‘Stereophonic’ and ‘The Outsiders’ triumph at the Tonys, while ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ disappointsEFE
The Tony Awards, known as ‘the Oscars of theatre’ crowned on Sunday night with their main awards for ‘Stereophonic’, best play, and ‘The Outsiders’, best musicalthe disappointment of the night being the case of ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, which started as the big favorite.
The actress Ariana DeBose, Known for her role as Anita in the latest film adaptation ‘West Side Story’, presented the gala for the third consecutive year of the Tony Awards for musical theater, which in this, their 77th edition, were held at the Lincoln Center theater in New York.
‘Stererophonic’, the story of a rock band about to dissolve, was one of the winners, because in addition to the award for best play it added the awards for best supporting actor in a play and best direction, which went to Will Brill and Daniel Aukinrespectively, in addition to the award for best sound design.
For its part, ‘The Outsiders’, inspired in part by the film Francis Ford Coppola of the same title, sand won the Tony for best musical and best direction of a musical for Danya Taymor; To these awards are added the best sound design of a musical and best lighting, the work of Cody Spencer the first and Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim the second.
As to ‘Hell’s Kitchen’a work about the early years of Alicia Keys’ career that started with 13 nominations, could not confirm her status as favoritebut she took home at least the award for best actress in a musical for Maleah Joi Moon and best supporting actress for veteran Kecia Lewis.
Daniel Radcliffe won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’‘, and he excitedly collected his first Tony: “I’m going to speak quickly and try not to cry,” said the actor when collecting his award.
Radcliffe, who rose to fame as the star of the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise, called his experience on ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ a one of the best of his life.
In the theatrical performance section, Jeremy Strong (‘An Enemy of the People’) won the Tony for best lead actor, a victory for the Emmy-winning actor who defined the work before the public as a “cry from the heart.”
The award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play went to Will Brill (‘Stereophonic’), who departed from the most trite dedications and dedicated the award to his therapist.
Kara Young, for her part, won the Tony for best actress. featured in a play for ‘Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch.’
At the opening of this very New York evening, Alicia Keys appeared at the piano to perform a medley from the musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen’before calling rapper Jay-Z on stage to perform the song ‘Empire State of Mind’ together.
With a large presence of Hollywood actors, among which stood out Angelina Jolieproducer of the play ‘The Outsiders’, This 77th edition surprised with the appearance of Pete Townshend, the leader of the legendary British band The Who, who joined the cast of the musical ‘The Who’s Tommy’ to perform the song ‘Pinball Wizard’.
In addition, the award for best musical costumes went to Linda Chao (his second Tony), for her work on ‘The Great Gatsby’, the musical adaptation of the classic novel by American Scott Fizgerald, while Justin Peck (‘Illinoise’) won the Tony for best choreography.
