Video: John Lithgow Is Happy to Be the Old Man of Broadway- 'I Love the Job!'
John Lithgow is nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play.
Before this Broadway season even began, stage and screen great John Lithgow already had six Tony nominations and two wins to his name. Lucky number seven comes with his acclaimed performance in Giant, in which he plays one of his most complex characters yet, Roald Dahl.
"I am lucky enough to be enormously tall, bald, old, with a big lantern jaw! There was nobody else to play Roald Dahl. I was there for the workshop. I was there for the Royal Court run– my first time acting at the Royal Court," he explained. "For all of us, it's been just a marvelous voyage of discovery."
Watch in this video as John chats more about seeing old friends, his Giant journey with Giant, and so much more. Plus, check out who he is up against and catch up on all the latest Tony Awards coverage!
The 79th Annual Tony Awards will air on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
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