NPR reports:
It was a crowded Tony Award season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages. But by the time Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry finished reading the nominations on YouTube, there were some clear front-runners: Hell’s Kitchen, a musical based on Alicia Keys’ life, and Stereophonic, a play with a lot of music that’s about a Fleetwood Mac-style band developing an album, both had 13 nominations each. They were closely followed by The Outsiders, a musical based on the S.E. Hinton book and also a fan-favorite 1983 film. The revival Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club had nine.
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It’s OUR time!#MerrilyOnBway is nominated for 7 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical! 🎶🎉 pic.twitter.com/ixdBq90ZS9
— Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway (@MerrilyOnBway) April 30, 2024
From @MsSarahPaulson to Jonathan Groff, this year’s Tony Awards nominations showcase some of the tremendous talents LGBTQ+ artists bring to the stage. https://t.co/Xp7B1nFCfr
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