Lynn native Alex Newell wins Best Featured Actor in a Musical award at Tonys

NEW YORK - A Massachusetts native won big at Sunday night's Tony Awards in New York City.

Alex Newell, who's from Lynn, took home the Best Featured Actor in a Musical award for their performance in "Shucked." They already won the Drama Desk Award for their role as Lulu in the musical-comedy.

Newell, who is the first gender non-conforming, non-binary actor to win a Tony, called being nominated "kind of breathtaking" when they were interviewed by WBZ TV.

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