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Jun 11, 2023 · Newell, who identifies both as nonbinary and gender fluid, plays a fiercely self-reliant whiskey distiller in “Shucked,” which is a country-scored, pun-rich musical comedy about a small farming...
Aug 1, 2018 · The role broke Newell out of suburban anonymity in Massachusetts, where he crafted his voice in his church’s choir and navigated gender and sexual identity in his personal life.
Jun 12, 2023 · On Sunday, Newell became the first performer who identifies as nonbinary to win a Tony as they won the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical for their...
May 3, 2023 · Less than 12 hours after the Shucked actor walked the white carpet at the 2023 Met Gala became the first nonbinary actor to be nominated for a Tony in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category.
Jun 11, 2023 · Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee have become the first openly nonbinary actors to win a Tony Award for their performances in featured and leading roles.
May 31, 2023 · O ne morning in early May, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell made history as the first nonbinary-identifying actors to be nominated for Tony Awards. Then, a month later, they did it again: On...
Jun 12, 2023 · Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee made history Sunday night as the first out nonbinary actors to win Tony Awards. Newell, who also identifies as gender-nonconforming and gender-fluid,...
