The ceremony’s biggest prize, for best musical, went to “Moulin Rouge! López, whose father is from Puerto Rico, described himself as the first Latino writer to win the best play Tony, which he said was a point of pride but also suggested the industry needs to do better. It was the seventh time he was nominated, for his performance as a cabaret impresario in “Moulin Rouge! A production of “A Soldier’s Play,” directed by Kenny Leon and produced by the nonprofit Roundabout Theater Company, won the Tony for best play revival. Special Tony Awards were given to “American Utopia,” David Byrne’s concert show; “Freestyle Love Supreme,” an improv troupe co-founded by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, a group pushing for racial justice.

Source: bd News24 September 27, 2021 05:26 UTC