About Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan.
Barbra Streisand: I haven't had much fun in my life
... Blessed with songs like People and Don t Rain On My Parade, the show earned rave reviews and eight Tony Award nominations, But Streisand couldn t enjoy the success because her co-star Sydney Chaplin (son of movie star Charlie) was constantly trying to sabotage her performance...
Alan Arkin: Little Miss Sunshine actor dies aged 89
... His acting career began auspiciously on Broadway, appearing in the play Enter Laughing in 1963, which won him a Tony Award for best actor...
Sarah Snook: Succession actress to star in The Picture of Dorian Gray in London
... " The transfer from Australia to London which was staged in Sydney before its West End transfer scored its British star Jodie Comer an Olivier and Tony Award...
Sir Mark Rylance: 'Acting used to be more accepting of oddballs'
... Sir Mark, who won his third Tony Award for his performance as Olivia in the Globe Theatre s all-male performance of Twelfth Night in 2013, also said he " doubts" he will play a woman again...
Glenda Jackson obituary: An actress unafraid to speak her mind
... Two years later, she won a Tony Award on Broadway in a revival of Edward Albee s Three Tall Women...
Tony Awards 2023: Jodie Comer wins as Ariana DeBose hosts unscripted
...By Daniel RosneyCulture reporterJodie Comer says she s " overwhelmed" after winning a prestigious Tony Award for her one-woman Broadway show Prima Facie...
Grammy Awards 2023: Viola Davis becomes an EGOT
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentViola Davis has become the 18th person to achieve the EGOT - winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award - as the Grammy Awards kick off in Los Angeles...
Obituary: Angela Lansbury
... " Her performance won her a Tony Award, and an unexpected role as a gay icon, something she came to relish...