‘Dreams are valid’: Lamar Richardson celebrates historic Tony Award win after betting on himself

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 16: Lamar Richardson attends The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
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With his Lead Producer win for the revival of ‘Ragtime,’ he became the fourth Black talent to win the prestigious award, joining Ken Harper (‘The Wiz’), Oprah Winfrey (‘The Color Purple’), and Glenn Davis (‘Purpose’)

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Lamar Richardson knows the exact moment when he knew he needed to devote all of his energy to theater.

In a 2014 e-mail, Richardson informed a woman that he would not be serving as an intern at Barclays for the summer. Nearly twelve years to the day, Richardson proudly walked the stage at the Tony Awards to accept the award for Best Revival of a Musical for “Ragtime.”

At 33, he’s the youngest Black person to win in one of the big four categories as a lead producer.

“DREAMS. Are. Valid,” he captioned a celebratory post on Instagram. “12 years ago, I took a chance on myself & I THANK GOD for the harvest all these years later. BLESS my parents for coming to this country in 1988 in search of a better life for themselves and their children and for paving the way for me to reach this moment.”

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