'Moulin Rouge' musical dominates pandemic delayed Tony Awards

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Musical 'Moulin Rouge!' was the big early winner at Broadway's Tony Awards on Sunday in a delayed ceremony that doubled as a celebration for the return of live theatre in New York after an unprecedented 18-month long closure due to the pandemic.'Tonight feels like a homecoming,' said host Audra McDonald.

Musical"Moulin Rouge!" was the big early winner at Broadway's Tony Awards on Sunday in a delayed ceremony that doubled as a celebration for the return of live theatre in New York after an unprecedented 18-month long closure due to the pandemic.

The annual awards show was never held in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic that shut down live performances for 18 months. Most reopened only a few weeks ago. "A Christmas Carol," a stage adaptation with music of the Charles Dickens novel, won five awards, while newcomer Adrienne Warren won best actress in a musical for playing rock singer Tina Turner in"Tina - The Tina Turner Musical.

John Legend, Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Kristin Chenoweth, Ben Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Idina Menzel are among the stars due to take part.

 

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