Tony Awards kick off with plenty of Broadway razzle-dazzle, despite writers' strike Photo: New York Times NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose opened a blank script backstage before dancing and leaping her way to the stage as the main show’s telecast kicked off Sunday, seizing the moment after the Hollywood writers’ strike left Broadway’s biggest night without words but with plenty of razzle-dazzle. An exciting, hectic opening number down the aisle gave a jolt of electricity to what is usually an upbeat, safe and chummy night. The strike by the Writers Guild of America has left the...