An Evening with Alex Newell at The Groton Hill Music Center

An Evening with Broadway performer and Tony Award winner Alex Newell at The Groton Hill Music Center Sunday, May 5 at 7:00pm.

Alex Newell, a Lynn, Mass. native, was named Time’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year, 2023, and made history with their recent Tony Award win for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for their role in “Shucked.” This hit musical has received glowing reviews and praise with Newell’s performance of the song “Independently Owned” being called a showstopper.

Newell, who identifies both as nonbinary and gender fluid, is the first out nonbinary actor to win a Tony Award for a performance. Newell’s performances have also granted them the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical. Prior to this, Newell starred as the God ‘Asaka’ in the Broadway revival of “Once On This Island,” which earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. Newell has been named in this year’s Variety New Power of New York List, named TIME’s Breakthrough of the Year in 2023, and they were also featured in the 2023 TIME 100 Next list. The TIME’s annual list consists of 100 individuals who are shaping the future of their fields and defining the next generation of leadership.