Part 5 – The Tony Awards: The Press Room: The 73rd Annual Tony Awards Awards took place on June 9th 2019, at the Radio City Musical Hall, hosted by James Corden. The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League . The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre. This 5-part mini series brings you exclusive, behind-the-scenes content from the 2019 awards season, ranging from the Tony Nominations themselves to red carpets to press rooms and conversations with this year’s biggest winners. Interviews in this episode: Rob Howell, The Ferryman Bradley King, Hadestown Bertie Carvel, Ink Rachel Hauck, Hadestown Bob Mackie, The Cher Show Fitz Patton, Choir Boy Robert Horn, Tootsie Rachel Chavkin, Hadestown Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud Ali Stroker, Oklahoma! Ryan Murphy & David Stone, The Boys in the Band Rosemary Harris, lifetime achievement award Anais Mitchell, Hadestown André De Shields, Hadestown Bryan Cranston, Network Stephanie J. Block, The Cher Show Hadestown wins Best Musical The Ferryman wins Best Play Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Jillian's personal Instagram: @jillianhochman Email me at [email protected]. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible! If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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