The play first arrived at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre in 2018 and went on to have an off-Broadway run and then a West End bow. Spanning 150 years and running three and a half hours, “The Lehman Trilogy” illustrates the trajectory of western capitalism by following the fortunes of a single family into the financial crash of 2008, when their Wall Street institution filed for bankruptcy. Stefano Massini’s play about what led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers - adapted by Ben Power and directed by Sam Mendes - stars Adrian Lester, Simon Russell Beale and Adam Godley. “The Lehman Trilogy,” which tells the story of an American financial giant’s downfall, has won best new play honors at the Tonys.
He has had roles in projects like the Christina Ricci horror flick “The Gathering,” the Michelle Williams dramatic adaptation “My Week With Marilyn” and the drama “The Deep Blue Sea” with Rachel Weisz.įor the Tony, Beale beat his “The Lehman Trilogy” co-stars - Godley and Lester - as well as David Morse in “How I Learned to Drive,” Sam Rockwell in “American Buffalo,” Ruben Santiago-Hudson in “Lackawanna Blues” and David Threlfall in “Hangmen.” It’s Beale’s third time on Broadway, having made his debut in 2004 in “Jumpers” and returning to play King Arthur in “Spamalot.” Stefano Massini’s play about what led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers - adapted by Ben Power and directed by Sam Mendes - stars Adrian Lester and Adam Godley alongside Beale. Simon Russell Beale has won the Tony Award for best leading actor in a play for his work in “The Lehman Trilogy.” O’Connell’s other Broadway credits include “Magic/Bird” and “The Front Page.” For the Tony, O’Connell beat Gabby Beans, LaChanze, Ruth Negga and Mary-Louise Parker. In her acceptance speech, O’Connell said she wanted her award to be a “token” to those wondering if they should try to create something fort he theater. Instead, she sits on a set that resembles a Florida motel room and lip-syncs to an edited recording of the survivor, Dana Higginbotham. It is written by Lucas Hnath and directed by Les Waters. “Dana H.,” which has been described as “harrowing fugue state of a play,” is about a woman kidnapped by a former convict and member of a white supremacist brotherhood and held hostage for five months. Doubtfire” and Jaquel Spivey in “A Strange Loop.” Frost unseated Ben Platt as the youngest performer to win best leading man in a musical on his own for “Dear Evan Hansen.” (Three young men won for playing Billy Elliot in 2009).ĭeirdre O’Connell has won the Tony Award for best actress in a play for her work in “Dana H.” Saturday Night,” Hugh Jackman from “The Music Man,” Rob McClure in “Mrs. The bio musical is stuffed with the King of Pop’s biggest hits, including “ABC,” “Black or White,” “Blame it on the Boogie,” “Bad,” “Billie Jean,” “Off the Wall,” “Thriller” and “I’ll Be There.”įrost beat Billy Crystal in “Mr. He transferred to Bowie State University in Maryland for his final two years. He attended Belmont University in Nashville for two years to major in audio engineering. After high school, he put theater aside to pursue a career in music. “MJ” represents the 22-year-old Frost’s Broadway debut as he plays Jackson with a high, whispery voice, a Lady Diana-like coquettishness and a fierce embrace of Jackson’s iconic dancing and singing style, right down to the rhythmic breathing and swiveling head.įrost thanked his parents and sang during his acceptance speech.įrost was raised by his mother in Fort Washington, Maryland. Myles Frost has moonwalked away with the award for best lead actor in a musical for playing Michael Jackson and becomes the youngest solo winner in that category. Harris’ ground-breaking “Slave Play.”įor the Tony, she beat out Sharon D Clarke in “Caroline, or Change,” Carmen Cusack from “Flying Over Sunset,” Sutton Foster in “The Music Man” and Mare Winningham from “Girl From the North Country.” She was also in the ensemble of “Holler If Ya Hear Me” on Broadway and appeared in Ava DuVernay’s Exonerated Five miniseries “When They See Us.” She was Tony-nominated for Jeremy O.