My personal oppinion is that it wasn't Cerveris that won the tony, but the ROLE that won the tony (same with Menzel in WICKED).
Don't ge me wrong, I loved both of their performances but it was the ROLES that won the tonys.
I still think Sills was one of the best parts of LSOH and I personally liked the revival (it had its flaws but it was fun).
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel