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Stroker
Alyson Mackenzie Stroker (born June 16, 1987) is an American actress, author and singer. She is the first actor who uses a wheelchair to appear on a Broadway stage, and also the first to be nominated for and win a Tony Award. Stroker was a finalist on the second season of '' The Glee Project'' and later appeared as a guest star on ''Glee'' in 2013. She played Anna in Deaf West Theatre's 2015 revival of '' Spring Awakening'', and won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in ''Oklahoma!'' Early life Ali Stroker grew up in New Jersey with her parents, Jody and Jim Stroker, as well as an older brother, Jake. At the age of two, Stroker and her brother were in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that left Ali paralyzed from the waist down. Unable to walk, she uses a wheelchair. She attended Ridgewood High School, where she was senior class president and starred in school musicals. Stroker trained with the Summer Musical Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
74th Tony Awards
The 74th Tony Awards were held on September 26, 2021, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2019–20 season. After being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the ceremony was held at the Winter Garden Theatre and was broadcast in two separate parts on CBS and Paramount+. Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. served as hosts. The musical ''Jagged Little Pill'' led the nominations with 15, while the play with the most nominations was ''Slave Play'', with 12. At the ceremony, ''Moulin Rouge!'' won ten awards, including Best Musical, becoming the production with the most wins of the season. The Old Vic production of ''A Christmas Carol'' won five awards, and '' The Inheritance'' won four, including Best Play. At 90 years old, Lois Smith became the oldest performer to win a Tony Award for acting, receiving the award for Featured Actress in a Play. Background Originally scheduled to be held on June 7, 2020, at Radio City Music Hall in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |