Ariana DeBose & Kate Shindle Weigh in on Swings and Understudies at the Tonys
Shindle shared on Twitter, "the rumors that @TheTonyAwards will ignore swings and understudies are just wrong."
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Jun. 06, 2022
Okay yall. I know Twitter is built for outrage based on scant facts, but the rumors that @TheTonyAwards will ignore swings and understudies are just wrong. And have been wrong since before this rumor started yesterday. (1/4)
Kate Shindle/#PassThePROAct (@AEAPresident) June 6, 2022
Even if @TheWing and @BroadwayLeague were completely, utterly tone deaf and just forgot how this season went down, I can say with certainty that @ArianaDeBose - who started in the chorus, who has understudied in multiple Bway shows - would NEVER let that happen. (2/4)
Kate Shindle/#PassThePROAct (@AEAPresident) June 6, 2022
Why dont we let her do her job, take a collective cleansing breath, and look forward to seeing Broadway swings and understudies celebrated this Sunday, while remembering that there are also folks doing the same across the country, in theaters large and small. (3/4)
Kate Shindle/#PassThePROAct (@AEAPresident) June 6, 2022
Rumors start all the time, for all kinds of reasons; it can be hard to know what to believe. Believe this: neither @TheTonyAwards nor @ArianaDeBose needed a twitter storm to remind them that swings and understudies saved Broadway this season. Stay safe. (4/4)
Kate Shindle/#PassThePROAct (@AEAPresident) June 6, 2022
Thank you @kateshindle
Ariana DeBose (@ArianaDeBose) June 6, 2022
To all concerned, all I can ask is that you keep the faith & trust I am working round the clock to bring you all a beautiful celebration of everyones hard work. We all are.
AND with that let me get to it see you June 12th! https://t.co/5Q1hrStTKU
Amid Twitter buzz that the Tony Awards, airing this Sunday, June 12, will not be highlighting the swings and understudies of Broadway, Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose and Actors' Equity Association president Kate Shindle have taken to Twitter to address and dispel the rumors.
See their tweets below.
Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose will host The 75th Annual Tony Awards, airing live coast-to-coast from Radio City Music Hall, on Sunday, June 12th (8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+. Julianne Hough and Darren Criss will host "The Tony Awards: Act One," one hour of exclusive content streaming live, only on Paramount+ (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/4:00-5:00 PM, PT.)
For more information on tickets to the 75th Annual Tony Awards please visit: www.TonyAwards.com/tickets.
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