Lea Michele had a busy night at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 11) in New York City, but she still managed to pack in some meaningful reunions with special people from her past.
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Jodie Comer won the Best Actress in a Play prize at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night. The Killing Eve star, who had already won the Olivier for Prima Facie in London, continued her awards haul by collecting the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her portrayal of a defence lawyer named Tessa who is the victim of a sexual assault. "To every person who feels represented by Tessa, this has been my greatest honour," Comer said in her acceptance speech.
"And it continues to be! There's three weeks left (of the Broadway run)!" Will & Grace star Sean Hayes took home the male equivalent for his leading role in Good Night, Oscar Kimberly Akimbo was the night's biggest winner with five awards, including Best Musical, while Leopoldstadt won four, including Best Play. The show was also a historic ceremony for non-binary actors, with both Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee becoming the first and second openly non-binary performers to win acting prizes for Shucked and Some Like It Hot, respectively.
Ariana DeBose served as the host of the awards show, which went unscripted in solidarity with the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. "I'm live and unscripted," Ariana said onstage. "You're welcome.
To anyone who may have thought that last year was a bit unhinged, to them I say, 'Darlings, buckle up. '" The 76th Tony Awards were held at the United Palace in New York City. The main winners list is as follows:Best Play: LeopoldstadtBest Musical: Kimberly AkimboBest Revival of a Play: Topdog/UnderdogBest Revival of a Musical: ParadeBest Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Sean Hayes, Good Night, OscarBest Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Jodie Comer, Prima FacieBest Performance by a Leading
.Lea Michele had a busy night at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 11) in New York City, but she still managed to pack in some meaningful reunions with special people from her past.
It’s a Glee reunion!
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NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers left the football field for a night to attend the 2023 Tony Awards — and his appearance at Broadway’s biggest night quickly went viral.
Anna Wintour was on hand to watch her daughter Bee Carrozzini win a Tony at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11).
Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond put on a masterclass when they took the stage at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11) in New York City.
Aaron Rodgers left the football field for a night to attend the 2023 Tony Awards — and his appearance at Broadway's biggest night quickly went viral. Rodgers and his New York Jets teammate, C.J. Uzomah, were spotted posing on the red carpet at the 76th annual event held at United Palace in New York. The football star — who was recently transferred to the Jets and has been spotted attending events such as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour — cleaned up nice for the occasion in a metallic brown suit.Fans couldn't help but notice the New York Jets quarterback looking hilariously confused in the Tony Awards audience and took to Twitter to share screenshots of the broadcast. «Aaron Rodgers looks like he just spotted a member of his family at the Tonys,» one Twitter user wrote. Aaron Rodgers looks like he just spotted a member of his family at the Tonys.
Aaron Rodgers left the football field for a night to attend the 2023 Tony Awards — and his appearance at Broadway's biggest night quickly went viral. Rodgers and his New York Jets teammate, C.J. Uzomah, were spotted posing on the red carpet at the 76th annual event held at United Palace in New York. The football star — who was recently transferred to the Jets and has been spotted attending events such as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour — cleaned up nice for the occasion in a metallic brown suit.Fans couldn't help but notice the New York Jets quarterback looking hilariously confused in the Tony Awards audience and took to Twitter to share screenshots of the broadcast. «Aaron Rodgers looks like he just spotted a member of his family at the Tonys,» one Twitter user wrote. Aaron Rodgers looks like he just spotted a member of his family at the Tonys.
76th annual Tony Awards, Lea Michele and the cast of delivered a show-stopping rendition of «Don't Rain on My Parade»live on stage at the United Palace Theatre in New York City. The performance comes 10 months after Michele took over as Fanny Brice from Beanie Feldstein in the 2022 Broadway revival. Michele's performance closed out Broadway's biggest night and after she belted the musical number she was met with a standing ovation from the Tony Awards crowd. Barbra Streisand is somewhere watching Lea Michele do Funny Girl #TonyAwardspic.twitter.com/C981o6WAh7Since taking the stage in the lead role, Michele has earned critical acclaim for her performance, with many feeling that she was deserving of awards recognition even though replacements do not qualify for most stage and theater honors. The Tony Awards performance also marks the final stretch for Michele and, which is slated to close on Sept.
Lorna Courtney switched up her look in the middle of her performance at the 2023 Tony Awards.
Sara Bareilles and Brian d’Arcy James were both nominated at the Tonys this year and they reunited with co-star Kennedy Kanagawa for a live performance!
The cast of Some Like It Hot brought the heat during a performance at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11).
Jodie Comer has picked up her first Tony Award!
Ariana Debose and Julianne Hough delivered a jaw-dropping dance performance at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11).
Topdog/Underdog co-stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins are both in the running for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 2023 Tony Awards, but the duo presented a unified front on the red carpet.
It was a big night for the play The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window!
Michael Arden won his first Tony Award tonight and one moment during his speech was silenced by CBS even though it got a rapturous applause by the audience.
The Tony Awards show this year is happening without a script and Ariana DeBose explained why during her opening monologue!
Jessica Chastain and fellow Best Actress in a Play nominee Audra McDonald shared the red carpet with special guests at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 11).
Uzo Aduba is expecting her first child!The celebrated actress debuted her burgeoning baby bump while she walked the red carpet at the 2023 Tony Awards at the United Palace Theater in New York City on Sunday.The alum — aptly decked out in a bright orange Christian Siriano suit ensemble — unbuttoned her suit jacket to give fans a better look at her burgeoning bump while she also cradled her stomach as she posed for snapshots and smiled.Aduba, 42, also posed for some sweet, beaming pics with her filmmaker husband, Robert Sweeting.The dad-to-be was all smiles as well, as he looked dapper in a traditional tuxedo that was the perfect complement to his ladylove's glow.Aduba first revealed that she and Sweeting had tied the knot in secret in September 2021, on their 1st anniversary.«When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible,» Aduba captioned a pic from her wedding day, quoting Nora Ephron's iconic line from the Billy Crystal-Meg Ryan rom-com «For some, it feels like we wait our whole lives for our someone,» she shared.