Lea Michele had a busy night at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 11) in New York City, but she still managed to pack in some meaningful reunions with special people from her past.
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Alex Newell just made history on Sunday, when they became the first nonbinary-identifying person to win an individual acting prize at the 76th annual Tony Awards. Newell won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for their show-stopping performance in . «I have wanted this my entire life.
And I thank each and every one of you in this room,» Newell said while taking the stage at the United Palace Theatre, during the 2023 ceremony hosted by Ariana DeBose.Speaking directly to their mother, who was in the audience, Newell shared, «Mommy, I love you. Thank you for believing in me.
Thank you for loving me unconditionally. Thank you for teaching me what strength is.»«To my entire building and cast and crew of, you are my rock. I love you all.
Thank you for seeing me, Broadway,» Newell continued, while fighting back tears. «I should not be up here. As a queer, nonbinary, fat, black little baby from Massachusetts. And to anyone that thinks that they can't do it, I'm going to look you dead in your face and tell you that you can do anything you put your mind to.»Newell first broke out on and has since starred on and became a Broadway fixture with.
This season, they earned their first-ever Tony Award nomination for their turn as Lulu, a female whiskey distiller living in a small, corn-filled town, whose standout musical number includes «Independently Owned.», which features music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally and a book by Robert Horn, tells the story of a young girl who leaves her secluded town in search of someone who can help them save all their corn from dying. Lulu is one of the eclectic residents who finds their world rattled by new ideas (and incomers) from the outside world. Newell, who attended
.Lea Michele had a busy night at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 11) in New York City, but she still managed to pack in some meaningful reunions with special people from her past.
The 2023 Tony Awards took place last night and there were so many moments that happened backstage that you didn’t get to see on TV.
Kimberly Akimbo, which walked away with five prestigious Tony Awards. The production secured accolades such as Best Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre. Close on the heels of Kimberly Akimbo were Some Like It Hot and Leopoldstadt, as both showed earned four wins each.
Alex Newell is the first non-binary actor to win a Tony Award at the event that ran this year for the 76th time. Newell took home the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical category award for their role as Lulu in Shucked. They made reference to their background while accepting the award: “Thank you for seeing me Broadway.
It’s a Glee reunion!
Anna Wintour was on hand to watch her daughter Bee Carrozzini win a Tony at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11).
Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond put on a masterclass when they took the stage at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11) in New York City.
Gordon Cox Theater Editor In a Broadway awards ceremony without a script, there were bound to be unexpected twists, turns and upsets. Here are the biggest snubs, surprises and standouts from the 2023 Tony Awards. SNUB: The WGA’s request to nominated membersAfter producers of the Tonys vowed not to include material written specifically for the awards show, the Writers Guild of America agreed not to picket the ceremony. But the union made a follow-up request: They asked Tony-nominated guild members not to attend the Tonys in solidarity, and to pre-tape acceptance speeches or have a non-member accept on their behalf. However, many of those union members, after conferring with the Dramatists Guild, made the decision to attend the Tonys anyway – and to use the nationally televised opportunity to get vocal about their support for writers and the WGA. Sure enough, writers spotlit the WGA’s cause starting with the evening’s very first award, when “Kimberly Akimbo” lyricist David Lindsay-Abaire opened his speech with a shout-out to writers. Later, host Ariana DeBose opened the CBS portion of the telecast by voicing her own support of the union.
Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee made history on Sunday, when they became the first nonbinary-identifying people to win an individual acting prize at the 76th annual Tony Awards, breaking the glass for LGBTQ performers at the annual Broadway celebration.
Lorna Courtney switched up her look in the middle of her performance at the 2023 Tony Awards.
Sara Bareilles and Brian d’Arcy James were both nominated at the Tonys this year and they reunited with co-star Kennedy Kanagawa for a live performance!
The cast of Some Like It Hot brought the heat during a performance at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11).
Jodie Comer has picked up her first Tony Award!
Ariana Debose and Julianne Hough delivered a jaw-dropping dance performance at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11).
Topdog/Underdog co-stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins are both in the running for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 2023 Tony Awards, but the duo presented a unified front on the red carpet.
Alex Newell has made history!
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Actor Alex Newell made history at this year’s Tony Awards, becoming the first openly nonbinary performer to win an acting prize for their performance as Lulu in Jack O’Brien’s “Shucked.” “Thank you for seeing me Broadway,” Newell said. “I should not be up here as a queer, non-binary, fat, Black, little baby from Massachusetts. And to anyone that thinks that they can’t do it, I’m going to look you dead in your face that you can do anything you put your mind to.” Newell isn’t the only nonbinary actor nominated at the Tonys, with J. Harrison Ghee among the shortlisted performers for lead actor (musical) for their performance as Jerry/Daphne in Casey Nicholaw’s “Some Like It Hot.” Ghee and Newell already walked into the ceremony making history as the first nonbinary-identifying actors recognized.
telecast on CBS and Paramount+, history was made as Alex Newell became the first-ever openly non-binary actor to win a Tony award, in the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical category, for their showstopping role as cornpone character Lulu in the musical comedy “Shucked.”Newell burst onto TV screens as the vivacious Wade “Unique” Adams in the Fox smash “Glee,” a role they won after becoming a runner-up on the casting series “The Glee Project.” The Broadway revival of “Once on This Island” (which won the 2018 Best Musical Revival Tony) won Newell more acclaim, which led to a major featured role on NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” in which Newell could strut their stuff to the likes of tunes by Andra Day, Kelly Clarkson and Mary J. Blige among many.Newell’s big “Shucked” number “Independently Owned” recently became the first Broadway number ever to be performed live on NBC’s “The Voice.” Newell was the favorite to win this category, and in a fortuitous coincidence, Newell could actually become one of two non-binary actors to win Tony Awards on the very same night, as “Some Like It Hot” leading actor J.
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Michael Arden won his first Tony Award tonight and one moment during his speech was silenced by CBS even though it got a rapturous applause by the audience.