Two of the more anticipated star turns onBroadwaythis season Steve Carell making his debut in the Lincoln Center Theater revival ofUncle VanyaandThe Sopranosalum Michael Imperioli returning to the New York stage in Circle in the SquaresAn Enemy of the People got no love from Tony Awardnominatorstoday, and the West End hitPatriots, written byThe Crowns Peter Morgan, barely registered on the roster, with only one nom for lead actor Michael Stuhlbarg.
Even more empty-handed thanPatriotswasThe Wiz, the cheery, if rote, revival of the beloved Black retelling ofThe Wizard of Oz.
Despite a star turn by Wayne Brady, its possible that Tony nominators saw the Broadway revival for the uninspired road show it is.
Steve Carell in ‘Uncle Vanya’Marc J. Franklin
Other shows with zero nominations includedI Need Thatstarring Danny DeVito, the Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman musicalHarmony, the Huey Lewis jukebox musicalThe Heart of Rock and Roll, the Britney Spears-fueled fairy tale musicalOnce Upon a One More Time, theJaws-inspiredThe Shark Is Broken,The Cottagestarring Eric McCormack andHow To Dance In Ohio,the musical adapted from a 2015 documentary.
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The Musicallanded more than one nomination, though each of those productions had their fervent supporters.Lempicka, a tough sell given the barely-there name recognition of the title character 20th century painter Tamara Lempicka scored a respectable three nominations.
Far outperforming the expectations of naysayers myself included wasThe Outsiders, with 12 nominations, putting Danya Taymors reinvention of the 1967 S.E.
Hinton novel second in number only toHells KitchenandStereophonic(both at 13).Water for Elephants another book-to-movie-to-musical adaptation also performed well, with seven nominations.
Some other initial reactions:
