“It was infuriating, but it was freeing because I was like, ‘I get it now. You’re just trying to get into my head. You’re scared of me. You don’t want me competing with you,’” she added. “And I think it was at that period, going to one of the top schools, that I was like, ‘I’m done. I am done worrying about whether I belong here. This is a scam.’”
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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