Actor Angela Lansbury to receive a special Tony Award
Lansbury made her Broadway debut in 1957 in ‘Hotel Paradiso’ and won Tonys for ‘Mame’ in 1966, ‘Dear World’ in 1969, ‘Gypsy’ in 1974, ‘Sweeney Todd’ in 1979 and ‘Blithe Spirit’ in 2009. Other Broadway credits include ‘A Little Night Music,’ ‘Gore Vidal’s The Best Man’ and ‘Anyone Can Whistle.’
“Angela Lansbury’s contributions to the stage are insurmountable,” said Charlotte St Martin, president of The Broadway League and Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, said in a statement.
The ‘Murder, She Wrote’ star has six Golden Globes and 18 Emmy nominations as well as an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures. Lansbury also has a National Medal of Arts and a Kennedy Center Honor.
Ariana DeBose will host the Tonys on June 12.