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Tony Snubs & Surprises: No Noms For Big Names Steve Carell & Michael Imperioli; Little Love For Brit Hit ‘Patriots’ & Hearty Welcome For ‘Outsiders’
Two of the more anticipated star turns on Broadway this season – Steve Carell making his Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Uncle Vanya and The Sopranos Michael Imperioli returning to the New York stage in Circle in the Square’s An Enemy of The People – got no love from Tony Award […]
Steve Carell in 'Uncle Vanya'Marc J. Franklin Two of the more anticipated star turns on Broadway this season – Steve Carell making his Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Uncle Vanya and The Sopranos Michael Imperioli returning to the New York stage in Circle in the Square’s An Enemy of The People – got no love from Tony Award nominators today, and the West End hit Patriots, written by The Crown ‘s Peter Morgan, barely registered on the roster with only one nom – for lead actor Michael Stuhlbarg. Even more empty handed than Patriots was The Wiz, the cheery, if rote, revival of the beloved Black re-telling of The Wizard of Oz. Together with Patriots ‘ near-shut-out, a clearer display of the sharp divide between UK and U.S. tastes can’t be imagined; No nomination for Francis Benhamou, who brought so much life to Prayer for the French Republic as the fiercely intellectual member of a family under siege, is inexcusable; And finally, songwriter Will Butler’s nomination for the original score of the play Stereophonic might well draw some raised eyebrows.
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