Tony Awards laud android rom-com 'Maybe Happy Ending' and history-making 'Purpose'

Tony Awards laud android rom-com 'Maybe Happy Ending' and history-making 'Purpose'

"Maybe Happy Ending," a rom-com about androids that crackles with humanity, had a definite happy ending at Sunday's Tony Awards. It won best new musical on a night when Kara Young made history as the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively for "Purpose," which also won best new play.

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