Hold onto your playbills, because Hillary Clinton just made a surprise cameo at the 2024 Tony Awards! Yes, you read that right. The former Secretary of State, political powerhouse, and now Broadway producer strutted her stuff at the glitzy event to cheer on her musical, Suffs.
The crowd at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center was in for a treat on Sunday (June 16) when Hillary herself took the stage to introduce a stellar performance from Shaina Taub and the star-studded cast of Suffs. It was like spotting a unicorn, but better because unicorns can’t produce musicals.
Shaina, alongside her talented co-stars and nominee Nikki M. James, belted out the rousing finale, “Keep Marching,” leaving the audience both in awe and in desperate need of lozenges from all the cheering.
But wait, there’s more! Shaina didn’t just stop at performing; she also bagged the awards for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, making her a double threat and a double winner! While Suffs was vying for the Best Musical crown, it was ultimately The Outsiders that snatched the prize. But who needs one more award when you’ve already got a pair, right?
Hillary Clinton, Broadway producer, made the Tonys a night to remember. Bravo, Madam Secretary! Bravo!
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— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 17, 2024