{"id":5601,"date":"2022-06-13T17:47:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/?p=5601"},"modified":"2022-06-13T17:47:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:17:41","slug":"the-lehman-trilogy-and-a-strange-loop-win-top-tony-awards-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/the-lehman-trilogy-and-a-strange-loop-win-top-tony-awards-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Awards 2022 Winners: The Lehman Trilogy and &#8216;A Strange Loop&#8217; Win Top Tony Awards 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The best musical revival was Company, while the best play revival was Take Me Out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Sondheim&#8217;s classic musical &#8220;Company,&#8221; which rewrote the gender of the protagonist to tell a more female-focused story, won five awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jessica-Chastian-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"The Lehman Trilogy and 'A Strange Loop' Win Top Tony Awards 2022\" class=\"wp-image-5602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jessica-Chastian-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jessica-Chastian-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jessica-Chastian-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jessica-Chastian-117x146.jpeg 117w, https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jessica-Chastian-150x188.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/kvmysore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jessica-Chastian.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Seven months after the death of its creator (who was 91 at that time), its victory was bittersweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Mendes&#8217; epic drama about one of the financial institutions that helped spark the 2008 recession, &#8220;The Lehman Trilogy,&#8221; was nominated for five Tony Awards, including those for its direction and its lead performance by Simon Russell Beale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A razzle-dazzle ceremony capped one of the most turbulent periods in theater history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Ben Power &amp; Stefano Massini - The Lehman Trilogy\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YXzg0H5Phm0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Broadway started reopening last summer after being closed for nearly two years due to COVID, but its recovery has been slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her opening monologue, Tony&#8217;s host Ariana Debose said, &#8220;What a season it&#8217;s been.&#8221; &#8220;We&#8217;ve seen starts, stops, dramatic twists and turns.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complete List of Tony Awards 2022 Nominees and Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the Complete List of Tony Awards 2022 Nominees and Winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMJ\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cParadise Square\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGirl From The North Country\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Strange Loop\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. Saturday Night\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSix: The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Play Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cClyde\u2019s\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHangmen\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Minutes\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSkeleton Crew\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Revival of a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCompany\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Music Man\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCaroline, or Change\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: \u201cCompany\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Producing Team - Company\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VASaVI_Zll4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Revival of a Play&nbsp;Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTake Me Out\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmerican Buffalo\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrouble in Mind\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow I Learned to Drive\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: \u201cTake Me Out\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LaChanze, \u201cTrouble in Mind\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deirdre O\u2019Connell, \u201cDana H.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary-Louise Parker, \u201cHow I Learned to Drive\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabby Beans, \u201cThe Skin of Our Teeth\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruth Negga, \u201cMacbeth\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Deirdre O\u2019Connell, \u201cDana H.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam Godley, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Russell Beale, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Morse, \u201cHow I Learned to Drive\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruben Santiago-Hudson, \u201cLackawanna Blues\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adrian Lester, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Rockwell, \u201cAmerican Buffalo\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Threlfall, \u201cHangmen\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Simon Russell Beale, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Joaquina Kalukango, \u201cParadise Square\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharon D Clarke, \u201cCaroline, or Change\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sutton Foster, \u201cThe Music Man\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mare Winningham, \u201cGirl From The North Country\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carmen Cusack, \u201cFlying Over Sunset\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Joaquina Kalukango, \u201cParadise Square\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Myles Frost, \u201cMJ\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob McClure, \u201cMrs. Doubtfire\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Billy Crystal, \u201cMr. Saturday Night\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugh Jackman, \u201cThe Music Man\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaquel Spivey, \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Myles Frost, \u201cMJ\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Dratch, \u201cPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenita R. Miller, \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julie White, \u201cPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kara Young, \u201cClyde\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uzo Aduba, \u201cClyde\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phylicia Rashad, \u201cSkeleton Crew\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to Keep Him Alive\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Phylicia Rashad, \u201cSkeleton Crew\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Phylicia Rashad - Skeleton Crew\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8C_A4x27Me0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie Allen, \u201cHangmen\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesse Tyler Ferguson, \u201cTake Me Out\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Oberholtzer, \u201cTake Me Out\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chuck Cooper, \u201cTrouble in Mind\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Cephas Jones, \u201cClyde\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesse Williams, \u201cTake Me Out\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, \u201cTake Me Out\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Take Me Out\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XpyvXLCZMOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeannette Bayardelle, \u201cGirl From The North Country\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jayne Houdyshell, \u201cThe Music Man\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patti LuPone, \u201cCompany\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shoshana Bean, \u201cMr. Saturday Night\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Simard, \u201cCompany\u201d.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L Morgan Lee, \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Patti LuPone, \u201cCompany\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Doyle, \u201cCompany\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jared Grimes, \u201cFunny Girl\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.J. Shively, \u201cParadise Square\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidney DuPont, \u201cParadise Square\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John-Andrew Morrison, \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Matt Doyle, \u201cCompany\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Matt Doyle - Company\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7e0EG4iBJto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Direction of a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Marianne Elliott, \u201cCompany\u201d<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy Moss &amp; Jamie Armitage, \u201cSix: The Musical\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Brackett, \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher Wheeldon, \u201cMJ\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conor McPherson, \u201cGirl From The North Country\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Marianne Elliott, \u201cCompany\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Marianne Elliott - Company\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RrVMTJymNUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Direction of a Play Nominees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lileana Blain-Cruz, \u201cThe Skin of Our Teeth\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Mendes, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camille A. Brown, \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les Waters, \u201cDana H.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neil Pepe, \u201cAmerican Buffalo\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Sam Mendes, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Scenic Design of a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bunny Christie, \u201cCompany\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek McLane and Peter Nigrini, \u201cMJ\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beowulf Boritt and 59 Productions, \u201cFlying Over Sunset\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arnulfo Maldonado, \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allen Moyer, \u201cParadise Square\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Bunny Christie, \u201cCompany\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Bunny Christie - Company\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r5KWjm7d7hc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Scenic Design of a Play Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Es Devlin, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beowulf Boritt, \u201cPOTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive\u201d.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Fleischle, \u201cHangmen\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam Rigg, \u201cThe Skin of Our Teeth\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong, \u201cSkeleton Crew\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott Pask, \u201cAmerican Buffalo\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Es Devlin, \u201cThe Lehman Trilogy\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Original Score (Music and\/or Lyrics)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFlying Over Sunset\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Music:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tom Kitt&nbsp;<strong>Lyrics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Michael Korie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSix: The Musical\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Music and Lyrics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Toby Marlow &amp; Lucy Moss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Strange Loop\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Music &amp; Lyrics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Michael R. Jackson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. Saturday Night\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Music:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jason Robert Brown&nbsp;<strong>Lyrics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Amanda Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cParadise Square&#8221;&nbsp;<strong>Music:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jason Howland&nbsp;<strong>Lyrics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nathan Tysen &amp; Masi Asare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: \u201cSix: The Musical\u201d\u00a0Music and Lyrics: Toby Marlow &amp; Lucy Moss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Toby Marlow &amp; Lucy Moss - SIX: The Musical\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/noZ_zZg_5VI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Book of a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Strange Loop\u201d<br>Michael R. Jackson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGirl From The North Country\u201d<br>Conor McPherson \u201cMJ\u201d<br>Lynn Nottage<br>\u201cMr. Saturday Night\u201d<br>Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz &amp; Babaloo Mandel<br>\u201cParadise Square\u201d<br>Christina Anderson, Craig Lucas &amp; Larry Kirwan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: \u201cA Strange Loop\u201d<br>Michael R. Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Costume Design of a Musical Nominees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fly Davis, \u201cCaroline, or Change\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Ivey Long, Diana, The Musical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriella Slade, \u201cSIX: The Musical\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toni-Leslie James, \u201cParadise Square\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santo Loquasto, \u201cThe Music Man\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Tazewell, \u201cMJ\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Gabriella Slade, \u201cSIX: The Musical\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Gabriella Slade - SIX: The Musical\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJPfk3-xHEs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; 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Jones, \u201cParadise Square\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camille A. Brown, \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, \u201cSix: The Musical\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WINNER: Christopher Wheeldon, \u201cMJ\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Christopher Wheeldon - MJ\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uB4RAvjZ_PQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the height of the holiday season, Omicron struck and nearly every production had to cancel performances or have key cast members miss performances (Six, the best musical nominee, relied on an understudy for its Tony Award performance).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;As a sign of the changing times, winners and presenters praised COVID safety coordinators. Uncertainty comes with a price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 to 2022 ticket sales reached $845 million, a 54% drop from the $1.8 billion generated by Broadway theaters in 2018 to 2019, the last full season before the pandemic shutdown in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In accepting her award, director Marianne Elliott acknowledged Broadway&#8217;s existential challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;We have seen so much in our industry,&#8221; Elliott said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Cast and Crew - Take Me Out\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bWzu_j7S19g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I felt at times that live theater was in danger.&#8221; She then dedicated her award to those &#8220;fighting to preserve this beautiful, transportive and essential art form.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>34 shows debuted on Broadway this season, 29 of which received a Tony nomination. From lavish musicals to avant-garde productions, the shows were varied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In &#8220;Dana H&#8221;, Deirdre O&#8217;Connell mouthed her lines to a recording of the real-life kidnapped victim she played on stage. She was named best actress in a play for her role as a florida hospice chaplain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing here, O&#8217;Connell said, is a sign from the universe to make weird art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joaquina Kalukango, whose performance of the show&#8217;s anthem &#8220;Let it Burn&#8221; was an emotional highlight of the ceremony, won best leading actress in a musical for her portrayal of pop star Michael Jackson in &#8220;MJ.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Tony Awards First Impressions | Michael R. 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In spite of this, &#8220;The Lehman Trilogy&#8221; will not be able to benefit from its victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Lehman Trilogy&#8221; ran for a limited time only in January. The circle of winners isn&#8217;t always the determining factor between success and failure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though it earned six nominations, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster&#8217;s &#8220;The Music Man&#8221; failed to earn any awards despite being one of the season&#8217;s biggest hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically dominated by white creators, Broadway faced pressure to elevate more diverse voices after the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A record number of plays by Black playwrights made their debuts during the season, and that was reflected in many of the productions that made their way to the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than a how-to guide, &#8220;Great White Way&#8221; has become more of a nickname, joked DeBose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael R. 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