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Coverage dated June 11, 2023

Tony Awards Make History With Laurels for Nonbinary Actors

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The intimate, funny-sad musical 'Kimberly Akimbo' wins the musical crown

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  1. CNN

    'Kimberly Akimbo' takes home Tony for best musical (opens CNN)

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    “Kimberly Akimbo” won the Tony Award for best musical Sunday night.

  2. Voice of America

    Tony Awards Make History With Laurels for Nonbinary Actors (opens Voice of America)

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    The intimate, funny-sad musical 'Kimberly Akimbo' wins the musical crown

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    'Kimberly Akimbo' wins Tony Award for best musical (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    'Kimberly Akimbo,' about a teen who ages four times faster than the average human, won Tony Award for best musical.

  4. The Economist

    “Kimberly Akimbo” and “Leopoldstadt” triumphed at the Tony Awards (opens The Economist)

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    After its first full season since the pandemic, Broadway has much to celebrate

  5. New York Times

    ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Wins Best Musical Tony and ‘Leopoldstadt’ Best Play (opens New York Times)

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    The Tony Awards went off with out a hitch despite a screenwriters’ strike. Among the highlights: The first acting awards for out nonbinary performers, and prizes for two shows about antisemitism.

  6. France 24

    'Leopoldstadt', 'Kimberly Akimbo' top Tony Awards (opens France 24)

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    Tom Stoppard's play "Leopoldstadt," a look at how one Jewish family confronts anti-Semitism and loss, and intimate tragicomic musical "Kimberly Akimbo" earned the top prizes Sunday at the Tony Awards,…

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ comes out on top at Tony Awards (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    NEW YORK — The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J.

  8. Daily Journal Online

    Tony Awards makes inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike. Here's a recap and the list of winners (opens Daily Journal Online)

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    The intimate, funny-sad musical "Kimberly Akimbo" nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers' strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J.

  9. New York Times

    ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ wins the Tony Award for best musical. (opens New York Times)

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  10. The Hollywood Reporter

    Tony Awards 2023: ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Wins Big as Winners Praise Writers (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Host Ariana DeBose went unscripted as the 2023 edition of the Broadway trophyfest took place amid the writers strike, while Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee made history as the first openly nonbinary actors to win a Tony.

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