“I am live and unscripted, you’re welcome,” said Tonys host Ariana DeBose from the stage Sunday night. “So to anyone who may have thought that last year was a bit unhinged, to them I say, darlings: buckle up.” TonyAwards2023 wga writersstrike
As the first major awards show to be affected by the Hollywood strike, the ceremony was briefly canceled last month, only to be revived after a group of prominent playwrights —Advertisement
Many of the playwrights with work being honored at the Tonys are also WGA members who shore up their livelihoods by writing for film and TV, and that crossover led to the possibility that the Tonys could suffer collateral damage from the strike. As did the fact that this year’s Tonys are notably diverse, with two gender nonconforming actors favored to win awards, five nominated plays and play revivals by Black writers, and four Black nominees for best actor in a play.
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