June 4, 1995

Crossett (Ashley County) native Gretha Boston won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Queenie in the Broadway revival of Jerome Kern’s Show Boat. She was the first Arkansan to win this award. Boston was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1997.

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