"Schmigadoon!" Wins Best Musical at 79th Tony Awards; Apple Achieves Record-Fast EGOT
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Clayton Davis
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The 79th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by Pink, saw "Schmigadoon!" win Best Musical, making Cinco Paul the fourth solo writing-sweep winner and completing a record-fast EGOT for Apple. "Death of a Salesman" also dominated the awards. The evening featured a star-studded opening number and was marked by historic achievements, snubs, and surprises.
Key quotes
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By the end of the night, most of the history belonged to a single show, and, improbably, to the technology company behind it.
The 79th Tony Awards unfolded at Radio City Music Hall with Pink as host, opening on a Broadway-sized reinvention of her hit 'Lady Marmalade' that packed the stage with dozens of performers.
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