Page 29 - ARUBA TODAY

A29
PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 4 February 2020

Han Yeri, from top left, Steven Yeun, director Lee Isaac Chung,
Yuh Jung Youn, from bottom left, Alan Kim, and Noel Cho pose
for a portrait to promote the film "Minari" at the Music Lodge
during the Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in
Park City, Utah.
Associated Press

‘Minari,’ ‘Boys

State’ win top In this June 12, 2016 file photo, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of "Hamilton" perform at the
Tony Awards in New York.
Associated Press
honors at Sundance ‘Hamilton’ by original cast

family ment as emanating from coming to a film screen near you
NEW YORK (AP) — The the disability rights move-
Korean-American
drama “Minari,” Lee Isaac a summer camp in up-
Chung’s tender autobio- state New York, took the NEW YORK (AP) — Next and made numerous George; Phillipa Soo as
graphical tale about his audience award for docu- year, you’ll be able to see tours. Eliza Hamilton; Jasmine
upbringing in rural Arkan- mentary. Nicole Newnham the original Broadway cast The film was made at the Cephas Jones as Peggy
sas, won two top honors at and Jim Lebrecht’s film, is of “Hamilton” perform the Richard Rodgers Theatre Schuyler/Maria Reynolds;
the Sundance Film Festival. a Netflix release backed musical smash from the on Broadway in June of Okieriete Onaodowan as
Awards for the annual fes- by Barack and Michelle comfort of a movie the- 2016 and will star all of the Hercules Mulligan/James
tival for independent film Obama’s Higher Ground ater. original Tony Award win- Madison; and Anthony
were handed out Satur- Productions. The Walt Disney Company ners — Miranda as Alex- Ramos as John Laurens/
day night in Park City, Utah. The juried awards are cho- said Monday it will distrib- ander Hamilton; Daveed Philip Hamilton. The filmed
“Minari,” starring Steven sen by small panels of film- ute a four-year-old live Diggs as Marquis de La- version is directed by the
Yeun, had arguably been makers and critics. capture of Lin-Manuel Mi- fayette/Thomas Jefferson; show’s director, Tommy
the biggest critical sensa- In stark contrast to Hol- randa’s show in the United Renée Elise Goldsberry as Kail.
tion at Sundance, earning lywood’s Oscars season, States and Canada on Angelica Schuyler; and “We are thrilled for fans of
raves for the immigrant many of the directing Oct. 15, 2021. Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron the show, and new audi-
drama set in 1980s Arkan- awards went to women. The groundbreaking, bio- Burr. ences across the world, to
sas. It’s produced by Plan B Radha Blank won best graphical hip-hop show Others who star include experience what it was like
Productions, with Brad Pitt director in the dramat- about the life of Treasury Christopher Jackson as onstage – and in the audi-
as an executive producer; ic competition for her Secretary Alexander Ham- George Washington; ence – when we shot this,”
A24 will release it later this breakthrough debut “The ilton won 11 Tony Awards Jonathan Groff as King Kail said in a statement.q
year. 40-Year-Old Version.” The
The film snagged the U.S. film, produced by Lena
dramatic grand jury prize Waithe, is a black-and- Ben Platt named Hasty
and the dramatic audi- white, semi-autobiographi-
playwright who turns to Pudding's 2020 Man of the Year
ence award, voted on by cal tale about a New York
festival audiences, at Sun-
dance. rapping. The jury also gave
The top documentary prize special awards to Jose- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — the Year because of the Hasty Pudding's second
went to Jesse Moss and phine Decker for her Shirley Award-winning actor and incredible impact he has production including wom-
Amanda McBaine’s “Boys Jackson drama “Shirley,” musician Ben Platt was had on Broadway and in en in the cast, will follow.
State,” a portrait of the an- for auteur filmmaking; and named 2020 Man of the Hollywood at such a young Platt won a Tony in 2017 for
nual mock-government Eliza Hittman for her teen Year by Harvard University's age," Hasty Pudding co- "Dear Evan Hansen," while
competition held in Texas abortion drama “Never famed Hasty Pudding the- producer Natalie Needle the cast recording took
with politically ambitious Rarely Sometimes Always,” ater troupe on Monday. said in a statement. "As our home the Grammy for best
17-year-old boys. The film for neorealism. Platt, 26, is the youngest youngest Man of the Year, musical theater album, as
reportedly fetched a re- The award for documenta- recipient in the 54-year his- Ben has had a remarkable well as a Daytime Emmy for
cord acquisition price for ry directing went to Garrett tory of the award, handed career as an actor and mu- their performance on "The
a documentary at Sun- Bradley for “Time,” about out annually by the troupe sician." Today Show."
dance, with A24 and Ap- a Louisiana activist’ years- that dates to the late 18th Platt will receive his pud- Platt is also known for his
ple picking up “Boys State” long effort to get her hus- century. ding pot at a celebratory role as Benji Applebaum in
for $12 million. band released from a 60- "We're thrilled to honor Ben roast on Friday. A perfor- the films "Pitch Perfect" and
“Crip Camp,” a history of year prison sentence.q Platt as our 54th Man of mance of "Mean Ghouls," "Pitch Perfect 2."q