‘Suffs’ creator Shaina Taub cites Jewish text in Tony Awards acceptance speech In taped remarks, Alex Edelman accepted a Special Tony for “Just For Us” and related the themes of his one-man show to the conflict in “Israel and Palestine.”
Jewish directors dominate at Tony Awards Rachel Chavkin won for the musical “Hadestown” and Sam Mendes took the statuette for the play “The Ferryman.”
‘The Band’s Visit’ wins 10 Tony Awards, including for best musical The musical is based on an Israeli film about an Egyptian band stranded in a hardscrabble Negev town.