Winner Nicole Scherzinger: He who doesn’t give up is celebrated!
In New York Radio City Music Hall, awards were given to Achievements in Broadway Productions in the 2024/25 season. With six prizes celebrated a robotic musical Maybe Happy Ending, who, among other things, became the best musical, his star Darren Criss He also took home the prize for the main actor in the musical. The winner of the prestigious recognition emphasized how proud he is to be part of the « extremely diverse and exquisite Broadway season » while he is Michael Ardenwho received the Best Director of the Music for this show, said in a speech that « empathy is not a weakness, but a gift and our common responsibility. »
In one of the most anticipated decisions of the evening, she is nominated for the first time Nicole Scherzinger won the Best Actress Award in the musical for the role of faded movie star Norma Desmond in the movie Sunset Boulevard, Minimalist Renovation of the Musical Andrew Lloyd Webber in the direction Jamie Lloyd. « It happened, Andrew! » Scherzinger said to Lloyd Webber in tears on stage.
In an emotional thank you speech, she returned, among other things, two decades ago when she became famous in the Pussycat Dolls girl group. « While growing up, I always felt like I was not anywhere, but you all gave me the feeling that I belonged, and I finally came home, » she said. « If anyone is out there, who feels like he does not belong or that his time has not come, he should not give up. »
If anyone is out there, who feels like he does not belong or that his time has not come, he should not give up.
Nicole Scherzinger
By recognizing the best lead actress in the musical for a role in the movie Sunset Boulevard beat the record six -time winner and star of the musical Gypsy Audro mcdonald. Scherzinger also received the Olivier Award for her play, awarded by the London Theater Society to recognize the excellence of a professional theater in London.
With six awards, he celebrated the Maybe Happy Ending Robotic musical, which, among other things, became the best musical, and his star Darren Criss also took home the main actor in the musical. Photo: Jeenah Moon Reuters
Sunset Boulevard He also won the Best Revival of Musical and Light Design. « It’s simply fantastic to see old performances, newly thought out and processed, » Lloyd Webber told the audience.
Cole Escola became the first nebar winner of the main actor award for the role of alcoholic Mary Todd Lincoln in an unconventional historical comedy Oh, Mary!which Escola also wrote. Escola has beaten George Clooney. Although Clooney’s Broadway adaptation of the musical Good night and happy Teached the records of the cash registers and received five nominations for the Tony Award, the show eventually remained empty -handed. Interesting, one of the greatest hits of the season, Othello by Denzel Washington and Jako Gyllenhaal In the main roles, she did not receive a single nomination.
The ceremony was led by the Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivowho started the evening with an exciting musical performance with the help of the Broadway Inspirational Voices and a short performance Oprah Winfrey.
« Broadway officially returned, » Erivova said in his opening speech – after a record season with a profit in cash registers that reached $ 1.89 billion.
