“Heal the world,” Frost said from the stage, channeling Jackson. “MJ” represents the 22-year-old Frost's Broadway debut as he plays Jackson with a high, whispery voice, a Lady Diana-like coquettishness and a fierce embrace of Jackson's iconic dancing and singing style. Myles Frost moonwalked away with the award for best lead actor in a musical for playing Michael Jackson, becoming the youngest solo winner in that category. “A Strange Loop” beat “MJ,” a bio musical of the King of Pop's biggest hits, for the top prize, although the other Jackson musical nabbed four Tony Awards including for best choreography. The victory of a smaller, more offbeat musical against more commercial offerings continues a recent trend, as when the intimate musical “The Band's Visit” beat the big brand-musicals “Frozen,” “Mean Girls” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” in 2018 or when “Hadestown” bested “Tootsie,” “Beetlejuice” and “Ain't Too Proud” a year later. Many of the night's other Tonys were spread over several productions. Jackson's 2020 Pulitzer Prize drama winner is a theater meta-journey - a tuneful show about a Black gay man writing a show about a Black gay man. Earlier this year, the comic book company unveiled its first-ever gay Captain America character, which it debuted during Pride Week in June.NEW YORK (AP) - “A Strange Loop,” an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadway's most racially diverse season by choosing an envelope-pushing Black voice. Indeed, Marvel is no stranger to LGBTQ comic book figures. “We were deprived of cool lesbian aunt May and that is the biggest mistake of the entire franchise right there.”
“Not gonna lie, this would’ve been awesome,” tweeted one Marvel fan. However, others lapped up the idea of Aunt May’s same-sex awakening. “Stop giving Marvel the benefit of the doubt just because they nostalgia-baited you.” Marisa Tomei arrives at the premiere of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” at the Regency Village Theater on Monday, Dec. “These people have no idea who these characters are,” he added. Ever.”Ĭonservative rapper Eric July seconded their sentiment, writing, “Hollywood brainlet, Marisa Tomei wanted MCU ‘Aunt May’ to be lesbian, because ‘Ben was gone anyways.” Yeah, the fans will be super happy - Said no one. The proposal was widely blasted, with one traditionalist dissenter tweeting, “Let’s forget completely about Uncle Ben and go straight to Aunt May being lesbian. Marisa Tomei reportedly campaigned to have her character Aunt May be a lesbian in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency “No one went for it at the time,” lamented the “The Big Short” actress. Unfortunately, her idea for a cinematic coming-out party was shut down by film execs. And I’ll just be like, “Hey!” It’ll just be a subtle thing.'” I’ll just be in a scene and you’ll be over there. She added, “I was like, ‘No one even has to know, Amy. “And so I actually really wanted Amy Pascal from Sony to be my girlfriend!” “And we were kind of talking about it,” the Brooklyn native explained while erupting into laughter. Marisa Tomei and Tom Holland in a scene from “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017). If that wasn’t juicy enough, the “My Cousin Vinny” star even proposed that her on-screen lady lover be none other than Sony producer Amy Pascal. She was referring to her character’s deceased husband, Ben Parker, who is infamously murdered by a burglar in the comic books and films. “There was a moment, where I felt that May - maybe she should just be with a woman because Ben is gone,” claimed Tomei, who plays Peter Parker’s Aunt May Parker in the critically acclaimed superhero flick. The 57-year-old Oscar winner dropped the bombshell in a Dec. WARNING: This story contains spoilers for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”Īs if “Spider-Man: No Way Home” didn’t have enough epic reveals : Marisa Tomei said she campaigned to have her character be a lesbian in the franchise’s final installment. Here’s which Marvel character you are based on your zodiac sign Twitter goes wild over Joe Biden - the Spider-Man villain
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