Alicia Keys electrified the Tony Awards on Sunday, teaming up with superstar Jay-Z on their hit “Empire State of Mind,” while history was made when Broadway toasted the 11th female to w…
This image released by Polk & Co. shows Daniel Radcliffe, from left, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez in a scene from “Merrily We Roll Along.”
This image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows Jordan Tyson, left, and John Cardoza during a performance of “The Notebook.” FILE – Maria Friedman, director of the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” attends the Meet The Tony Award Nominees press junket at the Sofitel New York in New York on May 2, 2024. on Sunday, teaming up with superstar Jay-Z on their hit “Empire State of Mind,” while history was made when Broadway toasted the 11th woman to win the best director crown, Danya Taymor.
Keys appeared at the piano on the stage of the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center as the cast of her semi-autobiographical musicalwas presenting a medley of songs and then began singing her and Jay-Z’s 2009 smash. She then left the stage to join the rapper on some interior steps to wild applause.took home the first big award of the night as Broadway’s biggest party opened its arms to hip-hop and rock fans.
“Thank you to my ancestors,” she said, adding thanks to her mom and dad, brother, partner, cast and her co-starand her director, Kenny Leon. She saved her last thanks to playwright Ossie Davis and his star Ruby Dee, who originated the role.cemented his stage career pivot by winning a featured actor in a musical Tony, his first trophy in five Broadway shows.
“Suffs” won the Tony Award for best book of a musical and Dede Ayite’s work on “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” won best costume design of a play. Jonathan Tunick won best orchestrations for “Merrily We Roll Along” and Linda Cho earned the Tony for best costume design for a musical for “The Great Gatsby.” The best choreography award went to Justin Peck for “Illinoise.
Hoping to knock down “Stereophonic” are “Mother Play,” Paula Vogel’s look at a mother and her kids spanning 1964 to the 21st century; “Mary Jane,” Amy Herzog’s humanistic portrait of a divorced mother of a young boy with severe health issues; “Prayer for the French Republic,” Joshua Harmon’s sprawling family comedy-drama that deals with Zionism, religious fervency and antisemitism; and “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” Jocelyn Bioh’s comedy about the lives of West African women working at a salon.
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