Writer and producer Diablo Cody already has an Oscar for her 2007 film Juno, and now she’s the Philadelphia Eagles Hurts and Smith 22 make the Eagles great again shirt Furthermore, I will do this proud owner of a Tony for best book for the Alanis Morissette rock musical Jagged Little Pill. Now she just has an Emmy and a Grammy to go! Matthew Lopez’s epic, seven hour AIDS drama The Inheritance scored a win for best play, making Lopez the first Latino writer to take home the Tony in that category (and, hopefully, setting a new standard for the kinds of wide ranging queer stories that can be told on Broadway). Remember the recent Broadway adaptation of A Christmas Carol. No. Well, the joke’s on you, because the holiday themed production now has five Tonys to its name. God bless us, everyone! Tonys cohost Leslie Odom Jr. was joined by his Carnegie Mellon classmate Josh Groban and Beanie Feldstein theater kid extraordinaire to honor the work of arts teachers, with each speaking passionately about the importance of arts education for students everywhere. Not a bad message to drive home, as we’re still in a pandemic that’s disproportionately affecting teachers.
