The 2024 Tony Awards ceremony, which recognizes outstanding Broadway productions, was held last night (June 16th) at Lincoln Center in New York City.
This year, many A-list stars and veteran stage actors were nominated, drawing attention to the annual awards ceremony. At the ceremony, Jay-Z made a surprise appearance and Alicia Keys' hit musical ” Hell's Kitchen. The show received the most nominations of the night, with 13, and won two, for Best Actress in a Musical (Maria Joy Moon) and Best Supporting Actress (Keshia Lewis).
“The characters are definitely inspired by the city and my experiences with individuals and people, and I think that gives it a richness and a relatability,” Keys explained of the musical. Vibe“For me, it feels so good when art imitates life, because you can take experiences, the basics, the emotions, the connections, the multi-layered and complex behavior of human beings, and bring it all together into a story that really resonates.”
The first Broadway revival Pearly Victorious, “Aria,” a 1961 stage play written by Ossie Davis, also won, and Kara Young won a Tony for best featured actress in a play. She was nominated in 2022 for “Aria.” Clyde In 2023 Cost of living.
“To the great Rutibel Gussie Mae Jenkins, who took a chance on her life and said, Here we go, I've got life left,” Young said as she accepted her Tony Award. “She deserved it, and so did we all. Thank you. This is a vibration of human liberation.”
Dede Ayite made history when she became the first black woman to win a Tony Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Play. Jaja African Hair Braiding. She is in the same department appropriate Best Costume Design in a Musical Hell's Kitchen.
“This isn't just about me, but we did it,” she said after her win. “The community that supports me, the community of people that love me and cheer me on every day. For me, right now, I feel like it's not just about me. It's a community. We did it together.”
Billy Porter won his first Tony Award in 2013 for his role as Lola in “Love Story.” Kinky Boots — He also received the 2024 Isabel Stevenson Award and honored his late mother, Chloe Linda Jean Johnson Porter Ford, in his speech.
“I want to dedicate this moment to my mother, Chloelinda Jean Johnson Porter Ford, who passed away in February of this year,” Porter said. E.T. “My mother believed in unconditional love and instilled in my sister and I a sense of purpose and a love bigger than ourselves.
“Her favorite Bible verse was II Timothy 1:7: 'For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind,'” Porter recited. “Turn around to your neighbors and tell them not to be afraid, because change is already happening. God bless you all.”
Other notable winners included “Succession” star Jeremy Strong, who won his first Tony Award for his role in “Succession.” Enemy of the People; Daniel Radcliffe is Rolling happilySarah Paulson is appropriateCheck out photos from the 2024 Tony Awards below.
