The show’s director, Rachel Chavkin, who previously brought “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” to Broadway, picked up the Tony for directing the musical. She was the only woman nominated as a director of any show this year, a fact that she noted ruefully during her acceptance speech. And she is only the fourth woman ever to win a Tony as director of a musical. One of the night’s emotional highlights belonged to Ali Stroker, who became the first wheelchair user to win a Tony. Celia Keenan-Bolger was named best featured actress in a play for portraying Scout, the daughter of Atticus Finch.

Source: bd News24 June 10, 2019 04:52 UTC