Latest news with #78thTonyAwards
The Star
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
K-culture goes global
The cast and creators of 'Maybe Happy Ending' accepting the Tony for best new musical during the 78th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York. With BTS poised to reunite, 'Squid Game' returning and a Broadway show winning awards, the Korean cultural wave keeps on rolling. — Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
Japan Today
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Musical 'Hamilton' and historian Ron Chernow to receive Liberty Medal awards
Renee Elise Goldsberry, from left, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Christopher Jackson perform a medley from "Hamilton" during the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) The Broadway musical 'Hamilton' and the historian whose book inspired it will collect the National Constitution Center's Liberty Medal this fall, an award for efforts to spread liberty around the world. Ron Chernow and ' Hamilton ' will collect the medal and its $100,000 cash prize at an event in October on Philadelphia's Independence Mall. Award organizers credited the book and musical for having a 'singular impact' by bringing to life and spreading the story of the U.S. Constitution and Alexander Hamilton, a pivotal figure in drafting and promoting the governing document. He was also the first U.S. treasury secretary. 'Hamilton,' which debuted on Broadway a decade ago, has become a cultural touchstone, winning the Pulitzer Prize, a Grammy and 11 Tony awards. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who created the musical, called the award a deep honor. 'The Constitution is not just a historical artifact — it's a challenge. A call to participate. To speak up, to imagine better, and to work, every day, toward that more perfect union,' he said in a statement released before the formal announcement. Chernow's many books have included biographies of former presidents George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant and, more recently, of writer and humoristMark Twain. 'In writing about Hamilton, Washington, and Grant, I've come to see that liberty is not a gift passed down through generations — it's a responsibility,' Chernow said in a statement. 'One that demands courage, compromise, and commitment. These men were imperfect, but they dared to envision something greater than themselves.' The Liberty Medal was established in 1988 to honor the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution's 1787 signing. Recent winners have included the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and PBS documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carrie Preston Teases Her ‘Elsbeth' Guest Star Wish List: 'Pretty Much Everybody On Broadway'
After reuniting with some of Elsbeth's biggest guests for a star-studded musical Season 2 finale, Carrie Preston is ready to apprehend more of the Great White Way. While attending last weekend's 78th Tony Awards, the Emmy-winning actress teased who from Broadway she'd like to work with on an upcoming season of the CBS procedural comedy drama. More from Deadline 'Elsbeth' Boss & Carrie Preston Talk Big Musical Finale, Saying Goodbye To Kaya As She Pivots To New Job 'Elsbeth' Boss Talks Kaya's Shocking Promotion As Carra Patterson Pivots To Guest Star, Christine Baranski, & Musical Season Finale Mariel Molino & Austin Stowell On Their Hopes For 'NCIS: Origins', The Big Season 1 Scenes & Who Should Play The Older Lala 'There's so many people on this red carpet that I've met tonight or that I know. I always ask them, 'Do you wanna be on the show? Because I'll pass it along,'' she told Us Weekly at the awards show. Preston added, 'So I saw Brooke Shields tonight. I saw Celia Keenan-Bolger tonight. Of course Cole Escola. I'd like to see if we can round up pretty much everybody on Broadway and get them on.' The interview came shortly before Escola made history as the first openly non-binary Tony Winner, taking home Lead Actor in a Play for their hilarious take on Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!, which they also wrote. Elsebeth's Season 2 finale 'Ramen Holiday' brought back guest stars Stephen Moyer, Retta, Gina Gershon, Elizabeth Lail, Arian Moayed, André De Shields, Alyssa Milano, Mary-Louise Parker and Ethan Slater for the musical episode. 'We were trying to get maybe four of these guest stars, but we got eight,' Preston previously told Deadline. 'They wanted to come back and play with us, which was such an honor. It just meant the world to me that they wanted to be a part of it, and they were all so game.' Executive producer Jonathan Tolins told Deadline of the episode's Chicago tribute, 'The two hardest parts were the scheduling and waiting to be granted the rights to use the 'Cell Block Tango'. We prepared as if they were going to say yes, and fortunately, in the end, they did, because we went a long way on a limb getting ready for it, and getting the number together.' Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Muscat Daily
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Muscat Daily
South Korean musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' wins big at the 78th Tony Awards
New York – The South Korean musical adapted for Broadway about two decommissioned robots who seek love and find it within each other recently won six prizes at the 78th Tony Awards held at Radio City Hall in New York on the 8th of June. After being successfully nominated for 10 of the award categories, the charming play won several awards for best performing actor, best director, best book of a musical, best scenic design best original score and best musical. Making history as the first South Korean musical to win at the Tony awards and further cementing their presence in the world's global entertainment industry. Previously winning an Emmy for his performance in 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story' as the killer in question Andrew Cunanan, the former Glee star celebrates his most recent success as the best performing actor in the long-running musical. Adding- ''I have such immense pride to get to be part of this notably diverse exquisite Broadway season this year.'
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ratings: Tony Awards Surge 38% to Biggest Audience Since 2019
CBS will be telling the story of Tonys night for some time…. America's Most Watch Network's presentation of the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday night averaged 4.85 million total viewers, an increase of 38% year-over-year to mark the biggest audience since 2019 for the telecast. (In 2020, there was no formal Tonys ceremony.) More from TVLine Andor Tops Nielsen Streaming Chart With Release of Series Finale; Rogue One Returns to Top 10 Movies Save the Dates: Brett Goldstein's Apple Movie, Hallmark's Christmas at Sea and More Casting News: black-ish Star Joins Boston Blue, Carrie TV Series Adds 14 and More The show also enjoyed its largest live streaming audience ever on Paramount+, up 208% vs. 2024. In the demos, this year's Tonys saw gains of 91% with the 25-54 crowd, 107% among Adults 18-49 and 147% with those age 18-34. This year's telecast was hosted by Tony Award winner and Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, with Maybe Happy Ending emerging as the big winner and the original Broadway cast of Hamilton reuniting for a medley commemorating the hit musical's 10th anniversary. Last year, Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose lorded over a ceremony where Stereophonic and The Outsiders grabbed the most trophies.
