内容摘要：Sonny Curley holds his necklace as he speaks about the home he shares with his children and parents Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Sonny Curley holds his necklace as he speaks about the home he shares with his children and parents Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

“Many of them walk around the whole day holding the Playbill. I said, ‘You can put it away.’ But it’s like this little Broadway treasure that they have in their hand. And that makes me proud because I know that it has had a major impact on them.”The award includes a $10,000 prize for the Theatre Arts Program and a pair of tickets to the Tony ceremony and gala. Robinson’s students will also receive a visiting master class taught by Carnegie Mellon drama professors.

A panel of judges comprised of the American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League, Carnegie Mellon and other leaders from the theater industry selects the winner, from candidates submitted by the public.Many of Robinson’s students have gone on to careers in the arts — one is on tour in “Moulin Rouge,” another is a manager at the famed Apollo Theater and another just finished a TV show.“The ones that are teaching theater, that’s the gift to me,” he says. “When you have these students that are holding positions in professional organizations in the theater, film, and television, that’s another award out there. It lets me know that I’ve done my job and I connected with students and it’s worked.”

More on the Tony Awards:WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for

hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.

A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal administration document.A cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by The Associated Press says the State Department plans to issue guidance on expanded social media vetting.

“Effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consulate sections should not add any additional student or exchange visitor visa appointment capacity” until the guidance is issued, the cable says.Asked about the suspension at a briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. uses every available resource to vet people applying for visas.

“We will continue to use every tool we can to assess who it is that’s coming here, whether they are students or otherwise,” Bruce said.The move, first reported by Politico, is the latest in the Trump administration’s crackdown on