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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood native Ali Stroker made history Sunday night as the first actor in a wheelchair to capture a Tony Award. She earned the trophy for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Daniel Fish’s dark revisionist revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Oklahoma!
The 31-year-old Stroker, who was the first person in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway back in 2015 in “Spring Awakening,” was paralyzed from the chest down due to a car crash when she was 2.
Stroker said when she sings, she has “no limitations.”
Awesome! What an inspiration she is, in so many ways. And her parents (Mr. Stroker is a longtime local teacher) must be over the moon proud.
THANKS JAMES FOR POSTING THAT BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF ALI!