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Brutal Tony Award 2026 nominations kick Adrien Brody and Lea Michele to the curb

Nypost · · 923 words · By Johnny Oleksinski
Broadway Season Quality Industry Snubs Tony Award Nominations
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26 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Tuesday’s nominations for the best of the Broadway season made it plainly clear what the group of 55 voting theater professionals absolutely loathed.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for a stationery store ('TONY Superpapelerías') and general Wikipedia entries about historical Tony Awards. There is no evidence confirming the specific number of voting professionals (55) for the 2026 nominations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 10th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom on April 1, 1956. The Master of Ceremonies was Jack Carter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Tony_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 28th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on April 21, 1974, at the Shubert Theatre in New York City, and broadcast by ABC television. Hosts were Peter Falk, Florence Henderson, Robert Preston and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Tony_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in…
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“The flop $22.5 million musical “The Queen of Versailles,” “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz’s burning pile of rubble, scored nada.”
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Wikipedia confirms that 'The Queen of Versailles' is a musical with a score by Stephen Schwartz. While the specific budget of $22.5 million is not explicitly mentioned in the snippets, the existence of the musical and Schwartz's role are verified by Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written hit musicals including Godspell (1971)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Queen of Versailles is a 2012 American documentary film by Lauren Greenfield. The film depicts Jackie Siegel and David Siegel, owners of Westgate Resorts, and their family as they build their priv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_Versailles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Queen of Versailles is a musical with a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Lindsey Ferrentino. The musical is based on the 2012 documentary directed by Lauren Greenfield about Jackie and Davi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen_of_Versailles_(music…
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“The flop $22.5 million musical “The Queen of Versailles”... scored nada.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the 79th Tony Awards are for the 2025-26 season, there is no independent evidence in the provided search results confirming that 'The Queen of Versailles' specifically received zero nominations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th Tony Awards will be held on June 7, 2026, to recognize excellence in Broadway productions during the 2025–26 season. The ceremony will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Tony_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Clancy is an American orchestrator who is best known for orchestrating Broadway musicals, such as Fun Home, Kimberly Akimbo and The Notebook.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clancy_(orchestrator)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lindsey Ferrentino is an American contemporary playwright and screenwriter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Ferrentino
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““Beaches” was beached.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the snub. One source explicitly states the revival of David Auburn's play received no nominations, and another reports Jessica Vosk speaking out after being snubbed for her performance in 'Beaches'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th Tony Awards will be held on June 7, 2026, to recognize excellence in Broadway productions during the 2025–26 season. The ceremony will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Tony_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tony Award for Best Musical is given annually to the best new Broadway musical, as determined by Tony Award voters. The award is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Win…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Awards
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““Beaches”... at the Majestic.”
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Three independent web sources (Official site, Broadway.com, and a production listing) all confirm that 'Beaches' played at the Majestic Theatre.
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience Beaches, A New Musical on Broadway, a love story about friendship at the Majestic Theatre beginning March 27
https://beachesthemusical.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Get official tickets to Beaches on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre from the trusted Broadway.com source for Broadway show info, tickets, reviews and news.
https://www.broadway.com/shows/beaches/
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web search NEUTRAL — A love story about friendship. A new musical based on the best-selling novel that was made into the blockbuster film Beaches , Beaches: A New Musical comes to Broadway in spring 2026.
https://playbill.com/production/beaches-a-new-musical-broadw…
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“the committee... shoved a couple of plays in the best score category instead: Those old toe-tappers “Death of a Salesman” and “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.””
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Web search results confirm that 'Death of a Salesman' and 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone' were nominated as play revivals, but there is no evidence in the provided text confirming they were nominated in the 'Best Score' category (which is typically for musicals).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners are set to be announced on May 11, 2026, recognizing excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions during the 2025–26 season. Nominations were announ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Outer_Critics_Circle_Awar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th Tony Awards will be held on June 7, 2026, to recognize excellence in Broadway productions during the 2025–26 season. The ceremony will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Tony_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of characters from Call the Midwife, a British television period-drama series shown on BBC One since 2012.
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““Proof” — the math play revival co-produced by the Obamas and starring acclaimed actors Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle — also succumbed to that lowliest of integers: 0.”
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“they recognized her less-famous co-stars Nicholas Christopher (great), Hannah Cruz (good) and Bryce Pinkham (baffling).”
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Multiple sources confirm Nicholas Christopher received a nomination for 'Chess'. While Hannah Cruz and Bryce Pinkham are not explicitly named in the snippets, the general reporting of 'Chess' receiving five nominations and Nicholas Christopher's specific nod corroborates the context.
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web search NEUTRAL — The American Theatre Wing's 79th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced by Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss at 9:00 this morning (Tuesday, May 5), live from the Sofitel New York, with a selection bro…
https://dctheaterarts.org/2026/05/05/nominations-for-broadwa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chess received five nominations, including Lead Actor in a Musical for star Nicholas Christopher. Tony Awards season is here, and one show's fate has fans riled up.
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/entertainment/celebrity-new…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bermudian Nicholas Christopher was celebrating in New York City today after he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Chess. Mr Christopher said he was stunned to be nominated for ...
https://www.royalgazette.com/entertainment/news/article/2026…
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“Lea Michele in “Chess”? Nope.”
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““Brutalist” Oscar winner Adrien Brody... failed to snag a best actor nod for the badly-written criminal-justice play “The Fear of 13.””
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“prestige TV stars Jon Berthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (both of “Dog Day Afternoon”) and Jean Smart (“Call Me Izzy”) didn’t make the cut either.”
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“Two productions led the pack for best musical: “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon,” with 12 nods apiece.”
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“Rounding out the category was the cute, little “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” with nine and the hilarious off-Broadway success story “Titanique” with four.”
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““Schmigadoon” actors Max Clayton and McKenzie Kurtz were both left off the featured actor categories”
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““Schmigadoon”... the show that’s based on the canceled Apple TV show”
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““Ragtime,” which is nominated for musical revival. There are three contenders: “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” (nine nods) “Ragtime” (11) and “The Rocky Horror Show” (nine).”
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“its stars Caissie Levy and Joshua Henry probably win best actress and actor.”
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“Even with a strong slate, that race boils down to “Death of a Salesman” and “Oedipus.””
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““Salesman”... just won the New York Drama Critics Circle’s best ensemble prize”
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“The “Salesman” and “Giant” stars up for best actor in a play have a lot going for them: veteran status, past Tony wins... Nathan Lane and John Lithgow.”
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“His “Giant” is duking it out with Women’s Lib dramedy “Liberation,” “The Balusters” and “Little Bear Ridge Road” for best play.”
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“Laurie Metcalf gets best supporting actress for “Salesman” and Lesley Manville takes best actress for “Oedipus.””
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“Alden Ehrenreich, who was nominated for best featured actor for his brilliantly acidic turn in best revival nominee “Becky Shaw.””
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“Ehrenreich is part of a stellar category (Christopher Abbott, Danny Burstein, Brandon J. Dirden, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Richard Thomas).”
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“The Tony Awards air June 7 on CBS.”
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“they’ll be hosted by Pink.”
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