Awards|Dede Ayite was nominated for a prize for the costume design of three different works. The theater Tony awards were handed out for the 77th time on Sunday.
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Dede Ayite won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design for a Play.
Ayite is the first black woman to receive this award.
The Tony Awards were held in New York on Sunday night. Jeremy Strong, Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff also received awards.
American Dede Ayite has won a Tony Award for Best Costume Design for a Play. Born in Ghana, Ayite is the first black woman to receive the award.
Ayite received an award for costume design for a Broadway show Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. The play is about West African immigrant women who work as hair braiders in Harlem, New York.
She said in her victory speech that she hopes people like her will continue to bring their important stories to light, even if it’s scary. It tells about the awards and the speech, among other things The Hollywood Reporter.
The Tony Awards i.e. the most prestigious awards in the US theater world were handed out on Sunday evening in New York. The award, called the Oscar of the theater industry, has been awarded since 1947.
Hollywood actors, for example, also received their first Tony awards Jeremy Strong, Sarah Paulson and Daniel Radcliffe as well as several musical roles and, for example, Netflix Mindhunterfamiliar from the series Jonathan Groff.
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