![]() ![]() Earlier in the evening, during the Paramount+ livestream of most of the awards, came the first big surprises of the night: Andrew Burnap of The Inheritance won the Tony for his lead performance in the play, beating out other better known nominees including Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Sturridge, Blair Underwood and Ian Barford. “When we hear all of the stories we are better.”Ī Soldier’s Play won the first award presented during Broadway’s Back!, the CBS concert portion of tonight’s Tony festivities. “We need to hear all of the stories,” Leon said. Tony Awards Review: Broadway Teaches TV A Lesson With Livestream-Broadcast HybridĮarlier in the broadcast, director Kenny Leon, accepting the award for best play revival for his direction of A Soldier’s Play, invoked the names of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Kobe Bryant and Melvin Van Peebles, reminded the Winter Garden Theatre audience that they were seated on Native American land and urged Broadway to tell the stories of all Americans. ![]()
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