Unscripted Tonys, Makes History With First , Nonbinary Winners.<br />On June 11, Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee <br />became the first nonbinary people to win Tonys.<br />On June 11, Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee <br />became the first nonbinary people to win Tonys.<br />NBC reports that the historic moment <br />was presented unscripted, as the event took <br />place amid the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike.<br />NBC reports that the historic moment <br />was presented unscripted, as the event took <br />place amid the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike.<br />Thank you for the humanity. <br />Thank you for my incredible <br />company who raised <br />me up every single day, J. Harrison Ghee, via NBC.<br />Ghee won for best leading actor <br />in a musical for their role <br />in 'Some Like It Hot.'.<br />Newell took home the award for best featured actor in a musical for their performance in 'Shucked.'.<br />Newell took home the award for best featured actor in a musical for their performance in 'Shucked.'.<br />Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. <br />I should not be up here as a queer, <br />nonbinary, fat, Black little <br />baby from Massachusetts. , Alex Newell, via NBC.<br />Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. <br />I should not be up here as a queer, <br />nonbinary, fat, Black little <br />baby from Massachusetts. , Alex Newell, via NBC.<br />And to anyone that thinks <br />that they can’t do it, I’m going <br />to look you dead in your face <br />that you can do anything <br />you put your mind to, Alex Newell, via NBC.<br />And to anyone that thinks <br />that they can’t do it, I’m going <br />to look you dead in your face <br />that you can do anything <br />you put your mind to, Alex Newell, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that the first full <br />post-pandemic season had 40 productions, <br />including 15 musicals and 24 plays.<br />'Kimberly Akimbo' took home the award <br />for best musical, while Tom Stoppard's <br />'Leopoldstadt' was awarded best play.<br />'Kimberly Akimbo' took home the award <br />for best musical, while Tom Stoppard's <br />'Leopoldstadt' was awarded best play.<br />The play, which focuses on Jewish identity, also earned the <br />best director award for Patrick Marber, featured actor for <br />Brandom Uranowitz and costumes for Brigitte Reiffenstuel.<br />The play, which focuses on Jewish identity, also earned the <br />best director award for Patrick Marber, featured actor for <br />Brandom Uranowitz and costumes for Brigitte Reiffenstuel
