Trouble in Mind, the Alice Childress play that was too radical to be mounted on Broadway when she first staged it in 1955, is now up for a Tony for best revival of a play alongside Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. When L Morgan Lee, who plays Thought 1 in A Strange Loop and is up for featured actress in a musical, plaudits heard the news, she tweeted, “I can’t stop crying.” Related Story How to get more Black on Broadway Read now And for the first time in the history of the awards, a transgender person was nominated. Following with 10 nominations was MJ, the biographical jukebox show about Michael Jackson, penned by Lynn Nottage, and Paradise Square, a musical starring Joaquina Kalukango and co-written by Christina Anderson. Jackson’s musical roman á clef, A Strange Loop, led this year’s class with 11 nominations, including for best musical. Pulitzer-winning lyricist, composer and playwright Michael R. Warren is a co-founder of Broadway Advocacy Coalition, one of a number of associations and groups, including Black Theatre Coalition, Black Theatre United and #WeSeeYouWAT, that have been agitating for racial equity in the theater.Īll three productions leading this year’s class are by and about Black people. Tony winners Adrienne Warren ( Tina) and Joshua Henry ( Carousel) delivered the good news. Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufĬamille A.Amid a plague, both of disease and revanchism, Monday morning’s Tony nominations announcement offered history-making and hope with a bevy of stacked categories. Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Skin of Our TeethĬamille A. Saturday NightĬonor McPherson, Girl From the North Country Tom Kitt and Michael Korie, Flying Over SunsetĬhristina Anderson, Craig Lucas, and Larry Kirwan, Paradise Squareīilly Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, Mr. Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Masi Asare, Paradise Square Julie White, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Miller, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Rachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Jeannette Bayardelle, Girl From the North Country Mary-Louise Parker, How I Learned to Drive Mare Winningham, Girl from the North Country The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini and Ben Powerįor colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Last week, it was announced that the recipients of the 2022 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be: the Asian American Performers Action Coalition Broadway For All music copyist Emily Grishman Feinstein’s/54 Below and United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE.Ĭheck out the complete list of Tony nominees below. You can watch the full announcement here. A pre-ceremony, usually announcing the winners of several creative and design categories, will stream exclusively at 7 PM on Paramount+. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will host the main event, beginning at 8 PM ET on CBS and Paramount+. The winners of the 75th annual Tony Awards will be revealed June 12 at Radio City Music Hall. The most Tony-nominated play this year is Stefano Massini and Ben Power's The Lehman Trilogy, with eight nods, including Best Play and all three leading actors scoring a nomination for their performance. MJ and Paradise Square followed closely behind with 10 apiece as well, both also nominated for Best Musical. Jackson's A Strange Loop, with 11 nominations, including Best Musical. The nominations are being revealed by Tony winner Adrienne Warren and Tony nominee Joshua Henry. ![]() The nominees for the 2022 Tony Awards are being announced May 9 at 9 AM, and Theatrely is ready to bring you the latest as it rolls in.Įligible for the 2021-2022 season are 34 productions, with nine musicals, 12 plays, four musical revivals, and nine play revivals, all hoping to hear their name called this morning. The champagne is chilled and the ballots are ready.
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