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Two performers made history in 2023 for being the first non-binary performers to win Tony Awards for acting. Who were they?
Who are Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee
This 2008 musical set in Washington Heights won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and celebrated the vibrant Dominican-American community. What is it?
What is In the Heights
“maybe happy ending” has opened doors for an increased asian american presence on broadway. the tony winning musical takes place in a futuristic setting of this country
Where is south korea
This musical tells the story of a young Black girl named Celie and is based on a novel by Alice Walker.
What is The Color Purple?
She composed the music for the Broadway musical Fun Home.
Who is Jeanine Tesori?
Who was the first openly transgender person to win a Tony award, winning Best Costume Design of a Musical for Cats: The Jellicle Ball in 2026?
Who is Qween Jean
This Puerto Rican singer and actress played Anita in the 1961 film adaptation of West SideStory and won anAcademy Award for her performance.
Who is Rita Moreno
in the musical “in the heights,” the main character is Usnavi is a New York city bodega owner who comes from this “greatest little place in the Caribbean”
Where is the Dominican Republic
This African American performer became famous for playing Effie White in the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls.
Who is Jennifer Holliday?
She wrote the lyrics and music for the Broadway musical Waitress, becoming the first woman to write the music, lyrics, and book of a Broadway musical that she also starred in.
Who is Sara Bareilles?
Who was the first openly gay actor to win a Tony for playing a gay character in 1982?
Who is Harvey Fierstein
This Puerto Rican composer and lyricist helped create the musical West Side Story, which explores tensions between Puerto Rican and white communities in New York City.
Who is Leonard Bernstein
the flaherty and ahrens musical “ragtime”focuses on three main characters and how their lives intertwine. mother- an aristocrat from new rochelle, coalhouse walker junior- a renowned pianist from harlem, and tateh- a jewish immigrant from this country
Where is Latvia
This musical, featuring songs like "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," was written by George and Ira Gershwin and features an African American community.
What is Porgy and Bess?
This woman wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the Broadway musical The Notebook, based on the popular romance novel.
Who is Ingrid Michaelson?
What is the name of the musical by Jonathan Larson that tells the story of starving artists in Manhattan coping with the HIV/AIDS epidemic?
What is Rent (1996)
This powerhouse vocalist originated the role of Nina Rosario in the Heights and later took over as Elphaba in Wicked and Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton. Who is it?
Who is Mandy Gonzalez
though being thought of as an american founding father, in “hamilton” it is revealed that the titular character actually immigrated to the usa- more specifically- from this island country
Where is st kitts and nevis
This actor and singer became the first African American to win the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in The Wiz.
Who is André De Shields?
She became the first woman to win the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Lion King.
Who is Julie Taymor?
What is the name of the musical about the true story of a Mississippi teen who was banned from bringing her girlfriend to a school dance?
What is The Prom (2018)
Founded in 1967 by actress Miriam Colón, this pioneering Off-Broadway institution served as a vital bilingual incubator for Latino actors, directors, and playwrights. What is it?
What is the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater?
“school girls- or the african mean girls play” opened on broadway this september and stars jasmine amy rogers and denee benton. exploring social dynamics, colorism, and the effects of colonialism, the play takes place at an all girls boarding school in this west african country
Where is ghana
This groundbreaking African American choreographer and director helped shape Broadway with musicals such as The Wiz and Dreamgirls.
Who is George Faison?
This African American playwright and poet wrote for "colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf", which made its Broadway debut in 1976.
Who is Ntozake Shange?