Denée Benton is celebrating her “green light” status on the Tony Awards 2017 red carpet in literal fashion. Nominated for her starring role as a 19th-century Russian aristocrat alongside Josh Groban in Natasha, Pierre the Great Comet of 1812—an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, and Benton’s first lead turn on Broadway—the onstage ingenue capitalized on a jolt of emerald color this evening, matching her leaf-embroidered column dress to a wash of vibrant eyeshadow.
The verdant shade ran in a hazy aerodynamic line along Benton’s upper lashes, with the pop of pigment upping the fresh factor on her already luminous skin. The actress scraped her hair back into a dramatic ponytail, adding length to her natural texture with a full mane of curls that spilled over her bare shoulders. The results for best actress at tonight’s awards aren’t yet in—but Benton has already joined the ranks of fresh-faced new red carpet royalty to watch.
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