From the Shelf to the Shower: Where Tony Winners Like Matthew Broderick and Catherine Zeta-Jones Display Their Awards Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Alex Sharp1/7Alex Sharp, winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“You don’t want to put it on a shelf of its own, or a mantel or whatever, because when you throw a party or have friends over, it feels showy. But people want to see it so you don’t want to just put it away in a box, so I think the bathroom is perfect. The toilet seems disrespectful, but the shower is perfect. And this way people can practice their acceptance speeches in the mirror, behind a locked door. You know, it was awkward at first, but Antoinette and I have seen each other naked hundreds of times now, so it’s all good!”
Photo: Courtesy of Catherine Zeta-Jones2/7Catherine Zeta-Jones, winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, A Little Night Music
“My Tony sits on my fireplace mantel in my office at home.”
Photo: Courtesy of Matthew Broderick3/7Matthew Broderick, winner of the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and winner of the 1995 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
“This is my Tony for How to Succeed in Business. It sits on a shelf near Tintin, sitting with Snowy, his dog. I actually have another one (yes, I’m bragging!), but it is in a storage facility at the moment. I must get it out again.”
Photo: Courtesy of Patina Miller4/7Patina Miller, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Pippin
“I keep my Tony on our bookshelf next to our ‘first look’ photo from my wedding day because they both remind me of two of the happiest moments in my life so far. Pure and utter joy.”
Photo: Courtesy of Sam Gold5/7Sam Gold, winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Fun Home
“I keep it on a bookcase where my daughter can spin it on occasion.”
Photo: Courtesy of Sophie Okonedo6/7Sophie Okonedo, winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, A Raisin in the Sun
“I’m not quite sure why I put my Tony Award next to my mum’s picture, but once it was there, I left it. It seemed really fitting, as she is very proud of me.”
Photo: Courtesy of Sutton Foster7/7Sutton Foster, winner of the 2002 and 2011 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Anything Goes
“My Tony Awards are on a bookshelf in our New York apartment. For a couple of years they lived at our house in Los Angeles, but it felt strange for them not to be in New York, so I decided to travel them back East. A security guard searched my bag and said: ‘Ma’am, what are these?’ I replied: ‘Um . . . they Tonys.’ He was blank-faced and said, ‘Have a nice flight.’ ”
