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"This really is a celebration because never have we seen this kind of diversity happen on Broadway,” he says. “It is a rare year and it is a rare year for both the good and the bad.”
Multiple Black artists were nominated in every single Tony Award performance category. But COVID-19 sickened actors and starved box offices.
The company members from this year's nominees share the rhymes that make them laugh and the imagery that takes their breath away.
As predicted, "Paradise Square," which tried out in Chicago last fall, earned 10 Tony nominations, including for lead actress Joaquina Kalukango and for choreographer Bill T. Jones. Playwright Lynn Nottage, who's 2003 drama "Intimate Apparel" is currently running at Northlight Theatre in Skokie, has two reasons to smile: Her book for the musical "MJ was nominated for best book and her play "Clyde's" got a nod for best play.
As predicted, "Paradise Square," which tried out in Chicago last fall, earned 10 Tony nominations, including for lead actress Joaquina Kalukango and for choreographer Bill T. Jones. Playwright Lynn Nottage, who's 2003 drama "Intimate Apparel" is currently running at Northlight Theatre in Skokie, has two reasons to smile: Her book for the musical "MJ was nominated for best book and her play "Clyde's" got a nod for best play.