Ariana DeBose introduced the glamour and the musical enjoyable to the Tonys final evening.
The actress hosted the 76th Annual Tony Awards Sunday night—marking her second consecutive internet hosting stint for Broadway’s annual awards present. She arrived at New York Metropolis’s United Palace theater in a plunging silver robe by Prada, and later made a dramatic outfit change to carry out some spectacular dance numbers.
The silver costume featured clear crystals on the V-shaped neckline. She paired it with strings of De Beers diamond jewellery, together with drop earrings, a bracelet, and varied rings.
Her stage look was a black flapper costume—made fully of layers of shimmering fringe— sheer black tights, and shiny black Mary Janes. Over it, she wore a black-and-gold gown.
After dancing to a medley of Broadway hits, DeBose delivered her opening monologue, through which she acknowledged Nationwide Puerto Rican Day (celebrated the second Sunday of June every year) and the continued Hollywood writers’ strike.
“Our siblings over on the WGA [Writers Guild of America] are at the moment on strike in pursuit of a good deal—and the way many people know what that’s?” DeBose stated. “The awards exhibits are historically written by members of the WGA, so to ensure that the present to go on, a complete host of individuals needed to come collectively and discover a compromise. For each single one that had a hand find that compromise, I say a full-throated thanks!”
She added, “We don’t have a script, you guys. I’m stay and unscripted. You’re welcome.”
This 12 months’s Tony Awards present nearly didn’t happen due to the continued strike (through which screenwriters are asking for honest compensation), which started on Might 2. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda had been anticipated to jot down a track for the present, however he stopped engaged on the manufacturing in solidarity with the strike, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
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