LaTanya Richardson Jackson Was Worried About Kendrick Lamar Tickets on Tony Noms Morning | Tony Awards 2025 - video Dailymotion

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson said she was trying to help her daughter find her Kendrick Lamar tickets on the morning she was nominated for a Tony award. Plus, she reveals to THR on the red carpet how her and husband Samuel L. Jackson support each other.

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00:00How special is tonight for you?

00:03It's the Tonys.

00:04You know, it doesn't get pretty much more special than that for me.

00:08The Oscars for Sam, the Tonys for me.

00:11So I'm just happy that everybody seems to be in a very good mood

00:15and we're all excited about whatever occurs tonight.

00:18I think that we have a little more,

00:21there's something about this community that makes us a little more altruistic

00:27in terms of being happy for everybody

00:30instead of just, oh, me, me, me.

00:33So I'm happy about that.

00:34You said Samuel L. Jackson.

00:36The Oscars are for him, the Tonys are for you.

00:38How do you guys support each other during each of your respective seasons?

00:41We do that.

00:42Even though he's sitting over there,

00:44I reminded him that usually when he's doing his interviews,

00:48I'm standing behind him.

00:51He said, I'm older than you.

00:53So you're going to give him some notes.

00:55I'm, anyway, we support each other because we're supporting the thing.

01:01So we're here.

01:02Oh, look at Danielle.

01:04Everyone looks so gorgeous tonight.

01:05And you're a Tony nominee.

01:07Talk to me about nomination morning.

01:10Where were you when you found out?

01:11What went through your mind?

01:12You know, I was asleep nomination morning.

01:14And I woke up and actually,

01:16I had forgotten to even tell Sam that I had been nominated

01:19because our daughter called looking for her Kendrick Lamar ticket.

01:22She said, he's not answering the phone.

01:25I said, okay, let me call him.

01:27So I called him and said, you know, do you have her tickets?

01:31She said, I told her where those tickets were.

01:32And I hung up the phone.

01:34Then he calls me back and said,

01:36why didn't you tell me you were nominated for a tour?

01:38And I went, oh, because I was on Mommy.

01:41You know, I'm.

01:43Mom brain.

01:44Mom brain.

01:44It's true.

01:45You have kids?

01:46No, I don't.

01:47But I've heard.

01:48I heard that it's a very real phenomenon.

01:49And let me tell you something.

01:51When they call or click in, no matter what age,

01:54you immediately go into that.

01:55And that's all you can do.

01:57So.

01:58How special is it to be a part of this Broadway season?

02:00A lot of people have been calling it especially thrilling.

02:03So why is that?

02:04It is.

02:04I think that a lot.

02:06Well, Brandon Jacob Jenkins play, first of all, for me, purpose.

02:11He's the most consequential writer of our time right now, I think.

02:14And so that makes it extra special for me.

02:17But there's so many good shows right now.

02:21And so many artists who showed up to come and be a part of this season.

02:25From Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal doing Othello and, you know, Clooney.

02:31And everybody is coming in to, oh, the little girl.

02:35I don't want to call her a little girl because I love her so much.

02:38Sarah, John Proctor.

02:40I love her.

02:41I love Boop, Jasmine and Boop.

02:44All these young people are showing up to come and be a part of something that we hope will continue.

02:49Live theater.

02:51You know, it's a thing.

02:53So this Broadway season was just stellar.

02:55And then add robots to it.

02:58The technology.

02:59The technology.

03:00So.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson Was Worried About Kendrick Lamar Tickets on Tony Noms Morning | Tony Awards 2025

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