Broadway Stars Discuss Their Journeys to the Tony Awards

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Award-winning actor, dancer, and singer, Ariana DeBose, discusses her role as Anita in “West Side Story,” the many ways she relates to the character, and what it was like working with Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno, the first Latina to win an Oscar for the original film. Former “The Late Late Show” host, James Corden, admits Mariah Carey changed musicians’ perspective of “Carpool Karaoke” and talks about what makes hosting the 2019 Tony Awards so special. And, Tony-award winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his journey to writing “A Strange Loop,” why he loves connecting with the audience afterwards, and how the show promotes a spirit of inclusion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.2	Oh, thank you.
0:43.2	Thank you so much.
0:44.2	I don't think I was supposed to put my hand in the table.
0:46.2	No, we're talking.
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0:48.2	Yeah, I'm welcome to it's really good to have you here, especially now.
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