Succession star Sarah Snook has taken home the first acting Tony Award, winning the trophy for leading actress in a play for The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which she plays all 26 roles, reprising a performance that won her an Olivier Award.Â
"This means so much for a little Australian girl," she said at the ceremony at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Sunday (Monday AEST).
She thanked her husband, Dave Lawson, for "holding down the fort and keeping our family together".
Hours before the main even began Australian Marg Hornwell was announced as the winner of best costumes in a play for A Picture of Dorian Gray.
Snook plays all 26 roles in the one-woman The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was originally produced by Sydney Theatre Company and has already earned the actress a prestigious Olivier Award in London.
The production has six nominations, including best direction for Kip Williams with his fellow Australians Clemence Williams, Nick Schlieper, David Berman nominated for best sound, lighting, and set design - as well Hornwell's win for costumes.
with AAP
