The Marianne Elliott revival of Sondheim’s Company made a strong showing with nine nominations, including the Best Musical Revival, direction, the all-but-guaranteed Featured Actress nod for the iconic Patti LuPone and well-deserved nominations for performers Matt Doyle and Jennifer Simard. The third cast member to score? Michael Oberholtzer, who plays the pivotal role of a racist and homophobic baseball wunderkind and all but steals the show with an explosive, chilling emotional outburst as his world comes crashing down near the play’s end Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams both scored Featured Actor/Play nominations, but lead actor Patrick J. Three actors in Take Me Out were nominated, though probably not the three most would have predicted. Michael Oberholtzer in “Take Me Out” - Credit: Joan Marcus Audiences, however, have been filling seats Broderick and Parker, the real-life married couple making a rare co-starring appearance (interrupted for a bit by Covid), failed to impress both nominators and critics alike. A more solid bet was on his co-star Ruth Negga, who stole the show and got a Lead Actress/Play nomination, one of three for the production (along with sound and lighting) Īnother high-profile production, John Benjamin Hickey’s revival of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, was largely ignored today, garnering a single nomination (for Jane Greenwood’s often witty, era-correct costumes). Critics were not particularly impressed with either Craig or Sam Gold’s bare-bones revival of Macbeth - nor were nominators - but some Tony-watchers speculated that the James Bond franchise star would sneak by just on glitz-factor alone. Funny Girl - the first major Broadway production of the musical without Barbra Streisand – proved critic-proof at the box office, but this Tony snub might hurt long-term prospects Īlong with Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig was the biggest male movie star name to grace a Broadway marquee this season, but unlike Music Man‘s Jackman, he won’t be attending the Tony ceremony as a nominee. Not even the beloved Harvey Fierstein, who revised Isobel Lennart’s original book (but perhaps not enough) could get nominators’ attention. The revival was mostly panned by critics, who offered lukewarm encouragement at best, but the lack of a showing for the well-regarded director Michael Mayer, not to mention the popular stars Feldstein, Lynch and lead actor Ramin Karimloo still comes as a sting. Notwithstanding the well-deserved nomination for Jared Grimes in the Featured Actor/Musical category, the much-anticipated (and box office powerhouse) revival was perhaps the most glaring snub of the day. Tony Awards Nominations: Watch The LivestreamĪmong the biggest surprises and take-aways of today’s nominations:įunny Girl‘s near shut-out. Tony Nominations: Rachel Dratch, Hugh Jackman, Sam Rockwell, Patti LuPone, Ruth Negga, Billy Crystal & More Give Thanks - Update Shively’s nom for Featured Actor/Musical.Ģ022 Tonys: 'Lehman Trilogy', 'MJ', 'Music Man', 'Strange Loop', 'Paradise Square' Top Nominations 'Funny Girl', Daniel Craig Snubbed - Complete List Among Paradise Square‘s are Best Musical, Joaquina Kalukango’s nom for Best Lead Actress/Musical, and A.J. Drabinsky, scored 10 nominations (tying with MJ and second only to A Strange Loop). The musical, a comeback for producer Garth H. Adams were not among the nominations announced Monday morning.Īnd at least as surprising as the snubs was the strong showing of Paradise Square, a musical that received fairly mixed reviews and has been struggling at the box office since opening April 3. Some of the biggest names in film, television and the Broadway stage won’t be making the coveted pilgrimage to Radio City Music Hall this June when the 75th annual Tony Awards are handed out, as such high-profile performers as Daniel Craig, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Katrina Lenk, Beanie Feldstein, Jane Lynch and Patrick J.
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