#Actress Denée Benton Calls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a “Grand Wizard” Onstage at the Tony Awards

#Actress Denée Benton Calls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a “Grand Wizard” Onstage at the Tony Awards

Broadway actress Denée Benton compared Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a Ku Klux Klan leader during Sunday’s Tony Awards. Benton took the stage during the live broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ to present the Excellence in Theatre Education Award from Carnegie Mellon University. Jason Zembuch Young of South Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida, is…

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#‘Parade’ Director Gets Tonys Crowd Cheering With Support of Jewish, LGBTQ Communities: “We Will Fight Alongside You and We Will Win”

#‘Parade’ Director Gets Tonys Crowd Cheering With Support of Jewish, LGBTQ Communities: “We Will Fight Alongside You and We Will Win”

Parade director Micheal Arden addressed the rise of white supremacy and antisemetism within the U.S. while accepting his win for best direction of a musical at the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday night. Taking the stage at the United Palace in New York’s Washington Heights, Arden dedicated his lengthy speech to “the battalion of people…

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#J.K. Simmons on Exploring the Cultural Significance of the Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry in ‘Rivals’ Doc: “We Do Have This Sort of Hatfields and McCoys Vibe”

#J.K. Simmons on Exploring the Cultural Significance of the Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry in ‘Rivals’ Doc: “We Do Have This Sort of Hatfields and McCoys Vibe”

For Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons, the rivalry between Ohio State and University of Michigan football fans is an intense part of his life. A self-professed die-hard Buckeye who grew up in the Columbus suburbs and briefly attended Ohio State before transferring to the University of Montana, Simmons is ride-or-die when it comes to Ohio State…

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