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Jackson also won for best book. "A Strange Loop" beat "MJ," a bio musical of the King of Pop's biggest hits, for the top prize, although the other Jackson musical nabbed four Tony Awards including for best choreography. “Company” is an exploration of a single person’s conflicted feelings about commitment, traditionally focusing on a 35-year-old bachelor. Patti LuPone won best featured actress in a musical for her work in the revival, thanking COVID-19 safety officials in her acceptance speech. And the Tonys ushered in the latest EGOT winner: Jennifer Hudson, who has an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar, and joined that elite group Sunday when “A Strange Loop” won best musical — she’s a producer.

75th Annual Tony Awards - Show Michael R. Jackson, second left, accepts the award for best new musical for "A Strange Loop" at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Michael R. Jackson’s 2020 Pulitzer Prize drama winner is a theater meta-journey — a tuneful show about a Black gay man writing a show about a Black gay man. Jackson also won for best book, but many of the night's other Tonys were spread over several productions. “A Strange Loop” beat “MJ,” a bio musical of the King of Pop’s biggest hits, for the top prize, although the other Jackson musical nabbed four Tony Awards including for best choreography. Patti LuPone won best featured actress in a musical for her work in the revival, thanking COVID-19 safety officials in her acceptance speech.

75th Annual Tony Awards - Show The cast of "Company" performs at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. “MJ,” a bio musical of the King of Pop’s biggest hits, nabbed three Tony Awards including for best choreography. “Take Me Out” won for best play revival, and “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson won the Tony for best featured actor in a play for his work in it. Earlier, Darren Criss and Julianne Hough kicked off the four-hour awards, handing out mostly design awards. Best orchestrations went to “Girl From the North Country.” “The Lehman Trilogy” won for best scenic design of a play and lighting design of a play.

75th Annual Tony Awards - Show The cast of "Company" performs at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes)NEW YORK — (AP) — A gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” rode the fondness Broadway has for the late iconic composer by earning five statuettes, including best musical revival. Michael R. Jackson's “A Strange Loop,” a theater meta-journey about a playwright writing a musical, won the Tony for best book of a musical. “MJ,” a bio musical of the King of Pop’s biggest hits, nabbed three Tony Awards including for best choreography. Earlier, Darren Criss and Julianne Hough kicked off the four-hour awards, handing out mostly design awards.

LuPone won best featured actress in a musical for her work in the revival, thanking COVID-19 safety officials in her acceptance speech. “MJ,” a bio musical of the King of Pop’s biggest hits, nabbed three Tony Awards including for best choreography, “The Lehman Trilogy” got two technical awards and Sam Mendes won for best direction of a play. Earlier, Darren Criss and Julianne Hough kicked off the four-hour awards, handing out mostly design awards. Best orchestrations went to “Girl From the North Country.” “The Lehman Trilogy” won for best scenic design of a play and lighting design of a play. The telecast had performances from this year’s Tony Award-nominated musicals, including “A Strange Loop,” “Company,” “Girl from the North Country,” “MJ,” “Mr.

Host Ariana DeBose kicked off the first regularly scheduled Tony Awards since 2019 with an opening number that mashed up musical theater classics and a monologue about inclusivity on Broadway.

NEW YORK — (AP) — “MJ,” a bio musical of Michael Jackson stuffed with the King of Pop’s biggest hits, nabbed a leading three early Tony Awards, and Patti LuPone won the third Tony of her illustrious musical theater career. LuPone won best featured actress in a musical for her work in the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” and she thanked COVID-19 safety officials in her acceptance speech. Earlier, Darren Criss and Julianne Hough kicked off the four-hour awards, handing out mostly design awards. “The Skin of Our Teeth” won best costumes for a play, “MJ” won for choreography, best lighting of a musical and sound design of a musical, while “Dana H.” won for sound design of a play. "A Strange Loop," a theater meta-journey about a playwright writing a musical, goes into the show with a leading 11 Tony nominations.

(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local):8 p.m.Eleven Tony Awards were handed out Sunday before the main telecast, spreading trophies across seven shows. Best orchestrations went to “Girl From the North Country.” And “The Lehman Trilogy” won for best scenic design of a play and lighting design of a play. ___MORE ON THE TONYS— Tony Awards begin with non-acting honors handed out— List of Tony winners so far— On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat— Pioneering Camille A. A total of eight design awards will be handed out along with best score, as well as the award for orchestrations and ending with choreography. It’s the Tony Awards.

75th Annual Tony Awards - Show Lucy Moss, left, and Toby Marlow accept the award for best original score for "Six: The Musical" at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first award of the night — for best score — went to “Six: The Musical,” with music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. A total of eight design awards will be handed out along with best score, as well as the award for orchestrations and ending with choreography. ___MORE ON THE TONYS— On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat— Pioneering Camille A. It’s the Tony Awards.

75th Annual Tony Awards - Show Hosts Julianne Hough, left, and Darren Criss speak at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first award of the night — for best score — went to “Six: The Musical,” with music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The season — with 34 new productions — represents a full return to theaters after nearly two years of a pandemic-mandated shutdown. DeBose, the Tony-nominated theater veteran and freshly minted Oscar winner for "West Side Story," said Broadway is due for a party. "A Strange Loop," a theater meta-journey about a playwright writing a musical, goes into the show with a leading 11 Tony nominations.

Joaquina Kalukango has won the Tony Award for best leading actress in a musical.

It's the Tony Awards. The season — with 34 new productions — represents a full return to theaters after nearly two years of a pandemic-mandated shutdown. DeBose, the Tony-nominated theater veteran and freshly minted Oscar winner for "West Side Story," said Broadway is due for a party. "A Strange Loop," a theater meta-journey about a playwright writing a musical, goes into the show with a leading 11 Tony nominations. His co-star, Mary-Louise Parker, could become the first actor to receive consecutive Tonys for best actress in a play.

“A Strange Loop,” an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadway’s most racially diverse season by choosing an envelope-pushing Black voice.

The “Cowboy Bebop” actor’s glam-rock radiance shows the high-octane musical in a new light.

Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack faithfully watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after fulfilling her own parade duties.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to its pre-pandemic form this year, with its route restored through Manhattan, high-flying helium balloons once again pulled by handlers and crowds welcomed back to cheer them on.

Theater-American Buffalo This combination of photos shows, from left, Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss, who will star in a revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo.” Previews begin the week of March 22, 2022 with an opening on April 14, 2022 at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York. (AP Photo) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — A revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” with Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss was in rehearsal when the pandemic closed Broadway theaters. The Neil Pepe-directed production on Friday announced its intention to return to the Circle in the Square Theatre next year. “American Buffalo” is a heist comedy about three small-time criminals hoping to steal a possibly valuable nickel, but its also a no-holds-barred portrait of lowlife desperation and greed. An ill-fated 2008 revival starred John Leguizamo and the duo of Haley Joel Osment and Cedric the Entertainer, both making their Broadway debut.

A revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” with Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss was in rehearsal when the pandemic closed Broadway theaters.

NEW YORK Naya Rivera, a singer and actress who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy Glee, was found dead Monday in a Southern California lake. What a force you were, wrote Glee co-star Jane Lynch on Twitter. She is survived by her parents, Yolanda and George; a younger brother, Mychal; a sister, Nickayla; and her 4-year-old son. Naya Rivera was a fierce talent with so much more to do and this is such a terrible tragedy. In the preface to her autobiography, Rivera wrote that motherhood had changed her life and given it perspective.