John Legend won a Tony Award on Sunday night as co-producer of August Wilson’s Jitney, which won the award for best play revival. After winning multiple Grammys and a 2015 Oscar for best original song for Selma’s “Glory,” winning a Tony means Legend is just one award away from achieving “EGOT” status – winning all […]
Two-time Tony Award Winner James Earl Jones will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this years ceremony. The 86 year old actor will receive the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre on June 11 at the Tony Awards. Described as “one of America’s most distinguished and versatile” actors and “one of the […]
Tony Award Winning Actress Linda Hopkins has passed at the age of 92. The illustrious gospel, jazz and blues singer also ruled the Broadway stage, with one of her most notable roles in the 1974 musical, Bessie and Me. She received the Tony Award in 1972 for her role in Inner City. Born in 1924 […]
The 70th Annual Tony Awards, which took place on Sunday in the wake of the devastating Orlando tragedy, changed the game this year when all four musical acting awards went to people of color. Broadway’s history has been transformed thanks to three Hamilton cast members and one star from The Color Purple who have cemented their names in American culture […]
