Jennifer Hudson, who has an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar, joined the elite EGOT group Sunday when 'A Strange Loop' won the best musical Tony — she's a producer.
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"MJ" represents the 22-year-old Frost’s Broadway debut as he plays Jackson with a high, whispery voice, a Lady Diana-like coquettishness and a fierce embrace of Jackson’s iconic dancing and singing style. "Heal the world," Frost said from the stage, channeling Jackson.A group of Broadway performers led by Lin-Manuel Miranda belted out a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s "New York, New York" to celebrate the reopening of Broadway shows in New York on September 14.
Marianne Elliott made Tony history by becoming the only woman to have won three Tonys for directing, the latest for "Company." She thanked Sondheim for letting her put a woman "front and center." She dedicated her award to everyone fighting to keep theaters open. "Take Me Out" won for best play revival, and "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson won the Tony for best featured actor in a play for his work in it. "Mom, Dad, thank you for letting me move to New York when I was 17-years-old. I told you it would be OK," said Ferguson, who also thanked his understudy and his husband.
And the Tonys ushered in the latest EGOT winner: Jennifer Hudson, who has an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar, and joined that elite group Sunday when "A Strange Loop" won best musical — she’s a producer. DeBose also hailed the heroic efforts of understudies, swings and standbys to keep shows going throughout pandemic spikes, noting that she and many other Tony nominees had once been unheralded understudies and swings. After the cast of "Six" performed, DeBose noted that one was a fill-in at the last minute.
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