If you missed the 63rd Tony Awards last night, you missed quite a production.

The opening number (marred by some mic issues, which persisted throughout the evening) was the ceremony’s biggest and most expensive ever, said host Neil Patrick Harris. “And that’s why I’m hosting tonight.”

Bret Michaels was nearly crushed by a giant, flying set piece. A Tony spokesperson says he “missed his mark.”

And NPH killed with his brilliant closing number, which was a wrap-up of the winners and required some quick video editing.

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Playbill News reports:

Stage and screen star Neil Patrick Harris will host the 63rd Annual Tony Awards, which will be held June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. CBS will broadcast the three-hour event live beginning at 7 p.m.

In a statement Harris said, “The discipline of live theatre - doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week - never ceases to amaze me. I’m truly honored to have been chosen as the Master of Ceremonies for this year’s Tony Awards, and I hope to help provide a first-class evening for all.”

Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” — “the greatest musical of the 20th century,” according to Rolling Stone — is coming to the Fox in just a few weeks, and we just can’t get this song out of our head. It’s Patti LuPone at the the 2006 Tonys!