Despite knowing of the decades-long legacy, high utilization and vital niche filled by the Bridge, Student Affairs has provided less and less funding year by year, and has refused to commit to long-term support for the Bridge’s operations. In recent years, the burden of keeping the center running has started to fall on the four live-ins, who must pay a total of over $20,000 out of their own pockets to keep the center in its current location.
June 9, 2019. Ali Stroker wins Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards. An actor, singer, and wheelchair user, Ali Stroker has been a trailblazer for disability representation on the stage. She was the first wheelchair user to graduate from the Tisch School of the Arts Drama Department at New York University. In 2015, she was the first wheelchair user to appear on Broadway, starring as Anna in the musical, Spring Awakening. For her performance as Ado Annie Carnes in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!, Stroker became the first wheelchair user to win a Tony Award in 2019.
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