If Schmigadoon!, the Broadway adaptation of the Emmy-winning TV series of the same name, wins any of the field-leading 12 Tonys for which it is nominated at Sunday night’s Tony Awards ceremony — and it is the favorite to win several, including the most coveted of all Tonys, best musical — it would represent an historic achievement for Apple TV.
Indeed, the company, which produced the TV show and co-produced the Broadway production, will have completed an EGOT — wins of at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award — and in a shorter timespan than any other streaming service.
Apple TV launched in Nov. 2019, just six-and-a-half years ago. An Apple TV product was first recognized at the Emmys in 2020, when Billy Crudup won best supporting actor in a drama series for The Morning Show; at the Oscars in 2022, when CODA was awarded three statuettes, including best picture; and at the Grammys in February of this year, when Chris Stapleton’s song “Bad As I Used to Be,” from the film F1, won best country solo performance.
If Schmigadoon! wins a Tony, then Apple TV will beat by almost six years the current streaming service record of 12 years from launch to EGOT, which is held by Netflix. Netflix completed an EGOT when Stranger Things: The First Shadow won a Tony last year.
