"A Strange Loop," "The Lehman Trilogy" Take Home Top Prizes At 75th Annual Tony Awards

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13 June, 2022

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By Dave Carlin, CBS New York June 13, 2022 "A Strange Loop" and "The Lehman Trilogy" took home the top prizes at the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night. This year's Tonys were a celebration of resilience through COVID and gratitude to be back. "A Strange Loop," a show about a Black, gay writer's struggles to create his own musical and break free of self-doubt, won the Tony for Best Musical. Its creator, Michael R. Jackson, was given a standing ovation when he won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical. "I started writing this musical when I was 23 years old. I'm 41 years. I'm old as hell," Jackson said. "I felt unseen, I felt unheard, I felt misunderstood, and I just wanted to create a little bit of a life raft for myself as a gay, Black man to try and just get through the day." Please click https://www.cbsnews.com/newyor... for video and more on the story. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.