Angela Lansbury.Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty
Angela Lansburyjust nabbed her sixthTony Award— and this one is extra special.
The 96-year-oldBroadwaylegend was honored Sunday with theTony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, during the 75th ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Lansbury was not in attendance to receive the honor, but the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus performed a tribute to the star, as audience members in attendance cheered on the actress.
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The Tony Awards announced plans to honor Lansbury last month,writing in a tweet, “Legendary actress and five-time #TonyAwards winner Angela Lansbury will receive the 2022 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre!”
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Lansbury is well-known for her roles both in film/television (in particular,Murder, She Wrote) and on stage, having won four Tonys between the time she appeared as Mame Dennis in 1966’sMameand Mrs. Lovett in 1979’sSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
She went on to win a fifth Tony for 2009’sBlithe Spirit, her first Tony for her performance in a play versus a musical.
In the highly coveted category of best new musical,Girl From the North Country,MJ The Musical,Mr. Saturday Night,Paradise Square,SIX: The MusicalandA Strange Loopall compete for the top prize this year.
Hosting the show isAriana DeBose, whowon an Oscar this yearfor the latest film adaptation of the beloved stage musicalWest Side Story.
The 2022 Tony Awards are currently airing live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on CBS and Paramount+.
source: people.com
