IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Sarah Snook has scooped her first-ever Tony Award
Snook's turn in The Picture of Dorian Gray won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play at the 78th annual award ceremony. "This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway," the Succession star said after her gong was presented to her by Keanu Reeves. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognise the best of live Broadway theatre in the 2024-2025 season.
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