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https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/ [login to see] /6-takeaways-from-the-2022-tony-awards
"The 75th Annual Tony Awards celebrated Broadway's first full season after the pandemic shutdown. Many of the shows up for awards were supposed to open in 2020— until theaters unexpectedly closed for a year and a half.
One of the producers for The Lehman Trilogy, in his speech accepting the award for Best Play, said, with resignation, that "between the fourth and fifth preview were 577 days."
Yet this Tony Awards didn't harp on how hard COVID was for the industry. It didn't beg tourists to return. Instead, the show was surprisingly warm and welcoming — thanks in large part to its host, Ariana DeBose.
Here are the six things that struck me as I watched the Tony Awards Sunday night":
"The 75th Annual Tony Awards celebrated Broadway's first full season after the pandemic shutdown. Many of the shows up for awards were supposed to open in 2020— until theaters unexpectedly closed for a year and a half.
One of the producers for The Lehman Trilogy, in his speech accepting the award for Best Play, said, with resignation, that "between the fourth and fifth preview were 577 days."
Yet this Tony Awards didn't harp on how hard COVID was for the industry. It didn't beg tourists to return. Instead, the show was surprisingly warm and welcoming — thanks in large part to its host, Ariana DeBose.
Here are the six things that struck me as I watched the Tony Awards Sunday night":
6 takeaways from the 2022 Tony Awards
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Sad they neglected to honor Bob Saget and his roles in Broadway musicals.
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One of the things I miss about not living in the northeast is the ability to easily go to Broadway shows. I grew up going to them and went as often as we could when stationed in New Hampshire. Broadway shows, even some of the not so great ones, are always better than movies IMO.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"The Tony Awards are coming. So who’s going to win?
We’ll have to wait until Sunday evening to find out, but I pulled out my opinionated crystal ball, nonetheless. Here’s a look at the likely winners in some major categories, and my pick for who should win if the gods are atypically just or I were the one making all the decisions.
The 75th annual Tony Awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing, will be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The ceremony, hosted by film and stage star Ariana DeBose, will be telecast live on CBS and Paramount+ starting at 7 p.m. CT Sunday.
Nominations were announced May 9, with Michael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop” earning a leading 11 nods. Steppenwolf Theatre’s “The Minutes” was nominated for best play. As announced May 18, Court Theatre of Hyde Park is the winner of the 2022 Tony for excellence in regional theater."...
"The Tony Awards are coming. So who’s going to win?
We’ll have to wait until Sunday evening to find out, but I pulled out my opinionated crystal ball, nonetheless. Here’s a look at the likely winners in some major categories, and my pick for who should win if the gods are atypically just or I were the one making all the decisions.
The 75th annual Tony Awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing, will be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The ceremony, hosted by film and stage star Ariana DeBose, will be telecast live on CBS and Paramount+ starting at 7 p.m. CT Sunday.
Nominations were announced May 9, with Michael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop” earning a leading 11 nods. Steppenwolf Theatre’s “The Minutes” was nominated for best play. As announced May 18, Court Theatre of Hyde Park is the winner of the 2022 Tony for excellence in regional theater."...
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