Jennifer Hudson becomes an EGOT at this year’s fantastically queer Tony Awards

Queer folk bring the heat at the Tony Awards.

What is an EGOT you say? Well it’s someone who’s won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony – and Jennifer Hudson just became only the 17th person in the world to achieve this momentous feat.

Hudson won for her role as producer on A Strange Loop, which scooped Best New Musical and bagged a Tony for RuPaul, also a producer on the show.

Billy Porter, also a producer on the project, was in attendance to congratulate his pal Jen, who become the second Black woman to receive the coveted quadruple, following in the footsteps of legendary Whoopi Goldberg.

The evening was chock full of LGBTQ+ representation (well, it is Broadway daaaarling) kicking off with a barnstorming medley from out queer Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.

andrew garfield blushing and smiling everybody say thank you ariana debose and nathan lane pic.twitter.com/TPCbWxUo0c

— h (@steveroguhrs) June 13, 2022

There was also the Tony’s first non-binary winner in Toby Marlow, who won Best Original Score Written for the Theatre for Six: The Musical. Marlow was effusive about the amount of queer representation, saying: “It just feels really amazing to be part of a season where there’s so much queerness on stage explicitly.”

Lucy Moss & Toby Marlow have won the #TonyAward for Best Score for @SixBroadway! pic.twitter.com/g8rrp7sBKy

— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) June 12, 2022

Toby was right as the likes of Sarah Paulson and Nathan Lane were on hand to provide some big name LGBTQ+ representation (Nathan seemed particularly excited to be presenting with Spider Man and former Drag Race celebrity judge Andrew Garflield who can blame him), but the sheer amount of up and coming queer artists and performers is heartening to say the least.

With so many out and proud queer people presenting, nominated and winning it is clear that the culture divide in the USA is only widening.

living vicariously though ariana debose and nathan lane tonight pic.twitter.com/5C7PZq94TB

— ivy🦋☁️🌸 (@eunoia808) June 13, 2022

When you have politicians literally trying to ban drag shows, the spectacle of the Tony’s probably looks like something from a different planet. 

Now THAT is how you kick off the #TonyAwards! 👏 We give our round of applause right back to @ArianaDeBose. pic.twitter.com/fybuEJ0agQ

— CBS (@CBS) June 13, 2022

sarah paulson at the tony awards via vogue magazine pic.twitter.com/eHYezMvZDb

— sarah’s pr (@sarahpaulsbean) June 13, 2022

Shout out to all casts and crews on Broadway who had to get up at the crack of dawn at the end of an 8 show week plus extra rehearsals, go to Tony dress rehearsal, run back to do their matinees, then run back to do the Tonys tonight. I see you. 🙌🏾 #TonyAwards

— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) June 12, 2022

Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane presenting Best Play at the 75th Annual Tony Awards pic.twitter.com/AzOwSf4CCo

— andy (@ohgarfeels) June 13, 2022

1 minute of Nathan Lane complimenting Andrew https://t.co/q2IQkDWimT

— Kristina (@rawrkristina) June 13, 2022

It should be noted that Angela Lansbury’s career is so impressive and long that she already had two Oscar nominations to her name when they invented the Tony Awards.

— Slade (@Slade) June 12, 2022

VIDEO: Paris and Prince introducing MJ: The Musical at Tony Awards 2022.

"A lot of people seem to think our dad, Michael Jackson, changed popular music forever. Who are we to disagree? What people may not know is he loved musicals on film and on the stage…"

💗 #MJTheMusical pic.twitter.com/FdHfQPmZOk

— TSCM (@MJJRepository) June 13, 2022

jessica chastain at the tony awards (2022) pic.twitter.com/NEh6MdCMdh

— best of jessica chastain (@bestofchastains) June 12, 2022

sarah paulson & billy porter at the tony awards pic.twitter.com/nhqMCB2Gnx

— sarah’s pr (@sarahpaulsbean) June 13, 2022

Billy Porter at the #TonyAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/weNvaEnV9h

— Breakingtrendsnews (@Breakingtrends1) June 13, 2022

The Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play is awarded to Jesse Tyler Ferguson for Take Me Out #TonyAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/qWvvF6i9ii

— broadwaymusical (@BroadwayMusical) June 13, 2022