Tony Awards people believe that five is not enough for Angela Lansbury.
The administrative committee of the Tony Awards announced on Monday that the legendary 96-year-old actor will receive a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theater for 2022, making him the sixth.
Lansbury made his Broadway debut in 1957 at Hotel Paradiso and won Tonys for Mame in 1966, Dear World in 1969, Gypsy in 1974, Sweeney Todd in 1979 and Blithe Spirit in 2009. Others Broadway credits include A Little Night Music, The Vid Gore Man and anyone can play.
“Angela Lansbury’s contribution to the stage is compelling,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of The Broadway League, and Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of American Theater Wing.
The London-born Murder, She Wrote star has six Golden Globe nominations and 18 Emmy nominations, as well as an honorary Oscar for overall filmmaking. Lansbury also has a National Medal of Arts and a Kennedy Center Award.
West Side Story star Ariana DeBois will host Tony on June 12.
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