Brooke Shields appeared wearing a bright yellow dress and matching Crocs on her feet on the carpet at the 2024 Tony Awards. An outfit far from the standards adopted by stars during such ceremonies. “I have my Crocs!” I couldn’t do that in heels! » explained the actress starring in “Mother of the Bride” on Netflix in an interview with People on Sunday June 16.
Toe surgery
A clothing choice partly due to medical reasons. The day before the ceremony which rewards the best Broadway musicals each year, the 59-year-old actress indicated on Instagram that she was recovering from toe surgery on both feet.
However, this is not the first time that Brooke Shields has gone off the beaten fashion path. In 2008, the actress was spotted wearing a long hot pink dress and matching clogs, recalls The Hollywood Reporter.
The ceremony was also marked by the return on stage of singer Alicia Keys and rapper Jay-Z who performed their famous duet Empire State of Mind. “Hell’s Kitchen,” the musical based on the pop singer’s life, won awards for lead actress Maleah Joi Moon and supporting actress Kecia Lewis.
For its part, “The Outsiders”, a theatrical adaptation of SE Hinton’s novel about the class conflicts between two high school gangs in Oklahoma in the 1960s, won the awards for best musical, best direction , the best lighting and the best sound design.
“Stereophonic”, written by David Adjmi, won the prize for best play. The work tells the story of the creation of an album by a fictional rock band, with original music by Will Butler, former member of Arcade Fire. Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe and Jeremy Strong also won awards on the stage of the Lincoln Center in New York.
