Baltimore native Andre De Shields has won his first Tony at age 73. DeShields, who attended Baltimore City College, won a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Mister Hermes in Hadestown. https://twitter.com/Andre_DeShields/status/1137895679072903170 “Hadestown” won several other Tony Awards last night, including for best musical, best sound design in a […]
The Tony Awards set the bar for diversity on Sunday evening as several actors and actresses of color were recognized for their work; a major difference from the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that ensued earlier this year. For the first time in the ceremony’s history, four musical acting awards were nabbed by Black actors. Broadway hit show […]
