Marea Joy Moon (foreground) and the troupe at the Public Theater's world premiere performance of the musical “Hell's Kitchen,” written and composed by Alicia Keys.
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Nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards were announced Tuesday morning after a packed month of nonstop opening nights, reflecting unusual congestion for an industry still trying to regain its pre-pandemic economic strength. ing. Several hits (such as “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Stereophonic”).
While no new musical (at least so far) has established itself as a blockbuster guaranteed to be a long-term success, “Hell's Kitchen,” with its 13 nominations, is perhaps the best to do so at this point. It's in the perfect location. point. Alicia Keys' musical, which moved to Broadway after an Off-Broadway run at the Public Theater, is inspired by the musical artist's teenage years growing up in Manhattan, and features her previously recorded hits and new works. This is a combined score.
The new musical version of “The Outsiders” also did very well, receiving 12 nominations.
In addition to “Hell's Kitchen” and “The Outsiders,” nominees for best musical include “Illinois” (a dance piece based on Sufjan Stevens' 2005 album “Illinois”), “Water For・Elephants” (based on the 2006 novel). a traveling circus) and 'Safs' (a dramatization of the history behind the women's liberation movement).
The most likely lead in a play is David Adjmi's three-and-a-half hour drama (premiering off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons), which dramatizes the time-consuming recording sessions of a chart-topping 1970s rock band. It has turned into. Like “Hell's Kitchen,” it received 13 nominations, including a nomination for original rock score by Will Butler.
Divided among critics, the Broadway revival of “Cabaret” (now titled “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” for its atmosphere) received nine nominations (Eddie… Redmayne, Gail Rankin, Stephen Skybell and Bebe Neuwirth), while the acclaimed and best-selling revival of “Merrily We Roll Along'' received a 7 (Jonathan Groff). , Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendes).
Other shows that did well include Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' dark family comedy “Appropriate,” which received eight nominations, and “Water for Elephants,” which received seven nominations and the return of race relations satire. The film “Pearly Victorious'' received six nominations, and “Suffus'' received seven nominations. 6 candidates.
Shows that were completely shut out of the nominations include Britney Spears' jukebox musical “Once Upon a One More Time,” Huey Lewis' jukebox musical “The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll,” ” and the revival of “The Wiz.” ”, “Jaws” making-of comedy “Shark is Broken”, Barry Manilow’s original musical “Harmony”, and “How to Dance in Ohio” (groundbreaking for including an autistic actor in the cast) works).
Works that received only one nomination include a new musical adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” Vladimir Putin drama “The Patriots,” two-person musical comedy “Gutenberg!” and rock opera revival “The Whos.”・Includes “Tommy” etc. A revival of Chekhov's “Uncle Vanya” and a revival of “Monty and His Python's Spamalot” at the Lincoln Center Theater. Back to the Future: The Musical received only two nominations, including actor Roger Bart.
If you look closely, the biggest winner of the nominations announcement may actually be the Manhattan Theater Club, a nonprofit theater company. All three of Manhattan Theater Club's Broadway productions this season have been nominated for Best Picture, including “Jaja's.” “African Hair Braiding'', “Mary Jane'', “Prayer for the French Republic''.
