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Revelers take part in a Pride parade in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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“Schmigadoon!” and “Liberation” were the best musical and best play winners, respectively, at the Tony Awards on Sunday. John Lithgow won the Tony Award for best lead actor in a play for his work in “Giant” and Laurie Metcalf won her third acting Tony for “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.” Cinco Paul won for writing the book of “Schmigadoon!” as well as its score. Qween Jean became the first openly trans Tony winner ever for making the costumes for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” Shoshana Bean won for playing the mom in “The Lost Boys” and Joe Mantello won for directing “Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.”
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“Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, danced away the best new musical Tony Award. The prize for the best new play at the Tony Awards went to “Liberation,” about a consciousness-raising women’s group in 1970s Ohio, which earlier this year also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. “Ragtime,” a big, soaring musical that depicts an America being remade by immigration, racial violence, industrial wealth and political unrest, won the best musical revival on Sunday. John Lithgow won for best lead actor in a play for his role in “Giant.”
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have unveiled a permanent display honoring LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former players for the team Glenn Burke and Billy Bean, who were the first two major leaguers to say they were gay. A brief ceremony with their families was held on the team’s 13th Pride Night, hours before the Dodgers hosted the Los Angeles Angels in the Freeway Series. Burke was the first MLB player to come out as gay, announcing it in 1982 after he retired. He died in 1995. Four years later, Bean became the second MLB player to reveal that he was gay. He died in 2024.
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Joyce Henderson, left, sister of Glenn Burke, speaks during a ceremony prior to a baseball game to unveil a tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former Los Angeles Dodgers players Billy Bean and Burke, who were among the first professional athletes to identify as gay, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Dr. Greg Baker, left, widower of Billy Bean, speaks during a ceremony prior to a baseball game to unveil a tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former Los Angeles Dodgers players Bean and Glenn Burke, who were among the first professional athletes to identify as gay, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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A tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former Los Angeles Dodgers players Billy Bean and Glenn Burke, who were among the first professional athletes to identify as gay, is viewed following an unveiling Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Attendees reacts during a ceremony prior to a baseball game to unveil a tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers and former Los Angeles Dodgers players Billy Bean and Glenn Burke, who were among the first professional athletes to identify as gay, Friday, June 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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- Love. Out loud. Under the stars. Beginning June 19 at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre. -
