogging Mike Tyson and , in a Broadway season notable for the number of children in its shows , enough pint - size performers to fill , as Harris aptly quipped , a Chuck - E-Cheese . '' During the ceremony , three Broadway performers , Andrew Rannells , Megan Hilty and Laura Benanti , whose television shows have been cancelled , sang a comic `` failed TV career '' medley with Harris . The lyrics were written by Michael John LaChiusa and based on several familiar Broadway melodies , including `` America '' , `` What I Did For Love '' , and `` The Ladies Who Lunch '' . </P>
<P> The Emmy - winning opening number , written by Lin - Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt , starred Neil Patrick Harris and `` featured neophyte cheerleaders , contortionists , chirpy newsies , a scene - hogging Mike Tyson and , in a Broadway season notable for the number of children in its shows , enough pint - size performers to fill , as Harris aptly quipped , a Chuck - E-Cheese . '' During the ceremony , three Broadway performers , Andrew Rannells , Megan Hilty and Laura Benanti , whose television shows have been cancelled , sang a comic `` failed TV career '' medley with Harris . The lyrics were written by Michael John LaChiusa and based on several familiar Broadway melodies , including `` America '' , `` What I Did For Love '' , and `` The Ladies Who Lunch '' . </P>
who wrote the opening number for the 2013 tony awards
who wrote the opening number for the 2013 tony awards
Lin - Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt
Lin - Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt