Each year, the Tony Awards honor the best actors, entertainers, writers and producers from New York City’s Broadway theaters. James Corden, a white comedian, opened the Tony Awards on Sunday night by saying, “think of tonight as the Oscars, but with diversity.” By contrast, Chris Rock, a black comedian, had opened the Oscars show last February by welcoming people to the “white People’s Choice Awards.” Of the 40 actors nominated on Sunday night at the Tony Awards, 14 were of color. Black actors won four of the major acting awards. Leslie Odom Jr. is a black actor who plays Aaron Burr in Hamilton. He won the best leading actor in a musical award over his cast-mate Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda created the musical and played the title role of Alexander Hamilton. Miranda is of Puerto Rican heritage. Cynthia Erivo, a black actor from Great Britain, won for her role in The Color Purple.
Title: Contrast in Color Between Tony and Oscar Awards
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1119/tonys_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Contrast in Color Between Tony and Oscar Awards' data-article-id='1611'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11750'>Each year, the Tony Awards honor the best actors, entertainers, writers and producers from New York City’s Broadway theaters.</span> <span data-start-time='11750' data-end-time='24875'>James Corden, a white comedian, opened the Tony Awards on Sunday night by saying, “think of tonight as the Oscars, but with diversity.”</span> <span data-start-time='24875' data-end-time='39188'>By contrast, Chris Rock, a black comedian, had opened the Oscars show last February by welcoming people to the “white People’s Choice Awards.”</span> <span data-start-time='39188' data-end-time='47521'>Of the 40 actors nominated on Sunday night at the Tony Awards, 14 were of color.</span> <span data-start-time='47521' data-end-time='52521'>Black actors won four of the major acting awards.</span> <span data-start-time='52521' data-end-time='60000'>Leslie Odom Jr. is a black actor who plays Aaron Burr in Hamilton.</span> <span data-start-time='60000' data-end-time='69104'>He won the best leading actor in a musical award over his cast-mate Lin-Manuel Miranda. </span> <span data-start-time='69104' data-end-time='76125'>Miranda created the musical and played the title role of Alexander Hamilton.</span> <span data-start-time='76125' data-end-time='79833'>Miranda is of Puerto Rican heritage.</span> <span data-start-time='79833' data-end-time='87542'>Cynthia Erivo, a black actor from Great Britain, won for her role in The Color Purple.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1119/tonys_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6409 data-hint-location='60000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1119/who_won_for_best_leading_actor.m4a'>Who won for best leading actor?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Leslie Odom Jr.'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1119/chris_rock.m4a'><span>Chris Rock</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1119/cynthia_erivo.m4a'><span>Cynthia Erivo</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1119/linmanuel_miranda.m4a'><span>Lin-Manuel Miranda</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1119/leslie_odom_jr.m4a'><span>Leslie Odom Jr.</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6410 data-hint-location='11750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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