Winning night for A.R.T.
For the third consecutive year, theater productions with strong ties to Harvard won a range of honors at the Tony Awards. “All the Way,” a searching look at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s first year in office, nabbed the award for best play during the awards ceremony on Sunday night at Radio City Musical Hall. The play also earned a best actor Tony for Bryan Cranston, who transitioned from his Emmy-winning run as chemistry teacher turned drug dealer Walter White in the hit series “Breaking Bad” to portray the nation’s 36th president onstage. “All the Way” opened the American Repertory Theater’s 2013-2014 season last fall and was directed by Bill Rauch ’84. “I believe in this play very strongly, and I want it to have a long life,” Rauch told the Harvard Gazette in an interview in September. With Sunday’s big win, the director has gotten his wish. Also on Sunday, Tennessee Williams’ “The...