Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin and Arian Moyaed Host Tony Awards After Party at Pebble Bar
The late night party, held at the Rockefeller Center locale, was hosted by 'Succession' costars Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin and Arian Moyaed. Snook took home the Tony for best actress in a play for her role in 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' and clung to her award throughout the evening, posing for photos with the statue. 'Succession' actors Juliana Canfield and Zoe Winters were also in attendance. Additional guests included Sarah Paulson, Kelli O'Hara, Zachary Quinto, Daniel Dae Kim and Kara Young, who also took home a Tony — for the second year in a row — for her role in 'Purpose.' While a host of the event, Culkin was nowhere to be seen.
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At 2 a.m., as guests were waiting to enter the party, Snook, who had changed into a baby pink suit for the affair, was standing outside chatting and taking photos with friends, seemingly getting ready to leave the festivities. Broadway star O'Hara blew her a kiss as she left the scene.
While Pebble Bar supplied several floors of festivities, the only place anyone wanted to be was the fourth level…conveniently the hardest place to get to. A bouncer blocked the elevator telling every attendee who tried to get past 'You can't get up there right now,' though it's where a bulk of the stars remained throughout the evening.
There seemed to be sneaky alternate entrance that cohost Moyaed was taking advantage of, though he wasn't quite convinced it would work out as the crowds continued to swell in the room. Up on the fourth floor, the stars packed into a small space, enjoying cocktails and snacking on sandwiches from Schaller & Weber.
As the night grew late, attendees were trying to figure out their next move. 'It's like playing tag trying to find someone in here,' one said, while another remarked that Sadie Sink was still at her private cast party for 'John Proctor Is the Villain.'
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