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Tony Nominations Snubs and Surprises: Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin, Idina Menzel Overlooked in Starry Season
Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin, Idina Menzel are among the biggest snubs of the Tony nominations.
Adapted by Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film they co-wrote, “Good Night” benefited from a slick, impressive production (directed by David Cromer, who also staged “Dead Outlaw”) and a timely theme, both of which seemingly made the show a contender for best play. But it did even better than expected in some of this year’s crowded acting categories: Along with expected noms for Jon Michael Hill, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kara Young (a Tony winner last year for “Purlie Victorious”), castmate Harry Lennix joined Hill in the race for lead actor and Glenn Davis claimed a spot for featured actor. Every new musical of the season hopes for a spot on the list, and this year, four shows (“Maybe Happy Ending,” “Dead Outlaw,” “Death Becomes Her,” “Buena Vista Social Club”) were looking like locks, so the final spot was down to two shows that seemed to have a shot: “Operation Mincemeat” and “Real Women Have Curves.” In the end, nominators went with popular West End import “Operation Mincemeat” to round out the category; “Real Women” scored two noms, one for the score by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez and one for Justina Machado for featured actress in a musical.
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