‘Happy Birthday, Tommy Tune’: why Jane Fonda’s Golden Globes speech included a Broadway shout-out
The veteran song-and-dance man wasn t up for any awards – but he was introduced to Netflix by his good friend Fonda
1 March 2021 • 9:00am
Jane Fonda mentioned musical theatre legend Tommy Tune while accepting the Cecil B DeMille Award last night
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Of all the surreal moments at last night’s Golden Globes - and there were many - perhaps one of the most bewildering nonsequiturs came at the end of Jane Fonda’s acceptance speech, when, apropos of nothing, she wished the musical theatre legend Tommy Tune a happy birthday.