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The 2024 Tony Awards were handed out last night celebrating the best of Broadway this past theater season. And the results represented a lot of ‘firsts’ for the winners. Continue reading “It Was A Night Of Firsts At The 2024 Tony Awards”
Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Blade: Karine Jean-Pierre sat down with the Washington Blade a week before the two-year anniversary of her appointment as America’s first Black and first openly queer White House press secretary. Continue reading “Karine Jean-Pierre + Billy Porter + More News”
This morning, the 2024 Tony Award nominations were announced, with considerations given to the 36 productions that opened on Broadway between April 28, 2023, and April 25, 2024. Continue reading “2024 Tony Award Nominations Announced”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast, Gallup Polling reports support for same-sex relations has dropped by 7 percent in one year, plus… Continue reading “Podcast: RuPaul Honored In Congress, Tony Awards, Rock Hudson Doc-Film + More”
History was made tonight as J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot) and Alex Newell (Shucked) took home the trophies for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, respectively, becoming the first non-binary actors to be honored by the Tony Awards. Continue reading “A Fine Night At The 76th Tony Awards”
In this episode of The Randy Report podcast, international pop star George Michael will be posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: History Made In 2023 Tony Noms, George Michael, UK Gay Dating Show”
This year’s Tony Awards will proceed as scheduled – albeit in an altered form without any scripted segments – after the striking screenwriters union agreed to not picket the event. Continue reading “Tony Awards Broadcast Will Take Place As Scheduled, But…”
Some news items you might have missed: • Playbill: Due to the Writers Guild of America strike, the 76th Annual Tony Awards will not be able to broadcast live June 11. A two-part ceremony had been planned, with a pre-show streaming live on Pluto, and the main awards ceremony broadcasting live on CBS and Peacock. It remains unclear how Broadway’s top honors will proceed. Continue reading “News: Tony Awards Will Not Be Broadcast Due To Writer’s Strike + More”
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The 75th annual Tony Awards were held last night, June 12, at Radio City Music Hall where Company and The Lehman Trilogy led the 2022 celebration with five wins each. Continue reading “Recapping The 2022 Tony Awards”