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‘The Outsiders’ Wins Best Musical At Tonys: Full Winners List

By Tom Tapp, June 16, 2024 8:10pm

The 77th annual Tony Awards were handed out tonight in Manhattan, and Deadline posted the winners live as they were announced. Among the boldfaced names who took home trophies were Angelina Jolie, Daniel Radcliffe, Sarah Paulson and Jeremy Strong. See the full list of winners below.

Winner, Best Musical: The Outsiders

Producers: The Araca Group, American Zoetrope, Olympus Theatricals, Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky, Angelina Jolie, Betsy Dollinger, Jonathan & Michelle Clay, Cristina Marie Vivenzio, The Shubert Organization, LaChanze & Marylee Fairbanks, Debra Martin Chase, Sony Music Masterworks, Jamestown Revival Theater, Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros, Tanninger Entertainment, Tamlyn Brooke Shusterman, Geffen Playhouse/Howard Tenenbaum/Linda B. Rubin, Kevin Ryan, Mistry Theatrical Ventures, Galt & Irvin Productions, Tulsa Clarks, Paul & Margaret Liljenquist, Bob & Claire Patterson, Voltron Global Media, James L. Nederlander, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, The John Gore Organization, Independent Presenters Network, Stephen Lindsay & Brett Sirota, Jeffrey Finn, Playhouse Square, Sue Marks, Indelible InK, Lionheart Productions, The Broadway Investor’s Club, Starhawk Productions, Distant Rumble, Green Leaf Partnership, Michael & Elizabeth Venuti, Leslie Kavanaugh, Deborah & Dave Smith, Belle Productions, Chas & Jen Grossman, Miranda & Sahra Esmonde-White, Rungnapa & Jim Teague, Michael & Molly Schroeder, Casey & Chelsea Baugh, James L. Flautt, Jon L. Morris, Becky Winkler, William Moran Hickey, Jr. & William Horan Hickey, III, Oddly Specific Productions, Melissa Chamberlain & Michael McCartney, Rachel Weinstein, Wavelength Productions, Rob O’Neill & Shane Snow, Eric Stine, Cornice Productions, La Jolla Playhouse.

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Here Are All the Winners of the 2024 Tony Awards: Complete Winners List

'The Outsiders' won best musical; 'Stereophonic' won best play.

By Paul Grein, June 16, 2024

The Outsiders was a surprise winner for best musical at the 2024 Tony Awards, which were presented on Sunday (June 16). The award was thought to be a close call between Suffs, a musical about the musical based on the American women’s suffrage movement, and Hell’s Kitchen, a musical loosely based on Alicia Keys’ early life and music.

WINNER: The Outsiders; Producers: Voltron Global Media

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Voltron Global, The Company That Purchased Tyler Perry’s Original Atlanta Studio, Launches Production Outfit

By Zac Ntim, June 21, 2023 8:11am

EXCLUSIVE: Voltron Global, the holding company that purchased Tyler Perry’s first expansive Atlanta studio lot, is moving into the content game with a full-service film and TV production company.

The production outfit will be known as Voltron Global Productions. The company said today it will be the home to multi-genre and cross-platform productions guided by Voltron Global CEO Steven Greenberg. The company will self-finance, package, and produce projects of all sizes from Pangaea Studios, the 50-acre film and television lot owned by Tyler Perry until 2018. The lot was previously known as Areu Studios.

Pangaea is currently Atlanta’s second-largest movie and TV studio, boasting a residential backlot, a full post-production facility, and six sound stages complete with next-generation LED tiles. Voltron has said it will develop, finance, and produce anywhere from three to six projects a year, with a mandate to serve as a supplier of mainstream projects for studios as well as major streamers.

“We’re thrilled to unveil Voltron Global Productions, a full-service enterprise where we can unleash compelling stories for streaming, TV, and theatrical distribution, all on a grand scale,” said Greenberg.

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