'The Outsiders,' a gritty adaptation of the classic young adult novel, won the Tony Award for best musical Sunday.
" The Outsiders ," a gritty adaptation of the classic young adult novel, became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday, winning the Tony Award for best new musical on a night when theater history was made for women as Broadway directors and score writers.
"I have stood on a lot of stages, but this is very special," Clinton said. "I know a little bit about how hard it is to make change." "If you are inspired by the story of Suffs, please make sure you and everyone you know have registered to vote and vote, vote, vote!" she said. Taub also said the win was for all the loud girls out there: "Go for it," she urged.
"Thank you to my ancestors," she said, adding thanks to a list that included playwright Ossie Davis and his wife and co-star Ruby Dee, who originated her role. Kecia Lewis, who plays a formidable piano teacher in "Hell's Kitchen," took home her first Tony, too. The 40-year veteran made her Broadway debut at 18 in the original company of "Dreamgirls.""Appropriate," Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' show centered on a family reunion in Arkansas, was named best play revival. Jacobs-Jenkins also thanked Davis, saying there would be no "Appropriate" without "Purlie Victorious.
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