Today, February 10th
Honorees and Tony-winners Melba Moore (top, 1970’s “Purlie”); and LaChanze (2006’s “The Color Purple”).
JOIN TOP PERFORMERS TO CELEBRATE “WOMEN OF COLOR ON BROADWAY.” Tickets to this non-profit’s Purple Crystal Awards honoring Tony-award winners LaChanze & Melba Moore have been sold out for weeks—but theater fans can still stream the event. Dedicated to supporting women of African, Latin, and Asian descent pursuing careers in musical theater, the evening will include special performances by Amber Gray (“Hadestown”), Celia Gooding (“Jagged Little Pill”), Kayla Davion (“The Tina Turner Musical”), and many more. Learn more @ womenofcoloronbroadway.org.
Purple Crystal Awards, Monday, February 10th, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET; Visit allarts.org/everywhere to download the streaming app and watch the ceremony.
“I think if society makes progress, you see it on Broadway. Progress is usually driven by music and other areas of entertainment, and then those stories are told on Broadway.”
LET’S TOAST MAX SCHUBERT. If you’re a wine enthusiast whose enjoyed a bottle from “down under,” you largely have this Australian winemaker (born on this day in 1905) to thank.
The self-trained enologist started his career at the Penfolds winery as a messenger in 1931. Following a 1948 trip to Bordeaux, he introduced temperature-controlled fermentations, long, gentle macerations and aging in small oak barrels to their cellars. And in 1957, ignoring the board’s directive to pull the plug on an experimental red, he continued making small quantities of what would become the iconic Grange Hermitage—ushering in Australia's modern wine era.
LET’S GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SCARLETT JOHANSSON! Though she went home Oscarless last night, she’s only one of 11 actors to have received two nominations in the same year (for Best Actress, “Marriage Story” and Best Supporting Actress, “Jojo Rabbit”). The list below (with winners noted in bold) is an impressive and eclectic one. See the complete list with film titles here.
1938: Fay Bainter (for “Jezebel”)
1942: Teresa Wright (for “Mrs. Miniver”)
1944: Barry Fitzgerald (for “Going My Way”)
1982: Jessica Lange (for “Tootsie”)
1988: Sigourney Weaver
1992: Al Pacino (for “Scent of a Woman”)
1993: Holly Hunter (for “The Piano”); and Emma Thompson
2002: Julianne Moore
2004: Jamie Foxx (for “Ray”)
2007: Kate Blanchett