The 2019 Tony Award Nominations were announced this morning by Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon. Take a look at the list and read my analysis of the surprises and snubs.
All tagged Straight White Men
"Carousel" closing September 16th; “Tootsie” books the Marquis; "Network" to play the Cort; all female revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross" coming to Broadway next May; Michael C. Hall will star in "Thom Pain (Based on Nothing)"; "Pipeline" to play select cinemas; "Once on This Island" wins Equity award for diversity; trans actor Kate Bornstein responds to heckling; list of the most produced high school musicals and plays; producer John Glines dead at 84
Lin-Manuel Miranda announces several projects; Nicolette Robinson becomes first actor of color to play Jenna in "Waitress"; Daniel Alexander Jones' "Black Light" returns Off-Broadway this fall; Matt Doyle will star in new musical featuring music by Huey Lewis and the News; NBC's "Hair Live!" sets date; profiles of Joel Grey and Young Jean Lee are must reads
REVIEW: Young Jean Lee’s quietly enveloping “Straight White Men”
Young Jean Lee makes history as the first female Asian-American playwright with her quietly enveloping play “Straight White Men”; far from the raging jeremiad that many liberal theatregoers no doubt anticipate, this tightly directed and finely acted play is a smart, funny, and surprising look at questions of privilege and identity through the lens of America’s oldest and newest, and soon to be minority, group: straight white men.
"SpongeBob SquarePants" will close September 16th; "Straight White Men" replaces a replacement; Lauren Ambrose will no longer perform Sunday matinees of "My Fair Lady"; Shaina Taub is teaming up with Elton John for musical adaptation of "The Devil Wears Prada"; Jason Robert Brown has a new album of original songs; “Chicago” revival original cast member Jeff Loeffelholz commits suicide
Andy Karl replaces Steve Kazee in "Pretty Woman"; Paul Schneider joins Armie Hammer and Josh Charles for "Straight White Men"; "KPOP" angles for an Off-Broadway run in 2019; NBC will telecast a live production of "Hair" in 2019; Broadway grosses hit a record high in the 2017-2018 season, but attendance is flat; memorial service for five-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwell to be held on Friday; original “Kiss Me, Kate” star Patricia Morison dies at 103
Armie Hammer to make Broadway debut in "Straight White Men"; "Once On This Island" revival gets a cast album; "Stomp" marks 10k performances; producers sue casting directors in labor dispute; BC/EFA raises record $5.6M for Gypsy of the Year; BroadwayCon 2018 schedule released