Kara Younger has made historical past.
On Sunday evening, Younger gained her second Tony Award for greatest actress in a featured position in a play for the present Function, which she performs Aziza, a social employee from Harlem. The victory marked the primary time {that a} Black performer has gained a Tony Award two years in a row. Younger has been nominated for 4 years in a row.
In her acceptance speech, she spoke about what the theater neighborhood means to her. “On this world that [is] so divided, theater is … a secure, a sacred house that we’ve got to honor and cherish and it makes us united,” she mentioned.
Final 12 months, Younger gained her first Tony, in the identical class, for Purlie Victorious: A Non-Accomplice Romp By the Cotton Patch. She’s additionally beforehand been nominated for Clyde’s and Price of Dwelling.
This 12 months, she beat out Tala Ashe (English), Jessica Hecht (Eureka Day), Marjan Neshat (English) and Fina Strazza (John Proctor Is the Villain).
Whereas Younger was talking to reporters within the press room, Function additionally gained greatest play. Younger talked about how honored she feels to have made historical past. “I actually really feel like we’re so divided out right here on this planet that we are able to actually sit within the theater and nothing else issues however the story and our heartbeats and our listening ears, or eyes, for many who want entry, entry to that. I really feel extremely grateful and overwhelming quantity of gratitude,” she mentioned. “Range actually equals humanity.”
View the entire 2025 Tony winners here. See the purple carpet arrivals right here.