2017 Tony Awards: Great Comet Leads With 12 Nominations
Source: New York Times
• “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” an offbeat pop opera based on a slice of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” earned 12 Tony nominations Tuesday morning, more than any other show, capping a remarkable journey from an 87-seat Off Broadway theater to New York’s biggest stage. Josh Groban, the recording star who is making an acclaimed Broadway debut in the show, was among those nominated.
• An old-fashioned, crowd-pleasing revival of “Hello, Dolly!” scored 10 nominations, including for its stars, Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce.
• The most coveted prize — for best new musical — will be determined through a showdown between the heartwrenching “Dear Evan Hansen” and the uplifting “Come From Away,” as well as “The Great Comet” and “Groundhog Day,” an adaptation of the Bill Murray film.
• Four American writers, each making a Broadway debut, will vie for the best play prize. They are Lucas Hnath, for “A Doll’s House, Part 2”; Lynn Nottage for “Sweat”; J.T. Rogers for “Oslo”; and Paula Vogel for “Indecent.” Ms. Nottage and Ms. Vogel are both Pulitzer Prize winners arriving on Broadway after years of success Off Broadway and at regional theaters.
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