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What Tony Nominations Mean to Sarah Paulson and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins


Sarah Paulson and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins get real about their Tony nominations for "Appropriate" -- and why Paulson should play Prince.

Emmy-winning actress Sarah Paulson is no stranger to entertainment industry awards shows — but even so, her current Tony nomination, for her lead performance in the Broadway play “Appropriate,” is a big deal for her. A MacArthur-winning playwright who also created Hulu’s TV adaptation of “Kindred,” Jacobs-Jenkins continues, “There’s a million ways to have a career in the field, but you can’t deny that all of America tunes in to see this part of the theater calendar. Nominated for a total of eight Tony Awards, this production of “Appropriate” was originally scheduled to end its limited in early March but proved so popular that producers picked it up for an extended run in another theater.

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