"The Broadway musical Wicked has been such a gargantuan success that it almost makes you forget about its most humiliating defeat. On the night of June 6, 2004, Radio City Music Hall erupted in cries of disbelief as Avenue Q, a ragtag puppet musical with songs like "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist," won the Tony Award for Best Musical, beating the big-budget box-office sensation about the witches of Oz."
"Critics, industry folk and, eventually, audiences have a history of rallying behind unassuming, small-scale musicals that punch above their weight. We've seen it time after time in recent years, with original musicals like A Strange Loop, Kimberly Akimbo and Maybe Happy Endingeach winning the top prize at the Tony Awards this decade, beating lavish productions that adapted well-known entertainment for the stage, from Michael Jackson's music to movies like Death Becomes Her and Some Like It Hot."
Wicked achieved gargantuan success but lost the 2004 Tony for Best Musical to Avenue Q. Avenue Q was a ragtag puppet musical with a provocative song like "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist." Broadway often rallies behind underdog, small-scale musicals that punch above their weight. Recent Tony winners include A Strange Loop, Kimberly Akimbo and Maybe Happy Ending, which outperformed lavish adaptations. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is this season's underdog: a stripped-down two-person romantic comedy pairing a wide-eyed English man (Sam Tutty) with a jaded New Yorker (Christiani Pitts). The original musical is the Broadway debut of writers Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, featuring a barebones turntable set piled with luggage and a Critic's Pick from The New York Times.
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