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- ‘Purpose’ makes Tony Awards history for Kara Young and wins best play
NEW YORK (AP) — The best new play trophy at Sunday’s Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and pressures during a snowed-in gathering. It caps a remarkable year for Jacobs-Jenkins, who in addition to winning back-to-back Tonys — his “Appropriate” won best play revival in [...] Read More »
11 minutes ago - Sarah Snook wins best actress in a play Tony Award while ‘Purpose’ takes home the best play award
NEW YORK (AP) — The best new play award went to “Purpose,”Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family that exposes hypocrisy and pressures during a snowed-in gathering. It caps a remarkable year for Jacobs-Jenkins, who in addition to winning back-to-back Tonys — his “Appropriate” won best play revival in 2024 — earned the [...] Read More »
32 minutes ago - Sarah Snook wins best actress in a play Tony Award while Kara Young makes history
NEW YORK (AP) — “Succession” star Sarah Snook took home the Tony Award trophy for leading actress in a play Sunday for her tireless work in “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” while Kara Young became became the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively. “This means so much for a little Australian girl,” Snook, [...] Read More »
48 minutes ago - Cynthia Erivo kicks off the Tony Awards with some advice from Oprah Winfrey and Sarah Snook wins
NEW YORK (AP) — “Succession” star Sarah Snook took home the first acting Tony Award on Sunday, winning the trophy for leading actress in a play for “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” in which she plays all 26 roles, reprising a performance that won her an Olivier Award. “This means so much for a little [...] Read More »
1 hour ago - ‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and ‘Stranger Things’ lead the Tony Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” built up early heads of steam at the Tony Awards — well before Sunday’s main event even started. Each had a leading three trophies from the pre-show. Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry hosted the Pluto broadcast from [...] Read More »
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