In many ways, Ben Platt is one of the most successful theater kids of our time, third only to Lin-Manuel Miranda and Taylor Swift (proof of this ignominious past can be found here and here). The prodigiously talented tenor grew up with fellow L.A.-based theater kid Molly Gordon and BFF …
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J. Harrison Ghee started their day eating a bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddle. They ended the night making history as the first non-binary performer to win a Tony Award for best leading actor in a musical for their role as Jerry/Daphne in the new musical comedy Some Like It Hot, …
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Ariana DeBose opened the 76th annual Tony Awards Sunday night in a style befitting the festivities with a choreographed dance number that turned the whole United Palace in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City — from the lobby to theater aisle — into a stage and had her …
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Alex Newell made history on Sunday during the 76th Tony Awards, where they became the first openly non-binary person to win a Tony Award. Newell nabbed the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical category for their role as Lulu in Shucked. “Thank you for seeing me Broadway,” …
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The 2023 Tony Awards were able to continue to air as planned this year on the condition that it be unscripted so as not to cross the Writers Guild of American picket lines. This resulted in a show that stumbled through a few hiccups but bolstered some savage moments — …
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Samuel L. Jackson, celebrated actor and national treasure, was up for his first Tony Award last night. Samuel L. Jackson, celebrated actor and national treasure, also lost his first Tony Award last night — and anyone watching can tell you he was not pleased. Jackson, who got his start in …
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Striking members of the Writers Guild of America announced Monday that they will not picket the 2023 Tony Awards, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Last week, the union denied a request for awaiverto allow the ceremony to air on June 11 as planned.In a statement late Monday, the WGA said …
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The 76th Annual Tony Awards will not be televised live June 11, due to the striking Writers Guild of America, the Hollywood Reporter announced. The WGA denied a request for a waiver filed earlier this week to allow the ceremony to air as planned. A two-part show had been scheduled, …
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After making her Broadway debut as one of the producers of the stage adaption of Some Like It Hot, Mariah Carey is officially a Tony Award nominee now that the show is up for Best Musical at the 2023 awards ceremony. Carey joined as a producer for its opening last …
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Ariana DeBose will do the thing again this summer, hosting the Tony Awards for a second year in a row. The ceremony will air live on CBS from New York City’s United Palace at 8 p.m. ET on June 11. “I was honored to serve as host last year and …
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