“I think the pandemic put a lot of things in perspective, both in terms of improvements we needed to make in the community and also just the way that everybody’s feeling about the world and about being a human,” said Ben Platt, nominated for “Parade.” “The art people are making has a real urgency and a real purpose.” The musical comes at a time when trans rights are under attack and its message of self-acceptance and respect for all was echoed across Broadway, from a revival of “Parade” to a Black actor-led “Death of a Salesman” to the new play “Ain’t No Mo’” and new musical “Kimberly Akimbo.” So one of the things that was really, really important to us is just to create human-scaled characters going through some extraordinary experiences.” “The only thing we wanted to do was to be honest and we wanted to treat these characters with dignity,” said Matthew López, who wrote the Tony-nominated book with Amber Ruffin and has a Tony already for the play “The Inheritance.” “Sometimes the best way to treat a character with dignity is to let them be flawed and scared and funny and brave and human. But this time, the dress awakens something in Ghee’s character, akin to a transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Like the movie, there are men in dresses trying to pass as women.
Harrison Ghee, who all got nominations, the show follows two musician friends who disguise themselves as women and join an all-girl band to flee Chicago after witnessing a mob hit. With songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and starring Christian Borle and J.
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Here are some of the most notable snubs and surprises in the musical categories 2023 Tony nominations.NEW YORK - NEW YORK (AP) - “Some Like It Hot,” a Broadway musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, waltzed away Tuesday with a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, putting the spotlight on a show that is a sweet, full-hearted embrace of trans rights. All five of the nominees for best musical and all four of the nominees for best revival of a musical were picked by pundits as the likely nominees. Natasha Katz is nominated for best lighting design of a musical for both Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.įor the most part, the 2023 Tony nominations went about as expected. Scott Pask is nominated for best scenic design of a musical for both Shucked and Some Like It Hot. Jennifer Weber is nominated for best choreography for both & Juliet and KPOP. Three people received two nominations each in musical craft categories. He’s nominated as a producer of all five nominated shows – on his own in the case of Kimberly Akimbo and as part of the John Gore Organization on the other four nominees – & Juliet, New York, New York, Shucked and Some Like It Hot.
John Gore is assured of winning a Tony this year for best musical. In addition, Interscope and Immersive Records are among the nominated producers of Parade, which is nominated for best revival of a musical. Jason Owen, Gary Gersh and Sony Music Entertainment are among the nominated producers of Shucked. Mariah Carey is among the nominated producers of Some Like It Hot. Luke, Shellback and veteran music executive Barry Weiss are among the nominated producers of & Juliet. Several more record veterans were nominated as producers of best musical contenders. Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally received their first Tony nods – best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre for Shucked. Sara Bareilles received her first best actress (musical) nod for Into the Woods. Josh Groban received his second best actor (musical) nod for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Several big names from the recorded music world received 2023 Tony nominations.
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