Jodie Comer makes stunning entrance at Tony Awards in shimmery gown
Jodie Comer makes stunning entrance at Tony Awards in shimmery strapless gown… days after halting her Broadway play due to wildfire smoke
- Broadway star Jodie Comer halted her matinee performance after she struggled to breathe because of the wildfire smoke
- About three minutes into her performance she coughed and said, ‘I can’t breathe in this air’ and was escorted off stage
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams has urged the entire city to stay indoors until the bad air, caused by wildfire smoke from Canada, has cleared
Jodie Comer was pictured Sunday at the 76th Annual Tony Awards at New York City’s United Palace Theater.
The appearance came days after she halted the matinee performance of her Broadway play Prima Facie early after she was unable to breathe due to wildfire air blowing into New York City.
The English actress, 30, was pictured in a strapless dark navy blue gown as she made her entrance at the luxe event.
The Liverpool-born performer’s garment had a sequined top area, as she donned her blonde locks parted to the side and accessorized with pearl earrings on the glam evening in the Big Apple.
The Emmy-winning star is among the nominees for Best Actress at the event, honoring her for her first performance on Broadway.
The latest: Jodie Comer, 30, was pictured Sunday at the 76th Annual Tony Awards at New York City’s United Palace Theater
In the one-woman play Prima Facie, she plays the role of an attorney who defends men accused of rape, and then she is sexually assaulted herself.
Comer is nominated against Audra McDonald (Ohio State Murders), Jessica Hecht (Summer, 1976) and Jessica Chastain (A Doll’s House).
In the aforementioned incident on Wednesday, the show began 10 minutes behind schedule.
Once it started, Comer was about three minutes into her performance when she coughed and called out to the stage manager, ‘I can’t breathe in this air,’ according to Deadline.
Comer was then assisted off the stage and the curtain lowered. An understudy, Dani Arlington, saw out the rest of the show in her place which prompted many in attendance to leave the show and attempt to get tickets for performances featuring Comer, the publication said.
There have been no reports of other Broadway shows suffering problems due to the smoke. New York City Mayor Eric Adams had urged millions of residents to remain indoors as hazardous smoke from Canadian wildfires has bellowed in from across the border.
Huge swaths of the nation from the Northeast to the Great Lakes were braced for several more days of smog, while Canadian officials continue to grapple with over 400 wildfires.
A thick, nicotine-yellow haze shrouded the famous Big Apple skyline Wednesday, while the city briefly became the most polluted in the world as its Air Quality Index score soared past 200, which is deemed ‘very unhealthy’.
Comeback: The appearance came days after she halted the matinee performance of her Broadway play Prima Facie early after she was unable to breathe due to wildfire air blowing into New York City
Stylish: The English actress was pictured in a shoulderless dark navy blue gown as she made her entrance at the luxe event
Glam: The Liverpool-born performer’s garment had a sequined top area, as she donned her blonde locks parted to the side and accessorized with pearl earrings on the glam evening in the Big Apple
Feted: The Emmy-winning star is among the nominees for Best Actress at the event, honoring her for her first performance on Broadway
Details: In the one-woman play Prima Facie, she plays the role of an attorney who defends men accused of rape, and then she is sexually assaulted herself
Competition: Comer is nominated against Audra McDonald (Ohio State Murders), Jessica Hecht (Summer, 1976) and Jessica Chastain (A Doll’s House)
Back on track: Comer appeared to be in good spirits days after she departed a performance amid hazardous air conditions in New York City
More than a dozen US states and over 100 million people are under air quality alerts, as health experts warn breathing the fog can be as damaging as smoking six cigarettes. Nanoparticles from the smog are so small they can penetrate the lungs and bloodstream, with side effects including irritation to the eyes and throat alongside breathing problems.
The smoke issues have threatened a slew of Major League Baseball games scheduled for Wednesday night including the White Sox at the Yankees and the Tigers at the Phillies.
Around 4pm, Yankees officials announced that their game has been canceled and that the two teams will square off in a double header at 4pm and 7pm tomorrow.
The Phillies game was also canceled. The Washington Nationals have said that their game with the Arizona Diamondbacks will go ahead at 7:05pm as planned.
The Toronto Blue Jays will close the roof at the Rogers Center for their game tonight with the Houston Astros. Some Blue Jays fans were angry that the roof was open for Tuesday night’s game amid the air quality concerns.
The WNBA game between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx was canceled amid reports that smoke had begun filtering into the Barclays Center.
‘All New Yorkers should limit outdoor activity to the greatest extent possible. Stay inside, close windows and doors, and use air purifiers if you have them,’ Mayor Eric Adams said at a Wednesday press conference.
Adams had been due to attend an event honoring Oscar-winner Robert De Niro at the Tribeca Grill as part of the Tribeca Festival, that too may also be canceled.
Public libraries in the Big Apple closed early at 3:30pm due to the weather. Outdoor activities for public schools were also shelved. A fireworks event in Coney Island was canceled as was the opening of the 45th annual Celebrate Brooklyn! concert series.
A sheet of smoke from the wildfires first descended on New York on Tuesday before thickening throughout the afternoon, leaving those in Manhattan unable to see the New Jersey skyline across the Hudson River.
Praise: An understudy, Dani Arlington, saw out the rest of the show in her place which prompted many in attendance to leave the show while others shared their praise for the performance
Leaving: Another Instagram post showed many audience members leaving the theatre after it was announced Jodie would not be continuing
Understudy Dani Arlington, pictured alongside Cramer, third from the left, finished out Wednesday’s performance
Yankee Stadium pictured on Wednesday afternoon, at the time of writing a decision has yet to be made on the fate of tonight’s game
The smoky haze begins to descend on the Washington monument in the nation’s capital
People walk in Times Square as Manhattan is shrouded in haze and smoke
A man attempting to take a photograph amid the haze
The Manhattan skyline shrouded in smoke on Wednesday afternoon
At the time of writing, the smoke has not forced the cancelation of Governor’s Ball, the music festival scheduled to take place this weekend.
‘We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials. As always, the health and safety of New Yorkers is our top priority. At this time, the festival is continuing as planned. We are hopeful that conditions will improve in the coming days and are looking forward to a great weekend!’ a festival representative told Pitchfork.
The music festival, headlined by Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X and Lizzo, is scheduled to take place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 9 – 11.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in remarks that she’s hopeful that the smoke will have cleared by the weekend.
Software giant Google has told all employees on the East Coast to work from home. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy shut all state offices at 3:30pm. At least three school districts in the Garden State have canceled their activities.
Baltimore-area schools have followed suit and canceled any outdoor activities scheduled for Wednesday.
As well as sending New Yorkers inside, air quality alerts were also introduced in states including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Virginia and the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
Forced to end early: Comer, 30, said the air quality was preventing her from breathing before she was assisted off the stage by a stage manager around 10 minutes into Wednesday’s show
Jodie has been receiving massive praise for her one-woman show Prima Facie, a role she originated at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London before bringing it to Broadway.
On Tuesday night the role earned her yet another trophy for her work at the Drama Desk Awards.
The British actress, 30, won Outstanding Solo Performance for Prima Facie, in a role she originated at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London before bringing it to Broadway.
Unlike the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards honor not just Broadway performances but also off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway.
This year, for the first time in its history, the Drama Desk Awards opted to make its acting categories gender neutral – or in its preferred parlance, ‘gender free.’
In her category, Jodie beat out David Greenspan for Four Saints in Three Acts Jessica Hendy for Walking With Bubbles Anthony Rapp for Without You and Tracy Thorne for Jack Was Kind.
Jodie has been receiving massive praise for her one-woman show Prima Facie, a role she originated at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London before bringing it to Broadway
Prima Facie marks Jodie’s West End and Broadway debut. Speaking to CBS News this week, Jodie explained: ‘I’ve spoken very kind of publicly, honestly, about the fact that I auditioned a lot for theater and a lot of the feedback was, you know, the fact that I wasn’t classically trained, hadn’t been to drama school.’
‘That was a kind of hindrance. So, then I got sent this one-woman play written by Suzie Miller to be on the West End. I was just like, wow, it just seemed like such a gift.’
When asked if she expected the impact that the play, and her performance, would have, she replied, ‘No, no, I think we were all really taken aback by it, actually.’
‘But I remember when we did the first preview in London – and this was the first time performing in front of an audience – a lot of it was crying, like very audibly and very quite loud and unashamed, and very guttural.’
TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS 2023
Best Musical
& Juliet
Kimberly Akimbo
New York, New York
Shucked
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
Best Play
Ain’t No Mo’
Between Riverside and Crazy
Cost of Living
Fat Ham
Leopoldstadt
Best Musical Revival
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’
Camelot
Into The Woods
Parade
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Best Play Revival
A Doll’s House
The Piano Lesson
The Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window
Topdog/Underdog
Best Leading Actress of a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Sara Bareilles — Into The Woods
Victoria Clark — Kimberly Akimbo
Lorna Courtney — & Juliet
Micaela Diamond — Parade
Jessica Chastain, A Doll’s House
Best Leading Actress of a Play
Jessica Chastain — A Doll’s House
Jodie Comer — Prima Facie
Jessica Hecht — Summer, 1976
Audra McDonald — Ohio State Murders
Best Leading Actor of a Musical
Christian Borle — Some Like It Hot
J. Harrison Ghee — Some Like It Hot
Josh Groban — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Brian D’Arcy James — Into The Woods
Ben Platt at the Met Gala 2023
Ben Platt — Parade
Colton Ryan — New York, New York
Best Leading Actor of a Play
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — Topdog/Underdog
Corey Hawkins — Topdog/Underdog
Sean Hayes — Good Night, Oscar
Stephen McKinley Henderson — Between Riverside and Crazy
Wendell Pierce — Death of a Salesman
Best Book of a Musical
& Juliet — David West Read
Kimberly Akimbo — David Lindsay-Abaire
New York, New York — David Thompson & Sharon Washington
Shucked — Robert Horn
Some Like It Hot — Matthew López & Amber Ruffin
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Jordan E. Cooper — Ain’t No Mo’
Samuel L. Jackson — August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
Arian Moayed — A Doll’s House
Brandon Uranowitz — Leopoldstadt — WINNER
David Zayas — Cost Of Living
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kevin Del Aguila — Some Like It Hot
Kevin Cahoon — Shucked
Justin Cooley — Kimberly Akimbo
Jordan Donica — Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Alex Newell — Shucked
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Tim Hatley & Andrzej Goulding — Life Of Pi — WINNERS
Miriam Buether — Prima Facie
Rachel Hauck — Good Night, Oscar
Richard Hudson — Leopoldstadt
Dane Laffrey & Lucy Mackinnon — A Christmas Carol
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brigitte Reiffenstuel — Leopoldstadt — WINNER
Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell — Life Of Pi
Dominique Fawn Hill — Fat Ham
Emilio Sosa — Ain’t No Mo’
Emilio Sosa — Good Night, Oscar
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Neil Austin — Leopoldstadt
Natasha Chivers — Prima Facie
Jon Clark — Jon Clark
Bradley King — Fat Ham
Tim Lutkin — Life Of Pi — WINNER
Jen Schriever — Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman
Ben Stanton — A Christmas Carol
Best Original Score (music and/or lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Kimberly Akimbo — David Lindsay-Abaire/Jeanine Tesori — WINNER
Almost Famous — Tom Kitt/Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt
KPOP — Helen Park & Max Vernon
Shucked — Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally
Some Like It Hot — Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Nikki Crawford — Fat Ham
Crystal Lucas-Perry — Ain’t No Mo’
Miriam Silverman — The Sign In Sidney Brustein’s Window
Katy Sullivan — Cost Of Living
Kara Young — Cost Of Living
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Julia Lester — Into The Woods
Ruthie Ann Miles — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Bonnie Milligan — Kimberly Akimbo — WINNER
NaTasha Yvette Williams — Some Like It Hot
Betsy Wolfe — & Juliet
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Beowulf Boritt — New York, New York — WINNER
Mimi Lien — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Scott Pask — Shucked
Scott Pask — Some Like It Hot
Michael Yeargan & 59 Productions — Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes — Some Like It Hot — WINNER
Clint Ramos & Sophia Choi — KPOP
Susan Hilferty — Parade
Jennifer Moeller — Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Paloma Young — & Juliet
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Ken Billington — New York, New York
Lap Chi Chu — Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Heather Gilbert — Parade
Howard Hudson — & Juliet
Natasha Katz — Some Like It Hot
Natasha Katz — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street — WINNER
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