Come on, Black is brilliant! Tonight is the 75th Tony Awards, and Jennifer Hudson didn’t go away empty-handed. The talented singer and actress won a Tony Award as a producer of ‘A Strange Loop’ for Best Musical, making J. Hud the 17th person to earn EGOT status and the second Black woman. According to La Times, Whoopi Goldberg was the first black woman to win.
According to Variety, the former American Idol actress won an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in the 2006 film ‘Dreamgirls’. In 2017, she received two GRAMMYs for Best Musical Album. best with ‘The Color Purple’. It doesn’t stop there. She won another GRAMMY Award for Best R&B Album for her album of the same name in 2009. J. Hud also won a Daytime Emmy for performing on the VR animated series ‘Baby Yaga’. ‘ The Chicago native was the biggest winner of the night, she wasn’t the only one.
Legendary actress Phylicia Rashad won the Tony Award for best actress in the play ‘Skeleton Crew’. While talking about her victory, she said, “You didn’t come to this place alone. You heard other people say it tonight, and it’s true. It’s the work of many people. It’s great. Great at presenting humanity to its fullest and feeling it received.” The play ‘Take Me Out’ also won a Tony Award for Best Play Revival.If you recall, Jesse Williams, one of actors of the play, went viral after his nude photos were leaked in May.
Tyrese walked into the Shade Room to congratulate J. Hud, saying: “My God, my God!!!!!! Queen Hudson is NOT allowed to play with. I’m so proud of you, queen. I am very inspired by you. -T “G” Congratulations to all of tonight’s winners!
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