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Aura McDonald made history at 68th Tony Awards
Host Hugh Jackman kicked off the 68th annual Tony Awards with a bounce, hopping up and down like a kangaroo.
It is the fourth time the Australian actor has hosted the ceremony, and his first stint in nine-years.
The awards were handed out Sunday Night at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
The lethal romp 'A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder' got a lot of love at the Awards, nabbing the best new musical trophy.
Meanwhile, 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' took home the award for best revival of a musical.
Aura McDonald made history on Broadway.
She won her sixth Tony for portraying Billie Holiday in 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill'.
The award puts her ahead of five-time winners Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris for the most wins by an actress.
McDonald got a prolonged standing ovation and she thanked her parents for not medicating their hyperactive child.
"I'm gonna start with the most important people in my life, 'cause I don't wanna forget them. I wanna thank my mom and my dad. I have been, for, for disobeying the doctor's orders and not medicating your hyperactive girl and find out what's she into instead, and push her into theatre. Thank you mom. I wanna thank my husband Will Swenson. He's my best friend and best supporter I've ever known."
McDonald has also become the only woman to have won a Tony in all four acting categories.
Brian Cranston, famous for his role in TV series 'Breaking Bad', won the best lead actor in a play for playing former American President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Neil Patrick Harris, leading actor in 'Hedwig' and former Tony host, got his first Tony award – best actor in a musical.
His co-star Lena Hall won best featured actress in a musical.
Mark Rylance collected his third Tony for playing the countess Olivia in 'Twelfth Night'.
And Kenny Leon won his first Tony for directing the revival of 'A Raisin in the Sun'.
The show ran more than 15 minutes over its allotted three-hours.
The producers had to cut the memorial segment where notable theater deaths of the past year were to be acknowledged.
Actor Huang Haibo pleads no appeal
Actor Huang Haibo has released a statement through his agent that he will not seek to appeal his criminal case.
Police in Beijing caught the actor having sex with a prostitute in a hotel last month.
Huang made a full confession after his arrest.
In the statement, Huang says he is deeply sorry for what he did and is willing to accept the punishment given to him by the court.
Tracy Morgan in critical condition, but responsive
Comedian and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan is still in a critical condition after 6-car crash.
His spokesman says Morgan is showing signs of improvement following surgery for a broken leg.
Jimmy Mack, Morgan's friend and fellow comedian, was killed at the scene.
The two were traveling in a limo bus on a highway in New Jersey when the crash happened on Saturday night.
Two others have been critically injured.
Authorities say a 35-year-old truck driver, Kevin Roper, apparently failed to slow for traffic ahead. He apparently tried to swerved at the last minute to avoid a crash.
Roper has turned himself in to state police.
The driver has been charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto.
He was released on 50,000 dollars bail Saturday night and has been placed on administrative leave.
'Fault in Our Stars' tops US box office
Romance movie, 'Fault in Our Stars', has topped the U.S. box office with more than 48 million dollars in receipts for its opening weekend.
Starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, the film tells the story of two young lovers who meet in a cancer support group.
The adaption of John Green's popular book has easily beaten 'Maleficent' and Tom Cruise's 'Edge of Tomorrow'.
Cruise's new sci-fi epic opened to a disapointing 29 million dollars despite stellar reviews.
'Edge of Tomorrow' is performing much better overseas, especially in China and Russia.
The epic topped Chinese market in the weekend, taking in 25 million U.S. dollars.
'Maleficent' sits safely in second place.
The movie has earned over 330 million US dollars worldwide, and is yet to be launched in China and Japan.
Japanese best-seller book to be made into movie
Japanese novelist Keigo Higashno's Tian Kong Zhi Feng, or Bees in the Sky, will be adapted into film.
Published in 1995, the detective novel tells a story involving terrorism attacks related to atomic bombs.
In the book, terrorists carry explosives to a nuclear station using a remote-control helicopter.
The film will be under production this Thursday and will premiere in Japan in 2015.
