{"id":274556,"date":"2019-06-10T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1048116"},"modified":"2019-06-10T06:19:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T12:19:00","slug":"glees-ali-stroker-makes-history-with-2019-tony-awards-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/glees-ali-stroker-makes-history-with-2019-tony-awards-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Glee’s Ali Stroker Makes History With 2019 Tony Awards Win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congratulations are in order for Ali Stroker<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

 The 31-year-old Broadway star made history at Sunday night’s Tony Awards when she took home the trophy for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Glee<\/em> alumna became the first person who uses a wheelchair to be nominated for and win a Tony Award.<\/p>\n

During her acceptance speech, the actress dedicated her award to children with disabilities.<\/p>\n

“This award is for every kid who is watching tonight who has a disability, who has a limitation or a challenge, who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena,” she said from the Radio City Music Hall stage in New York. “You are.”<\/p>\n

The win came shortly after Stroker performed a rendition of her musical number “I Cain’t Say No,” as well as “Oklahoma!” with the rest of her cast. It was certainly a big night for the entire show team. The production also won Best Revival of a Musical.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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According to The Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em>, Stroker was left paralyzed from the chest down after a car accident at the age of 2. She made her Broadway debut in 2015, when she played Anna in Spring Awakening<\/em>. Per the news outlet, this marked the first time a person who uses a wheelchair had performed in a Broadway production.<\/p>\n

Congratulations, Ali!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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