Jodie Comer and Tom Stoppard led a big night for Brits, while J Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell triumphed in a ceremony affected by the writers’ strike
was named best play, winning against Cost of Living and Fat Ham. Producer Sonia Friedman called it Stoppard’s “most personal masterwork”, and Stoppard said that throughout his career he has noticed “the theatre writer getting decreasingly devalued in the food chain”.
This year’s ceremony was almost cancelled as a result of the writers strike, but an agreement on 15 May meant that the night would not be picketed as long as it was unscripted. “I think it’s time for Broadway to speak for herself,” DeBose said, keying up one of the night’s many musical performances. Later she made reference to herAccording to thethe Writers Guild of America still asked nominated members not to attend. Lin-Manuel Miranda had been recruited to write a song for the evening but stopped writing as a result of the strike.
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