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The race, badual politics and a trip to hell are on Sunday in New York at the annual Tony Awards ceremony for the best of Broadway theater.
Hosted by the famous Tonys, James Corden, TV star A record season for Broadway, both in ticket sales and box office receipts, exceeding $ 1.8 billion
With record attendance by compared to the 10 combined professional sports teams in New York and New Jersey, Broadway is booming, never so much
"We are more in tune with the cross currents of the time," said Heather Hitchens , president of the American Theater Wing, who presents The Tonys with the Broadway League.
"You can see it in the themes of almost every show," she said, adding, "It's hard to think of a show that does not address a current issue. or relevant. "
James Corden (left) and Julia Carey attend the 73rd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, New York, June 9, 2019. / Photo VCG
James Corden (left) and Julia Carey attends the 73rd Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, June 9, 2019. / VCG Photo [19659008] League President Charlotte St. Martin has stated that there are topics to be covered. news and an average ticket price below $ 100 attracted the youngest fans.
"Hadestown" by Anais Mitchell is about to collect the Best Musical Award after receiving 14 major nominations.
But "The Prom", a musical about a group of egomaniacal Broadway actors invading a Midwestern town to support a bad who wants to bring his girlfriend to her ball, has her cheerleaders, of same as "Tootsie", a hit show based on the 1982 film that speaks of a troubled actor who finds his fame by posing as a woman.
"Tootsie" should bring a Tony to the main actor Santino Fontana. , while Bryan Cranston, favored as anchor of TV news destabilized In the play "Network", Jeff Daniels is confronted with the competition of the legendary white lawyer Atticus Finch in the racial drama "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Regina King attends the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 9, 2019. / Photo VCG
Regina King attends the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 9, 2019. / VCG Photo
Sexuality is at the center of the best nominees for the revival of "Torch Song" and "Boys in the Band", but "All My Sons" or "The Waverly Gallery" by Arthur Miller will prevail .
According to observers, Elaine May, the seasoned writer and director, is expected to win the award for best one-piece actress for her moving turn in "The Waverly Gallery" as an Alzheimer's patient.
collected nine nods.
Sexual politics make their appearance in Heidi The show of a Schreck woman titled "What the Constitution Means for Me", while unsuccessful candidacy of Hillary Clinton at the White House in 2008 is broadcast in "Hillary and Clinton".
The Tony Awards are broadcast live from New York on CBS from 8 pm EDT
(Cover: The US-Chinese actress Lucy Liu attends the 73rd Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2019 in New York / VCG Photo)
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