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Last night at the Tony Awards<\/a>, Ali Stroker became the first person who uses a wheelchair to win the coveted Tony Award. Stroker won for her portrayal of Ado Annie in the current production of Oklahoma!<\/em>\u00a0It is exciting that Oklahoma!<\/em>,\u00a0a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical almost one hundred years old that is considered to have changed musical theater, is once again a part of history making.<\/p>\n

Stroker made her Broadway debut in the revival of Spring Awakening<\/em> in 2015. She is also an alumnus of The Glee Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stroker saw her first Broadway show as a kid and decided that nothing would stop her from achieving her dream of performing on the Great White Way.\u00a0 She dedicated her award to other people facing adversity:<\/p>\n

This award is for every kid watching tonight who has a disability, who has a limitation or a challenge, who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena. You are.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stroker also made a plea to make Broadway theatres more accessible for people with disabilities. She is making theatre more inclusive and becoming an inspiration in the process.<\/p>\n

The full 2019 Tony Award winners list is below.<\/p>\n

Best Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Choir Boy<\/em>
\nThe Ferryman<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\nGary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus<\/em>
\nInk<\/em>
\nWhat the Constitution Means to Me<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>
\nBeetlejuice<\/em>
\nHadestown<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Prom<\/em>
\nTootsie<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Arthur Miller\u2019s All My Sons<\/em>
\nThe Boys in the Band<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\nBurn This<\/em>
\nTorch Song<\/em>
\nThe Waverly Gallery<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kiss Me, Kate<\/em>
\nRodgers & Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Book of a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>, Dominique Morisseau
\nBeetlejuice<\/em>, Scott Brown & Anthony King
\nHadestown<\/em>, Ana\u00efs Mitchell
\nThe Prom<\/em>, Bob Martin & Chad Beguelin
\nTootsie, Robert Horn<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Original Score (Music and\/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Be More Chill<\/em>, Music & Lyrics: Joe Iconis
\nBeetlejuice<\/em>, Music & Lyrics: Eddie Perfect
\nHadestown, Music & Lyrics: Ana\u00efs Mitchell<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Prom,<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics: Chad Beguelin
\nTo Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>, Music: Adam Guettel
\nTootsie<\/em>, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Paddy Considine,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/em>
\nBryan Cranston,\u00a0Network<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nJeff Daniels,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>
\nAdam Driver,\u00a0Burn This<\/em>
\nJeremy Pope,\u00a0Choir Boy<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Annette Bening,\u00a0Arthur Miller\u2019s All My Sons<\/em>
\nLaura Donnelly,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/em>
\nElaine May,\u00a0The Waverly Gallery<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nJanet McTeer,\u00a0Bernhardt\/Hamlet<\/em>
\nLaurie Metcalf,\u00a0Hillary and Clinton<\/em>
\nHeidi Schreck,\u00a0What the Constitution Means to Me<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Brooks Ashmanskas,\u00a0The Prom<\/em>
\nDerrick Baskin,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>
\nAlex Brightman,\u00a0Beetlejuice<\/em>
\nDamon Daunno,\u00a0Rodgers & Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>
\nSantino Fontana,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nCaitlin Kinnunen,\u00a0The Prom<\/em>
\nBeth Leavel,\u00a0The Prom<\/em>
\nEva Noblezada,\u00a0Hadestown<\/em>
\nKelli O\u2019Hara,\u00a0Kiss Me, Kate<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bertie Carvel,\u00a0Ink<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nRobin de Jes\u00fas,\u00a0The Boys in the Band<\/em>
\nGideon Glick,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>
\nBrandon Uranowitz,\u00a0Burn This<\/em>
\nBenjamin Walker,\u00a0Arthur Miller\u2019s All My Sons<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fionnula Flanagan,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/em>
\nCelia Keenan-Bolger,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nKristine Nielsen,\u00a0Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus<\/em>
\nJulie White,\u00a0Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus<\/em>
\nRuth Wilson,\u00a0King Lear<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Andr\u00e9 De Shields, Hadestown<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nAndy Grotelueschen,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em>
\nPatrick Page,\u00a0Hadestown<\/em>
\nJeremy Pope,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>
\nEphraim Sykes,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lilli Cooper,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em>
\nAmber Gray,\u00a0Hadestown<\/em>
\nSarah Stiles,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em>
\nAli Stroker,\u00a0Rodgers & Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nMary Testa,\u00a0Rodgers & Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Miriam Buether,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>
\nBunny Christie,\u00a0Ink<\/em>
\nRob Howell,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nSanto Loquasto,\u00a0Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus<\/em>
\nJan Versweyveld,\u00a0Network<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Robert Brill & Peter Nigrini,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>
\nPeter England,\u00a0King Kong<\/em>
\nRachel Hauck,\u00a0Hadestown<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nLaura Jellinek,\u00a0Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>
\nDavid Korins,\u00a0Beetlejuice<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rob Howell,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nToni-Leslie James,\u00a0Bernhardt\/Hamlet<\/em>
\nClint Ramos,\u00a0Torch Song<\/em>
\nAnn Roth,\u00a0Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus<\/em>
\nAnn Roth,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Michael Krass,\u00a0Hadestown<\/em>
\nWilliam Ivey Long,\u00a0Beetlejuice<\/em>
\nWilliam Ivey Long,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em>
\nBob Mackie,\u00a0The Cher Show<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nPaul Tazewell,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Neil Austin,\u00a0Ink<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nJules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer,\u00a0Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus<\/em>
\nPeter Mumford,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/em>
\nJennifer Tipton,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>
\nJan Versweyveld & Tal Yarden,\u00a0Network<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kevin Adams,\u00a0The Cher Show<\/em>
\nHowell Binkley,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>
\nBradley King,\u00a0Hadestown<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nPeter Mumford,\u00a0King Kong<\/em>
\nKenneth Posner & Peter Nigrini,\u00a0Beetlejuice<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Adam Cork,\u00a0Ink<\/em>
\nScott Lehrer,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>
\nFitz Patton,\u00a0Choir Boy<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nNick Powell,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/em>
\nEric Sleichim,\u00a0Network<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Peter Hylenski,\u00a0Beetlejuice<\/em>
\nPeter Hylenski,\u00a0King Kong<\/em>
\nSteve Canyon Kennedy,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>
\nDrew Levy,\u00a0Rodgers & Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>
\nNevin Steinberg & Jessica Paz,\u00a0Hadestown<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Direction of a Play<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rupert Goold,\u00a0Ink<\/em>
\nSam Mendes,\u00a0The Ferryman<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nBartlett Sher,\u00a0To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>
\nIvo van Hove,\u00a0Network<\/em>
\nGeorge C. Wolfe,\u00a0Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Direction of a Musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rachel Chavkin,\u00a0Hadestown<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nScott Ellis,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em>
\nDaniel Fish,\u00a0Rodgers & Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>
\nDes McAnuff,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em>
\nCasey Nicholaw,\u00a0The Prom<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Choreography<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Camille A. Brown,\u00a0Choir Boy<\/em>
\nWarren Carlyle,\u00a0Kiss Me, Kate<\/em>
\nDenis Jones,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em>
\nDavid Neumann,\u00a0Hadestown<\/em>
\nSergio Trujillo,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Orchestrations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Michael Chorney & Todd Sickafoose,\u00a0Hadestown<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nSimon Hale,\u00a0Tootsie<\/em>
\nLarry Hochman,\u00a0Kiss Me, Kate<\/em>
\nDaniel Kluger,\u00a0Rodgers & Hammerstein\u2019s Oklahoma!<\/em>
\nHarold Wheeler,\u00a0Ain\u2019t Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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