Ali Stroker wins a Tony Award and makes history with her wheelchair trip to the podium

The Tony Awards cain't say no to Ali Stroker, who made history Sunday by becoming the first actor in a wheelchair to win the biggest honor in theater.

The actress took home the Tony for featured actress in a musical for her performance as Ado Annie in an edgy revival of"Oklahoma!" “This award is for every kid who has a disability, a limitation or a challenge who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena,” Stroker said after wheeling from the stage wings to accept her Tony.

While playing the bubbly and flirty character, Stroker wheels around tables, the onstage band and other cast members while singing her comedic crowd-pleaser “I Cain't Say No,” which she also performed on the Tonys telecast. “I hope they see that anyone can be on Broadway if they’re great, and if they hurl themselves at it with the passion and soul and intelligence that Ali Stroker has,” “Oklahoma!” director Daniel Fish told The Times before the ceremony, in anticipation of Stroker’s telecast number. “There should be no barriers.”

PattyArquette 👏👏👏👏

PattyArquette She had the edge all along but she still had to do the work and come through for the production - Congratulations Ali!

Just watched her performance of Can't Say No from the Fallon show. Pretty freaking unbelievably top notch stuff. That girl got pipes!

they didn't even have a wheel chair ramp 😑

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