As Oprah Winfrey wittily deadpanned before announcing its winner, the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical category had “sparked conversations among theater fans.”
Well, ultimately there could be only one winning Broadway diva.
And so it was in the much-debated duel at the 78th Tony Awards that Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.) prevailed over Audra McDonald (Gypsy)—with Sunset also beating Gypsy for Best Revival of a Musical. All this after weeks of impassioned brunch arguments, a fast-gone-nuclear Patti LuPone controversy, and still likely no consensus to be reached over who should have won until long after “theater fans” are dust.
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