In a moment of unbelievable oversight, the Tony Awards had not build a ramp from the audience to the stage, but when Stroker’s award was announced she was still backstage after her performance of ‘I Cain’t Say No’ from Okhlahoma!.

The error is a reminder that despite the gains made when it comes to representation thanks to the work of actors like Stroker, there is still a long way to go. When it comes to accessibility, producers and theatres themselves also need to put in the work.

The venues that stage productions need to be made accessible for performers of all abilities, Stroker affirmed backstage at the Tony Awards. “I would ask theatre owners and producers to really look into how they can begin to make the backstage accessible so that performers with disabilities can get around,” Stroker said after her win.

Stroker’s award wasn’t the only gong picked up by the Oklahoma! revival at the Tony Awards. The musical is a very sexy, very intimate reimagining of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein original, with Stroker’s ‘I Cain’t Say No’ as one of its most scintillating and promiscuous moments.

This actor just made history as the first person in a wheelchair to win a Tony Award