Angelina Jolie and Vivienne made their first appearance as producers at the Tony Awards 2024.
The Tony Awards celebrated Broadway's best on June 17, 2024.
Tony Awards 2024: A Night of Celebrating Broadway's Best
The Tony Awards, held on June 17, 2024, was a star-studded event that celebrated the best of Broadway. The red carpet was graced by several A-list celebrities including Angelina Jolie and her daughter Vivienne, who made their first appearance as producers at the awards show.
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed 'Empire State of Mind' together but Jay-Z wasn’t physically present on stage due to lack of space.
Cody Spencer, from ‘The Outsiders’, used the F-word during his acceptance speech for musical sound design which was censored on Pluto TV.
Accuracy
Angelina Jolie was the most enthusiastic audience member at the Tony Awards and jumped to her feet for every win of ‘The Outsiders’.
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed ‘Empire State of Mind’ together but Jay-Z wasn’t physically present on stage due to lack of space.
The Tony Awards had four location changes in four years and this year’s venue, David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, had only 2,500 seats compared to Radio City Music Hall’s 6,000-person capacity limit.
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The article contains selective reporting as it only mentions the lack of space and two megawatt musicians causing Jay-Z to perform from the lobby instead of mentioning that this was a planned performance. The article also uses sensationalism by implying that viewers missed out on something significant by not seeing Jay-Z perform in person.
The most electric moment of the evening, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed Empire State of Mind as part of a Hell's Kitchen medley. Except that audience members didn’t actually see Jay-Z rap in person.
But there’s plenty that didn’t make the broadcast.
It had 2,500 seats (not all of which were occupied) – a fraction of the 6,000-person capacity limit at Radio City Music Hall.
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There are a few instances of informal fallacies in the form of anecdotal evidence and appeals to authority. The author mentions that Angelina Jolie was seated in the front row and jumped to her feet for every win for “The Outsiders”, implying that her enthusiasm is noteworthy without providing any context as to why this should be considered significant. This is an example of an informal fallacy known as appeal to celebrity. Additionally, the author mentions that several Hollywood stars who weren't on Broadway this season wanted to attend the ceremony but were turned away, implying that their desire to be there adds weight to the importance of the event. This is another example of an appeal to celebrity. Furthermore, when mentioning Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' performance, the author describes how Jay-Z had to perform from the lobby due to lack of space, which could be seen as an appeal to pathos. Lastly, when discussing the venue change for the Tony Awards over the years and how it led to cramped seating and obstructed views for some attendees, this could be seen as an example of a<dummy00015> fallacy - drawing a conclusion based on incomplete or irrelevant data (the fact that there have been four location changes in four years).
Angelina Jolie was seated in the front row and jumped to her feet for every win for “The Outsiders”... implying that her enthusiasm is noteworthy without providing any context as to why this should be significant.
Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet with her 15-year-old daughter, Vivienne
Jeremy Strong paid tribute to theater ushers and front-of-house staff
Accuracy
Angelina Jolie won her first Tony Award as a producer of ‘The Outsiders’ which won the award for best musical on Broadway.
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Fallacies
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The article contains some instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority, but overall the author's assertions are mostly factual and do not contain any clear logical fallacies. The author provides descriptions of events that occurred at the Tony Awards ceremony, including statements made by various individuals. These statements should not be considered fallacies as they are being reported on rather than being an argument or a logical conclusion drawn by the author.
][The Who's Pete Townshend joined the cast of Tommy for a rousing rendition of 'Pinball Wizard,'][] The ceremony, which aired live from Lincoln Center, featured delightful presenters such as Idina Menzel and Cynthia Erivo, who proclaimed 'green girl power' as past and future stars of Wicked.[[
Hillary Clinton received a thunderous standing ovation as she introduced a performance of 'Keep Marching' from the show. [[
Will Brill asked his cast mates to share in the moment
Kara Young became the first actress of color to score three consecutive Tony nominations, winning for her role in Purlie Victorious
Accuracy
Alicia Keys and Jay-Z performed 'Empire State of Mind' together but Jay-Z wasn't physically present on stage due to lack of space in one article, while another article mentions Angelina Jolie was the most enthusiastic audience member at the Tony Awards and jumped to her feet for every win of ‘The Outsiders’.
Jeremy Strong won for his leading performance in An Enemy of the People and thanked Circle in the Square staff in one article, while another article mentions Jeremy Strong paid tribute to theater ushers and front-of-house staff.
Deception
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The article contains some editorializing and selective reporting. The author expresses their opinion on the quality of certain performances and the surprises during the awards ceremony. They also focus on specific moments that align with their perspective, such as Jeremy Strong's omission of climate protesters during his acceptance speech.
Stereophonic's Will Brill beat out two of his cast mates – Eli Gelb and Tom Pecinka – for the Featured Actor/Play trophy, and graciously asked them, and the play’s Best Featured Actress nominees Juliana Canfield and Sarah Pidgeon, to stand and share in the moment.
The musical numbers: The performances from the casts of The Outsiders, The Who’s Tommy, Suffs, Merrily We Roll Along, Illinoise and, to a slightly lesser extent, Stereophonic gave everyone watching a good idea of what theatergoers have been talking about for months.
The Pluto TV pre-show, not so much.
Merrily’s Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe were shoo-ins for the Leading Actor and Featured Actor/Musical trophies.
Appropriate’s Sarah Paulson gave a nice shout-out to her chief rival for Best Leading Actress/Play, acknowledging Mother Play’s ‘great Jessica Lange’; and Merrily director Maria Friedman spoke for many when she addressed the late Stephen Sondheim to tell him ‘Merrily’s popular!'
Both the tribute to the late, great Chita Rivera and the In Memoriam sections were beautifully handled.
DeBose has said this will be her final Tony hosting gig, at least for a while, and she’ll be missed: She knows how to hold the spotlight, and she knows how to hand it off.
Hell's Kitchen's Maleah Joi Moon, at 21 the night's youngest Tony nominee, took home the trophy for Lead Actress/Musical in what was, aside from Maria Friedman’s loss to Danya Taymor, the ceremony’s biggest surprise.
