Coverage dated June 11, 2023

Lynn native Alex Newell wins Best Featured Actor in a Musical award at Tonys

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A Massachusetts native won big at Sunday night's Tony Awards in New York City.

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CBS News
Lynn native Alex Newell wins Best Featured Actor in a Musical award at Tonys (opens CBS News)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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A Massachusetts native won big at Sunday night's Tony Awards in New York City.
NBC 6 South Florida
Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee are first out nonbinary performers to win acting Tonys (opens NBC 6 South Florida)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside more splashier rivals on Sunday to win the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its muscle in the face of Hollywood writers’ strike and fully embraced trans-rights with history-making winners.
Queerty
Alex Newell, Sean Hayes, J. Harrison Ghee, & more LGBTQ+ moments from last night’s Tonys (opens Queerty)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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A groundbreaking night at the Tony Awards saw two nonbinary actors win for their performances...
ABC 7 New York
Alex Newell, J. Harrison Ghee become 1st nonbinary actors to win a Tony Awards (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee became the first two openly nonbinary performers to win Tony Awards on Sunday night.
People
Alex Newell Makes Tony Awards History with Win: 'You Can Do Anything You Put Your Mind To' (opens People)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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'Shucked' star Alex Newell broke new ground at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday when they became the first openly nonbinary performer to win a Tony
Herald Bulletin
Alex Newell becomes first nonbinary actor to win a Tony Award as Broadway celebrates amid strike (opens Herald Bulletin)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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Tony Award history was made Sunday when Alex Newell became the first nonbinary person to win a Tony for acting as the Broadway community seized the moment after the Hollywood
The Boston Globe
Lynn native Alex Newell becomes first nonbinary actor to win a Tony (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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Newell won a Tony for best featured actor in a musical, for "Shucked."
The Brunswick News
Alex Newell wins best featured actor Tony for ‘Shucked,’ making history for nonbinary actors (opens The Brunswick News)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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Alex Newell, who has electrified audiences with a saucy turn in “Shucked,” won the Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical on Sunday, becoming the first openly nonbinary
The Hollywood Reporter
Alex Newell, J. Harrison Ghee Become First Openly Nonbinary Actors to Win Tony Awards (opens The Hollywood Reporter)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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Newell won for actor in a featured role in a musical for 'Shucked' while Ghee won for actor in a leading role in a musical for 'Some Like It Hot.'
The Daily News (Longview)
Tony Awards kick off with plenty of athletic Broadway razzle-dazzle, despite writers' strike (opens The Daily News (Longview))
Published Jun 11, 2023
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Tony Award history was made Sunday when Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee became the first nonbinary persons to win Tonys for acting as the Broadway community seized the moment amid a Hollywood writers’ strike that left theater’s biggest night without a script.
Boston
J. Harrison Ghee, Mass. native Alex Newell make history as first nonbinary actors to win Tonys (opens Boston)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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Massachusetts native Alex Newell has been blowing audiences away with their signature number, "Independently Owned," in "Shucked."
New York Times
Alex Newell Becomes First Out Nonbinary Performer to Win a Tony (opens New York Times)
Published Jun 11, 2023
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“Thank you for seeing me Broadway,” the performer said of winning the award for best featured actor in a musical.

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