This Broadway season marked a significant recovery post-Covid, highlighted by numerous Tony nominations that underscored the industry's highs and lows. Despite the apparent success, a stark gender imbalance was evident, as men dominated leading roles in plays, with only a handful of women candidates for nominations. Conversely, women thrived in musical performances, showcasing their talents but still leading to notable snubs. The article reflects on these disparities while assessing the nominations as indicators of Broadway's current landscape and future direction.
To look at this season's plays you would think Broadway was still a boys' club. Men dominated the dramatic leading roles; many nonmusicals had no leading actresses at all.
This was a big season for Broadway, finally achieving a credible post-Covid rebuild but as what? Think of the Tony Award nominations as tea leaves, hinting at where the commercial theater has been and predicting where it's going.
Women totally ruled the musical side, with so many star performances that some of Broadway's biggest names were inevitably going to be snubbed.
Most notably, both Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal were shut out in the category of lead actor in a play, which even made room for an unusual six nominees.
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