Tony Nominations Snubs, Surprises & Hot Takes: Deadline Broadway Critic Greg Evans Weighs In

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Some of the biggest names in film, television and the Broadway stage won’t be making the coveted pilgrimage to Radio City Music Hall this June when the 75th annual Tony Awards are handed out, as such high-profile performers as Daniel Craig, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Katrina Lenk, Beanie Feldstein, Jane Lynch and Patrick J.

Adams were not among the nominations announced this morning.And at least as surprising as the snubs was the strong showing of Paradise Square, a musical that received fairly mixed reviews and has been struggling at the box office since opening on April 3.

The musical, a comeback for producer Garth H. Drabinsky, scored 10 nominations (tying with MJ and second only to A Strange Loop).

Among Paradise Square‘s are Best Musical, Joaquina Kalukango’s nom for Best Lead Actress/Musical, and A.J. Shively’s nom for Featured Actor/Musical.Among the biggest surprises and take-aways of today’s nominations:As for my own own reactions: I’m thrilled for the strong showings by the marvelous A Strange Loop, MJ, Girl From the North Country, Hangmen, Dana H., and The Lehman Trilogy; baffled at the near shut-out of The Minutes, and very disappointed that the risky and unnerving Is This A Room was overlooked entirely (particularly the lead performance of Emily Davis as Reality Winner).And while the underloved Flying Over Sunset scored a respectable four nominations (Carmen Cusack, Lead Actress/musical, scenic design, lighting design and original score), I was hoping against hope that this strange, beautiful musical about Aldous Huxley, Cary Grant and Clare Boothe Luce would surprise everyone with a Best Musical nomination.