first nomination of his career!

It seems that Mariah Carey doesn't rest! The muse was nominated for the first time in her career for Tony Awardsthe main award ceremony in the United States when it comes to theater. The announcement was made this Tuesday, 2. The artist made her debut at Broadway being one of the producers of the play “Some Like It Hot”, which this year was nominated in 13 categories of the award, which makes the work lead the ranking with the largest number of nominations. Some of the categories in which it is disputed are “Best Musical“, “Best Original Song” and “Best Costume Design“.

On her social media, Carey wrote: “Congratulations to the wonderful cast and crew”. She also said she couldn't have asked for better news after waking up.

Yayyyy!!!!! Congratulations to the amazing cast and crew!!!! https://t.co/ItWfrz3Dob

— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) May 2, 2023

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According to the website “Papelpop”the awards ceremony will take place in person on June 11. The event will be hosted by actress Ariana DeBose.

Mariah Carey, in fact, was the winner of Grammy five times. It can be considered that her relationship with the theater was something that expanded the artist's field of action.

Considered a multi-artist, in addition to knowing how to sing, she was also cast to play characters in films that had great repercussion. One of the productions she participated in was the drama “Precious”, released in 2009.

The work “Some Like It Hot” (in Portuguese, The hotter the better), according to “Atena 1”, is an adaptation of a feature film of the same name, which starred Marilyn Monroe in 1959. The show premiered in December 2022 and tells the story of two musicians who have to flee Chicago after witnessing an attack by a mobster. The play is set in the 1920s, a period in which jazz musicians in the United States had their performances hampered by Prohibition. The trailer for the show is available on YouTube.

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The artist, in an interview, spoke about her admiration for Marilyn Monroe, and that the actress served as an inspiration for her career, as well as talking about her decision to produce the play. “I first came across this story through the timeless film starring Marilyn Monroe. She has been important throughout my life, so much so that I acquired her precious white grand piano at auction.”he said.

The Tony Awards will be broadcast in the United States on the Paramount+ platform. However, there are no plans to broadcast it in Brazil.

Featured Photo: Mariah Carey receives her first Tony Award nomination. Reproduction/Michaelah Reynolds.