<Li> Pippin--medley; "Corner of the Sky" and "Magic to Do" </Li> <P> The casts of musicals currently running on Broadway introduced the musical nominees, including Chicago; Jersey Boys; Newsies; Once; Mamma Mia!; Rock of Ages; Spider - Man: Turn Off the Dark; The Lion King' . The casts of Once, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Rascals performed . </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> <P> During the "In Memoriam" tribute, Cyndi Lauper performed her 1986 hit True Colors . </P>

Who wrote the opening number for the 2013 tony awards