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Demery is so fortunate to have an incredible vocation that he loves which both challenges and fulfills him. Yet, none of what he does would be as meaningful to him without an audience to share it with. Stay up to date on all the latest news about the productions, events, and community work he's involved with by having a look at his most recent projects below.

ROB DEMERY GETS HIS FIRST TONY NOMINATION AND WIN AFTER HIS BROADWAY DEBUT AS A CAST MEMBER OF A SOLDIER'S PLAY!
Best Revival of a Play

A Soldier’s Play has won Best Revival of a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards.

A Soldier’s Play featured Tony Award winner David Alan Grier, Tony Award nominee Blair Underwood, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jerry O’Connell, McKinley Belcher III, Rob Demery, Jared Grimes, Billy Eugene Jones, Nate Mann, Warner Miller, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Lee Aaron Rosen.

Synopsis: The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Award, which was founded by the American Theatre Wing in 1947, is bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast – the night America watches Broadway – is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.

ROB PLAYS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. JR IN LIFETIME"S MOVIE MAHALIA!

The biopic “Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia Jackson” — the first project produced under a partnership between “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts and Lifetime, which was inked in 2018 — is a fictionalized retelling of 40 years in the life of one of the greatest gospel singers of all time, dubbed the “Queen of Gospel.” Co-produced by Roberts’ Rock’n Robin shingle, the much-anticipated TV movie stars Tony Award nominee, SAG, and Grammy Award winning actress Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black”) as the legend and civil rights trailblazer, and is directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon (“Fences”).