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For the first time, 2 nonbinary actors were nominated for Tonys. They both won

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The Tony Awards were handed out Sunday night. The ceremony almost didn't take place because of the Hollywood writers strike, but the WGA allowed the awards to go on, televised and unscripted.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Broadway honored its own last night, giving out the annual Tony Awards. This ceremony almost did not take place because of the Hollywood writers' strike. But the Writers Guild² of America let the awards go ahead so long as the presenters³ worked on stage without a written script. So the stars gathered at the United Palace, one of those ornate, old movie houses that's now a stage. Jeff Lunden covers Broadway and is on the line.

Good morning.

JEFF LUNDEN, BYLINE⁴: Good morning.

INSKEEP: So how did this unscripted ceremony go?

LUNDEN: Well, I think it went pretty smoothly⁵. The producers dealt with the issue up front. The show started with a shot of a script, and host Ariana DeBose opened it, and the pages were blank. So she turned, and a bunch of dancers did a number without any words, which went from the theater's lobby through the aisles⁶ and onto the stage.

INSKEEP: Wow.

LUNDEN: And she made jokes about it in her presumably unscripted opening monologue⁷.

(SOUNDBITE OF 76TH TONY AWARDS)

ARIANA DEBOSE: I am live and unscripted. You're welcome.

(LAUGHTER)

DEBOSE: So to anyone who may have thought...

LUNDEN: And, at various points, winners mentioned the writers' strike, like Miriam Silverman, who won best featured actress in the play "The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window."

(SOUNDBITE OF 76TH TONY AWARDS)

MIRIAM SILVERMAN: My parents raised me to believe in the power of labor⁸ and workers being compensated⁹ and treated fairly, and we stand with the WGA in solidarity¹⁰. Thank you very much.

(APPLAUSE)

INSKEEP: OK. So no script, but there were awards. Was there a big winner?

LUNDEN: Yes. The quirky, small musical "Kimberly Akimbo" took home five awards, including the most important - best musical. It could help a show which has been doing decent business but not selling out. Here's Victoria Clark, who plays the title role and won the best actress Tony Award.

(SOUNDBITE OF 76TH TONY AWARDS)

VICTORIA CLARK: (Singing) I like the way you see the world. I like your point of view - a little sly, a little strange, a little bit askew¹¹. I like the way you look at life.

INSKEEP: Here's another theme that I noticed - two different shows that deal with antisemitism won.

LUNDEN: Yes. "Leopoldstadt," Tom Stoppard's semi-autobiographical play, won four awards. It's set in Vienna over a half-century and looks at a large, assimilated Jewish family that's annihilated¹² by the Nazis¹³. And the musical "Parade" won best revival¹⁴ and best director. It's based on a real story about a Jewish man accused of murdering a teenage girl in Georgia in 1913. He was then lynched by a mob two years later. So tough material, but its writers won Tony Awards 25 years ago when it debuted¹⁵.

INSKEEP: Were there any firsts last night?

LUNDEN: Yes. For the first time ever, two nonbinary actors were nominated for Tonys, and they both won. J. Harrison Ghee of the musical "Some Like It Hot" took best actor, and Alex Newell won best featured actor in the musical "Shucked." They play a female character. Here's a bit of Newell's acceptance speech.

(SOUNDBITE OF THE 76TH TONY AWARDS)

ALEX NEWELL: Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. I should not be up here as a queer, nonbinary, fat, Black little baby from Massachusetts.

(CHEERING)

INSKEEP: Nevertheless, they are up there. So was it a good year for the Tonys?

LUNDEN: I think it was something of a comeback for an industry that's really been hurting because of the pandemic. It's not out of the woods yet. Audiences are returning but not in pre-pandemic numbers. So the ceremony was a good way for people across the country to sample some of the shows they're currently playing on Broadway.

INSKEEP: That's Jeff Lunden.

Thanks so much.

LUNDEN: Thank you.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "INDEPENDENTLY OWNED")

NEWELL: (Singing) And every man that I meet is just...

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 guild   

n.行会，同业公会，协会

参考例句：

• He used to be a member of the Writers' Guild of America.他曾是美国作家协会的一员。
• You had better incorporate the firm into your guild.你最好把这个公司并入你的行业协会。

3 presenters   

n.节目主持人，演播员( presenter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each week presenters would put the case for their favourite candidate. 每个星期主持人推出他们最喜欢的候选人。 来自互联网
• Karaoke was set up to allowed presenters to sing on the stage. 宴会设有歌唱舞台，可让出席者大演唱功。 来自互联网

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

6 aisles   

n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊

参考例句：

• Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
• They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。

7 monologue   

n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白

参考例句：

• The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。
• He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。

8 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

9 compensated   

补偿，报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
• I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。

10 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

11 askew   

adv.斜地；adj.歪斜的

参考例句：

• His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow.他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。
• Her hat was slightly askew.她的帽子戴得有点斜。

12 annihilated   

v.（彻底）消灭( annihilate的过去式和过去分词 )；使无效；废止；彻底击溃

参考例句：

• Our soldiers annihilated a force of three hundred enemy troops. 我军战士消灭了300名敌军。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We annihilated the enemy. 我们歼灭了敌人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

15 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。