#NaTasha Yvette Williams

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Some gorgeous plus size gowns yesterday at the Tonys (Bonnie Milligan, Alex Newell, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Julia Lester) 

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SOME LIKE IT HOT (2022) shubert theatre, new york

inspo + bonus:

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NaTasha Yvette Williams as Sweet Sue in Some Like It Hot at the 2023 Tony Awards

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Some Like It Hot Tony nominees—“framed” photos!

why are christian's eyes so big. i love it lol

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Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 2B

Lea Salonga (1971) “LEA SALONGA (Co-Producer) Broadway producing debut. As a performer on Broadway: Miss Saigon (Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, and OCC awards), Once On This Island, Allegiance, Les Misérables, Flower Drum Song. Lea has toured globally as a concert artist, released multiple solo albums and was honored as a Time100 Impact Award recipient in 2002.” – Playbill bio from Here Lies Love, August 2023.

NaTasha Yvette Williams “NATASHA YVETTE WILLIAMS (Matron “Mama” Morton) is delighted to join Chicago! Last seen in Show Boat (Queenie), NY Philharmonic. Broadway: A Night with Jannis Joplin (Aretha, Joplinaire), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Mariah), The Color Purple (Sofia). Featured vocalist/concerts: Carnegie Hall (Irving Berlin), Avery Fisher Hall (Ragtime), Indianapolis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Ottawa Symphony, just to name a few. NaTasha is also a recording artist. Love to Gregory and the little Lees! www.natashayvettewilliams.com” – Playbill bio from Chicago, January 2015.

NEW PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT: ALL POLLS HERE

"Back from the dead, Lea Salonga lives to fight another day. And the tournament once more has an Asian on the docket. I may have been Team Christine last round, but now I shall embrace my Southeast Asian homeland."

"Grammy-winner NaTasha Yvette Williams, damn that sounds good. It's what she deserves. Truly, she was the reason I made it through that musical alive."

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what are your tony predictions??

Love this question! I’m not gonna give ALL my predictions just because there are so many categories, but here are some of my 2023 Tony Awards predictions/who I personally want to win:

Best Musical:

Who I want: Kimberly Akimbo

My prediction: Kimberly Akimbo

It’s amazing and tbh I feel like just about everyone who’s seen it absolutely loves it. Talented cast, funny and touching story, catchy songs. That show has it all.

Best Play:

Who I want: Leopoldstadt

My prediction: Ain’t No Mo’

Both plays are super important and super dark. But Ain’t No Mo’ also has the comedic element that’s more pleasing to audiences at the end of the day.

Best Musical Revival:

Who I want: Parade

My prediction: Into The Woods

I love both of these musicals so much. I’m a huge Sondheim fan too. As fantastic as Parade is, I just can’t see Into The Woods losing after all the hype.

Leading Actress in a Musical:

Who I want: Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo) or Lorna Courtney (&Juliet)

My prediction: Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo) or Micaela Diamond (Parade)

This category is stacked. I honestly don’t care who wins. They all deserve it.

Leading Actor in a Musical:

Who I want: Colton Ryan (New York, New York)

My prediction: Ben Platt (Parade)

Ben Platt will definitely win. I’m 98% sure.

Featured Actor in a Musical:

Who I want: Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo)

My prediction: Kevin Cahoon (Shucked)

Justin is only like 19 or 20 years old so I think him winning a Tony would be awesome.

Featured Actress in a Musical:

Who I want: Bonnie Milligan (Kimberly Akimbo) or NaTasha Yvette Williams (Some Like It Hot)

My prediction: Julia Lester (Into The Woods)

I love Bonnie, and NaTasha is a legend. I just feel like Julia’s gonna get it.

Here are my other predictions without my opinion:

Best Revival of a Play: A Doll’s House Best Direction (Play): Jaime Lloyd (A Doll’s House) Best Direction (Musical): Michael Arden (Parade) Best Choreography: Susan Stroman (New York, New York) Best Book: Kimberly Akimbo Best Score: Kimberly Akimbo or Shucked

Honorable mentions: I will forever be rooting for Michael Arden to win Best Direction. He was robbed in 2016. I hope Natasha Katz (Some Like It Hot, Sweeney Todd) wins best Lighting Design because she did the Lighting Design for Sing Street and it was outstanding!!

Overall I don’t really think Kimberly Akimbo will sweep (as much as I love that musical lol) I don’t think any show will sweep this year. I have a feeling it’s gonna be evenly dispersed. Thanks for the ask!

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Went to see the "some like it hot" musical bc I like Amber Ruffin (one of the writers) and am a fan of Christian borle (he hasn't let me down before)

What an amazing cast and ensemble and orchestra/band!

Such great tap dancing and singing and costumes ughhhhhhhh

Loved loved loved it!

They better do a cast album so I can add songs to my musicals playlist!!

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Ben Platt at the 2023 Tony Award Nominee Luncheon | Photos by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

i am so very excited about these photos and about the tony awards okay i want a parade sweep xoxo. very awesome to see ben and colton together again, and of course to see all the other nominees (names are in alt text and tags!). i might collate other photos from the event, especially those of micaela!!! but we'll have to see because strictly speaking i shouldn't even be doing this i am so behind on classwork </3

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'Some Like it Hot' Fires up the Laughter, Dazzling at the Schubert

'Some Like it Hot' is a phenomenal update of a beloved film comedy. It's a great adaptation.

(L to R): Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee in Some Like it Hot (courtesy of Marc J. Franklin) One of the more intricately updated movie adaptations on Broadway that sparks a flame that will surely last, Some Like it Hot is perfect for the holiday season and year-round. From start to finish the sensational cast keeps the audience laughing, thanks to enlightened direction, (Casey Nicholaw),…

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J. HARRISON GHEE A N D ALEX NEWELL WON IN THEIR CATEGORIES AT THE TONY'S TONIGHT

I REPEAT

Both BLACK NON BINARY ACTORS NOMINATED IN THEIR CATEGORIES

WON THE TONY AWARDS IN THE SAME NIGHT

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Some Like It Hot has won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

The recipients of the award include principal vocalists Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & Natasha Yvette Williams, the songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, and album producers Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman.

The other nominees were Kimberly Akimbo, Shucked, Parade, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

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Well I can't stop thinking about if Apple's Spirited was actually done on Broadway with Broadway actors so have a fancast

Disclaimer: This is literally just actors I like and know are currently active. There is very little thought put into this beside "ooo I love this voice and think it would fit the role p well." Feel free to dispute and brainstorm further in the reblogs/tags, but like there is genuinely 4% thought put into this, lmao.

Present (Will Farrell) - Jonathan Groff

The heart and soul of the show. Requires strong acting, strong vocals, and a stunning sense of humor. Honestly maybe this is just me being a simp but like I fully think he would have a gotdamn blast dressed up in Scrooge makeup for the 1800s scene and no one can convince me otherwise.

Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds) - Jeremy Jordan

This is it, the entire reason I made this fan cast. Just. Imagine Jeremy Jordan singing Bringin' Back Christmas. The same energy as Ready As I'll Ever Be, and also as The World Will Know from Newsies??? Like, that's barely anything, and he's perfect.

Kimberly (Octavia Spencer) - Khaila Anyé Wilcoxon

Yeah okay I did sadly feel like I needed to slightly de-age Kimberly to match the younger form of Present; my original casting was NaTasha Yvette Williams and she would still slay this so hard, but like. Consistency, ya know? And besides, Khaila is STUNNING, fr; her performance as Catherine of Aragon is a testament to her skills alone, but if you want proof of her ability to sing gently as well as to Belt Like All Hell as she does in Six, then I will just direct you kindly to her role as one of the Fates in Hadestown; girl SLAYS! (Alternate pick: Renée Elise Goldsberry, because I can just HEAR her sing these songs.)

Jacob Marley (Patrick Page) - Patrick Page

I mean. Come on. Even if he hadn't played this role already, he originated Hades in Hadestown. No one can top this guy.

Past (Sunita Mani) - Solea Pfeiffer

Hadestown haunts the cast again, but like, come on. She's so good, no one can tell me no.

Yet-to-Come (Tracy Morgan) - Michael James Scott

IDK something about his energy as Genie just translates really well to this role to me. (Alternatively, the Beetlejuice energy of Alex Brightman would give a REALLY fun twist to it, especially if the director decided to lean into YTC as a comic relief character, but the energy is just off enough I wanna stick to the source material for now.)

Wren (Marlow Barkley) - Isabella Esler

Okay to be completely honest am I pretty much just pulling a random Lydia Deets out of a hat since they're like the only consistent kid actresses I can find? Maybe, lmao. That said, having heard her sing, she's GOOD fam! I think she could pull Wren really well!

Owen (Joe Tippett) - Justin Collette

Okay, so once again, he happens to be a Beetlejuice star, but the vibe check here really comes from his role in School of Rock! It's the same sort of offbeat-person-with-a-heart-of-gold vibe as Owen has in the movie, and like with him also playing the Beetlejuice to Isabella's Lydia, I think they'd do great as dad and daughter on stage. Alternatively, Will Burton (who played Adam in the same cast) would also be a great pick, but gives off some more panicky vibes that I don't feel are as great of a match to Owen.

Carrie (Andrea Anders) - Michaela Diamond

If you've seen her video on her favorite song from NYT, you Know the vibes.

Anyway that's my brainrot for the year thank you and enjoy—

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Some Like It Hot sweeping Tony noms!!

It’s also nominated for Best Book (Matthew Lopez and Amber Ruffin), Best Original Score (Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman), Best Choreography (Casey Nicholaw), Best Orchestrations (Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Scott Pask), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Gregg Barnes), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Natasha Katz), Best Direction of a Musical (Casey Nicholaw), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Natasha Yvette Williams), and Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Kevin del Aguila).

Some Like It Hot is officially the most Tony-nominated show this year, at 13 nominations!

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Broadway Divas Tournament Bracket: Round 1D WINNERS

AND THAT CONCLUDES ROUND ONE

Round 1D: ALL POLLS HERE Bernadette Peters vs. Patti LuPone - BERNADETTE PETERS Victoria Clark vs. Julia Murney - VICTORIA CLARK Lillias White vs. Ute Lemper - LILLIAS WHITE Andrea Martin vs. Linda Eder - ANDREA MARTIN Luba Mason vs. Annette Bening - ANNETTE BENING Kelli O'Hara vs. Heather Headley - KELLI O'HARA Jackie Hoffman vs. Tovah Feldshuh vs... - LEA SALONGA NaTasha Yvette Williams vs. Sarah Rice - NATASHA YVETTE WILLIAMS

Rules and Guidelines

Round 1C Winners | Round 1B Winners | Round 1A Winners

Round 2A begins tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. EST.