Kandi Burruss, a Grammy Award-winning musician and Real Housewives of Atlanta star, has moved one step closer to the EGOT after receiving a Tony Award nomination for her smash Broadway production of The Piano Lesson. Nevertheless, Topdog/Underdog was named the winner of the Best Revival of a Play award at the 76th Tony Awards, the same category in which Burruss’ production was also nominated.
As a result, Kandi Burruss has not yet attained EGOT certification Tony Awards
On May 1, Burruss shared her excitement on Instagram after learning that her efforts on the Spanish production La Musica de La Familia has earned her a Southeast Emmy Award nomination in the category of Historic/Cultural/Politics/Government/Social Concerns.
The much-anticipated Tony Award nominees were announced the next day. As producers of the successful Broadway production The Piano Lesson, Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker were among the honorees.
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The Tony Award winners for this year were revealed on June 11, 2023. Kandi Burruss was close to earning an EGOT, but Topdog/Underdog ultimately won the award for the Best Revival of a Play.
The EGOT journey of Kandi Burruss began with an Emmy nomination.
RHOA actress Kandi Burruss revealed on Monday, May 1, 2023, that her performance in La Musica de La Familia has earned her a Southeast Emmy Award nomination in the area of Historic/Cultural/Politics/Government/Social Concerns.
“I never even informed anyone I was working on this project. See how God is directing my life? God does not mock me. When they announced the Tony nominees the following day, she expressed hope that she might experience another moment like this.
The Tony Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, when Kandi Burruss and her husband both received nods for the Broadway production of The Piano Lesson.
Todd Tucker, Burruss’ spouse, was the one to observe the two of them approaching EGOT status.
Wow, we are producers nominated for a Tony Award! Kandi, you’re getting close to that EGOT, he said in an Instagram post.
Kandi herself hasn’t been coy about wanting to be an EGOT. The RHOA actress revealed her desire to win an EGOT in an interview with The Daily Dish in April 2022.
“My ultimate dream is to win the EGOT. i.e. I received a Grammy. I require an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Tony. Therefore, [I need to] consider the Emmy, Oscar, and Tony and determine all the things I can do to make myself eligible for recognition for something similar. I’m therefore pursuing those objectives. I produced the Broadway production “Thoughts of a Coloured Man” last year, and I’m hoping and praying that our efforts will be noticed during the forthcoming Tony season. And I’m still considering producing further things,” she added.
The RHOA actress has highlighted her zeal to not just stop at anything, as she wants to keep working till she accomplishes her ultimate objective, even though she hasn’t yet received the EGOT award:
Therefore, I’m not just stopping there. I’ll keep working till I achieve my ultimate objective.
Kandi and Todd discovered that The Piano Lesson had become the “highest-grossing August Wilson play” in history back in January 2023, a few weeks before it was set to end.