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Mindy Kalingis celebrating!
On Sunday night, the 42-year-old actress and writer shared her excitement on social media afterA Strange Loop, which she produced, won the highly coveted category of best musical at theTony Awards– marking her first Tony win.
“I could not be more proud and ecstatic for the creative team behind@strangeloopbway,” Kaling wrote onInstagram, posting a complementary graphic. “When@benjpasektold me about@thelivingmichaeljackson’s musical, I read it instantly, and couldn’t believe how audacious and hilarious it was. And I hadn’t even heard the music or seen the incredible cast perform it yet! I so rarely get to experience something both profoundly moving and wholly original.”
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“A Strange Loop is that - and I’m so happy the Tonys see that too. This musical was years and years in the making and tonight is the shiniest celebration of that hard work,” she continued. “CONGRATULATIONS!!”
The Mindy Projectactress kept it simple onTwitter, retweeting the news from the Tony Awards' official account along with the message, “Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!”
In April,Playbillreported that Kaling had signed on as a producer for the show, alongsideRuPaul,Don Cheadle,Jennifer Hudson,Billy Porter,Ilana Glazer,Alan Cumming, Zach Stafford, Cody Renard Richard, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul.
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The musical follows Usher, “a young, Black, gay theatre writer grappling with his toxic inner thoughts while trying to write a musical about a young, Black, gay theatre writer grappling with his toxic inner thought while trying to write a musical about… and on and on,” the outlet reported.
A Strange Loopalso won best book of a musical, and its best musical cinch made Hudson, 40,an EGOT winner. The award gave the actress and singer the final trophy she needed to round out the EGOT quartet in addition to herEmmy,GrammyandOscar.
The 2022 Tony Awards aired live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on CBS and Paramount+.
source: people.com
