There are 5 article(s) tagged Tony Awards:

• January 2025

  • Hattiloo’s new season includes a Tony-winning play

    Among the plays are “Dreamgirls,” “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” “Jubilee” and “Madagascar,” a musical based on the DreamWorks animated film about a group of animals at New York’s Central Park Zoo.

    By Elle Perry January 20, 2025

• February 2022

  • Orpheum Broadway season includes Tina Turner musical

    “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical” is the 12-time Tony-nominated musical written by native Memphian Katori Hall. 

    By Jasmine McCraven February 23, 2022

• September 2021

  • Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall ‘reaching for humanity’

    The former Memphian “had no qualms” about the project. “I grew up in Tennessee. Tina (Turner) grew up in Tennessee. I know that place. I know the culture.” Hall is up for two Tony Awards at the ceremony Sunday, Sept. 26.

    By The Associated Press September 26, 2021

• December 2020

  • Katori Hall signs Lionsgate TV deal

    Through the deal, Hall will also commission Black playwrights.

    By Elle Perry December 10, 2020

• October 2020

  • Memphis playwright nominated for Tony Awards

    “Tina” was nominated for a total of 12 Tonys.

    By Elle Perry October 22, 2020