Broadway’s brightest stars headed uptown to the Allen Room at the Time-Warner Center on May 15 to celebrate the latest and greatest event of the 2011 theater awards season, the 12th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! Before the awards—voted on by theater lovers everywhere—were handed out, the stars like nominee Daniel Radcliffe and host Vanessa Williams walked the red carpet and mingled at a cocktail hour. They had a drink, had a laugh and had a ball with theater fans and friends. Get in the mood for the main event by checking out our photos of this swanky awards evening, then check out our photos of the ceremony here!