In Surprise Appearance at Tony Awards, Hillary Clinton Gets Standing Ovation but Few Laughs at a Wisecrack About 2016 Election

‘I know a little bit about how hard it is to make change,’ Mrs. Clinton says.

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Hilary Clinton presents a musical number from 'Suffs' during the 77th Tony Awards on Sunday at New York. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Former presidential candidate and secretary of state Hillary Clinton was greeted with a lengthy standing ovation on Sunday night after making a surprise appearance at the annual Tony Awards at Manhattan. She sang the praises of a new musical about the suffragists and cracked a joke about the 2016 election that fell largely flat among the otherwise fawning audience. 

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