Jennifer Hudson joins an elite list that also includes Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend and Rita Moreno.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: Jennifer Hudson attends the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 12, 2022 in New York City. Singer, actress and Broadway producer Jennifer Hudson reached a pinnacle in the entertainment industry by becoming an EGOT winner Sunday night during the 2022 Tony Awards. She now has a Tony in addition to an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar.
Patti LuPone won best featured actress in a musical for her work in the revival, thanking COVID-19 safety officials in her acceptance speech. Matt Doyle won for best featured actor in a musical for "Company." Still panting while welcoming viewers, she told the crowd that this was the season "Broadway got it’s groove back."
DeBose also hailed the heroic efforts of understudies, swings and standbys to keep shows going throughout pandemic spikes, noting that she and many other Tony nominees had once been unheralded understudies and swings. Earlier, Darren Criss and Julianne Hough kicked off the four-hour awards, handing out mostly design awards. Criss opened the telecast with the original song, "Set the Stage," as he and Hough energetically danced up ladders, on laundry hampers and in sliding theater seats to celebrate the artists who keep theater alive.
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