Hamilton won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) on Sunday, and star Renée Elise Goldsberry used her acceptance speech to urge for more synergy between the stage and the screen.
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The Disney+ special, which was shot over a series of live performances in 2016 at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre, beat Bo Burnham: Inside, which was considered the favorite by many; David Byrne’s American Utopia; 8:46 – Dave Chappelle; Friends: The Reunion; and A West Win Special To Benefit When We All Vote.
Goldsberry thanked Disney and producer RadicalMedia “for making Hamilton one of the television events that brought people back together last year when we were separate and alone.”
She added, “This award represents the synergy between the medium of television and theater, what a gift we can be to each other, what a gift you gave to us last year,...
73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: Deadline’s Full Coverage
The Disney+ special, which was shot over a series of live performances in 2016 at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre, beat Bo Burnham: Inside, which was considered the favorite by many; David Byrne’s American Utopia; 8:46 – Dave Chappelle; Friends: The Reunion; and A West Win Special To Benefit When We All Vote.
Goldsberry thanked Disney and producer RadicalMedia “for making Hamilton one of the television events that brought people back together last year when we were separate and alone.”
She added, “This award represents the synergy between the medium of television and theater, what a gift we can be to each other, what a gift you gave to us last year,...
- 9/20/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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