RuPaul is nearer to getting the coveted EGOT standing after bagging the highest gong at Sunday night time’s Tony Awards.
RuPaul’s Drag Race star’s hit Broadway present A Unusual Loop received finest musical at yesterday’s star-studded ceremony, which came about at New York’s Radio Metropolis Music Corridor.
The celebrated win implies that the star, who already has an Emmy underneath his belt now wants a Grammy and Oscar to get the unique title of EGOT (somebody who has received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) which represents excellent achievements in tv, recording, movie, and theatre.
If he manages this, RuPaul – who has collected a string of high awards over time – will be a part of the small and unique group of simply 17 recipients of the honour, together with, the late Audrey Hepburn, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and, as of final night time, Jennifer Hudson.
RuPaul is likely one of the well-known names, together with Hudson, credited as a producer on the brand new Tony Award-winning hit musical.
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Although the primary character, Jaquel Spivey, didn’t get finest actor gong, A Unusual Loop was the star of the night time profitable huge general.
Along with the large award of the night time, it obtained an honour for its author Michael R. Jackson with a statue for finest e-book of a musical.
The play was Michael’s debut on Broadway.
Earlier than the present grew to become considered one of theatre’s most-nominated of the season, it additionally obtained a string of high awards: 5 Drama Desk Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, six Outer Critics Circle honors, two Obie awards, one Off-Broadway Alliance Award, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Finest Musical after debuting at Playwrights Horizons Theater in 2019.
New EGOT Hudson, who received her first-ever Tony at this yr’s ceremony, is now the second black lady in historical past to realize the standing, following on from Whoopi Goldberg.
The star has two Grammys, first profitable for her self-titled album in 2009, and he or she received an Oscar in 2007 for her function in Dreamgirls.
Final yr, Jennifer received an Emmy for lending her voice to animated quick Baba Yaga.
She beforehand addressed her plans to realize EGOT standing, joking: ‘I ought to get two extra canines.
‘I obtained a canine and named it Oscar, after which I received my Oscar. After which I obtained a canine and named it Grammy, after which I received my Grammy.
‘So I believe I ought to get some canines and identify them Emmy and Tony — and it’ll give me good luck, and I’ll win. [They’re] like my good luck charms.’
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