In the same year as the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, history had its eyes on the 70th annual Tony Awards. Between the casts of Hamilton and The Color Purple, black performers swept the musical theater categories, with Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Cynthia Erivo taking the awards for ... More »
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:05AM on June 13, 2016