![]() ![]() 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. Burnside currently stars in FX’s “Pose ” James is a Grammy Award-nominated R&B artist and a star of Showtime’s “The Chi ” Da’Vinchi is a film and television actor, who is about to star in Showtime’s “Black Mafia Family ” Mack starred in HBO’s “The Wire” and is a Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter.Ĭlark comes to the role from the cast of “Hamilton,” McClendon starred in “The Scottsboro Boys” and David returns to Broadway after several credits including “Seven Guitars.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. The cast features a mixture of Broadway, music and television talent. The play, which features a combination of spoken word, slam poetry and rhythm, follows seven Black men on a single day in Brooklyn. “Thoughts of a Colored Man” is produced by Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Diana DiMenna, Samira Wiley, Sheryl Lee Ralph, the Shubert Organization and the Nederlander Organization. Broadnax III, will feature Dyllón Burnside, Bryan Terrell Clark, Da’Vinchi, Luke James, Forrest McClendon, Tristan “Mack” Wilds and Keith David. The new play, written by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve H. “Thoughts of a Colored Man” has announced complete casting and a first preview date of Oct. ![]()
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