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‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Schmigadoon!’ lead Tony nominations with 12 apiece

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““The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday”
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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, and three different web search results) confirm that 'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' each received 12 Tony Award nominations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lost Boys: A New Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by American indie pop/rock band the Rescues and a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch, based on the 1987 comedy horror cult classic fil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys_(musical)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lost Boys: The Thirst is a 2010 American black comedy action horror film directed by Dario Piana and stars Corey Feldman, Casey B. Dolan, Tanit Phoenix and Jamison Newlander. It is a sequel to Lost Bo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Boys:_The_Thirst
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shoshana E. Bean (born September 1, 1977) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She has appeared in numerous musicals, performing in major Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, including in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Bean
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“nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96”
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Multiple independent sources, including a Wikipedia-based search result and news reports, confirm June Squibb is the oldest Tony-nominated actor at age 96 for her role in Marjorie Prime.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for q…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_A…
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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 — June Louise Squibb (born November 6, 1929) is an American actress. She began her career by making her Broadway debut in the musical Gypsy (1959). Her film debut was in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Squibb
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“Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history with nine nominations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Danny! ... Daniel Swain (born August 18, 1983), known mononymously as Danny!, is an American rapper, record producer, singer, and composer. [2] Swain rose to prominence after his debut performance on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny!
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web search NEUTRAL — Tired of YouTube simple nursery rhymes? Every Danny Go! video is packed with original songs for kids and dances for kids that even mom, dad, teachers and caretakers can enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3wCAOfSB0W9iuKDDtNJeGw
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web search NEUTRAL — Dance along with Danny and his friends as they pretend the floor is slime, trampolines, ice and more. But when it turns to lava, you better get off the floor...or get burned! 🔥
https://www.dannygo.net/videos
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““The Lost Boys,” an adaptation of a 1987 teen movie vampire thriller”
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While the claim appears in the original text and is mentioned in the context of Tony nominations in web results, the provided evidence does not include a specific source confirming the 1987 movie adaptation detail other than the claim itself; the Wikipedia result for 'Lost Boys' refers to a different film (The Thirst).
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web search NEUTRAL — Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 9, 2026 · A musical is a theatrical production that is characteristically sentimental and amusing in nature, with a simple but distinctive plot, and offering music, dancing, and dialogue. Notable …
https://www.britannica.com/art/musical
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · These are 80+ of the most popular Broadway musicals in history are part of the American musical canon, listed according to their durations on the stage.
https://www.ranker.com/list/the-most-popular-broadway-musica…
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““Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series”
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Wikipedia confirms 'Schmigadoon!' is a musical comedy television series, and multiple web results confirm the Broadway production is an adaptation of the Apple TV+ series.
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web search NEUTRAL — Schmigadoon! is an American musical comedy television series created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, with all songs written by Paul, who also serves as showrunner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmigadoon!
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web search NEUTRAL — Broadway Review: TV Series Adaptation Delivers a Fizzy and Delightful Love Letter to Musical Theater.First Look: Schmigadoon! is Now on Broadway. 17 hours ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Like the TV series — which starred Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key — the musical follows New York doctors Josh and Melissa, who set off on a couples’ backpacking retreat but instead stumble into …
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/schmigadoon-broadway-stage-ada…
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“a revival of “Ragtime”... with 11 nominations”
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Both a cross-reference (Nbcwashington) and a web search result (NPR) confirm that the revival of 'Ragtime' received 11 nominations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Revival is a supernatural horror noir television series based on the American comic book series of the same name by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, and published by Image Comics. Created by Aaron B. Koont…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Revival Denver Public House is restaurant, bar and grill located in Denver's Uptown Neighborhood. Known for approachable American comfort food like Buffalo Gumbo, Shrimp and Grits, Maryland Crab Cakes…
https://revival-denver.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Revival: Created by Luke Boyce, Aaron B. Koontz. With Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott, Andy McQueen. One miraculous day in rural Wisconsin the deceased rise from their graves, yet …
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13951052/
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““Death of a Salesman,” Arthur Miller’s masterpiece... starring Nathan Lane, which nabbed nine nods”
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Two independent web search results confirm 'Death of a Salesman' starring Nathan Lane earned nine Tony nominations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards highlighting the best of Broadway are being revealed May 5, 2026.
https://deadline.com/lists/tony-award-nominations-2026/
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web search NEUTRAL — Lane has received numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Lane
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web search NEUTRAL — “Death of a Salesman,” starring Nathan Lane, earned nine Tony nominations. Emilio Madrid. His “Giant” is duking it out with Women’s Lib dramedy “Liberation,” “The Balusters” and “Little Bear Ridge Roa…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/entertainment/brutal-tony-awar…
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“Twenty-four shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories”
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Three independent sources (Nbcwashington, NPR, and other web results) confirm that twenty-four shows received at least one nomination across the 26 categories.
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-four shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories, including "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," which reimagines the 1980s classic feline musical into a celebration of queer ballroom…
https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tony-award-nomination…
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web search NEUTRAL — The musical revival Ragtime follows with 11 nominations, and the revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman gets nine. Twenty-four shows have at least one nomination.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5802995/tony-awards-202…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' nominated for 12 Tonys each to lead the field Twenty-four shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/tony-aw…
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“Bill Rauch... secured his first Tony nomination for co-directing the reimagined “Cats.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Bill Rauch's nomination for 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball'.
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“The best new musical crown will be between “The Lost Boys,” “Schmigadoon!,” “Titanique,”... and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),””
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“Ali Louis Bourzgui, nominated for best featured role in a musical playing a seductive vampire in “The Lost Boys,””
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“The best new play nominees are the John Lithgow-led “Giant,”... “Liberation,”... “The Balusters,”... and “Little Bear Ridge Road,””
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““Liberation,”... won the Pulitzer Prize for drama on Monday”
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“Playwright Mark Rosenblatt conceived of “Giant” in 2018 and started writing it in 2020”
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““The Fear of 13,”... starring Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in their Broadway debuts”
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“Former “Glee” star Lea Michele... missed out for her work on “Chess.””
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“Squibb... besting the record set by Lois Smith, who was 89 when she was nominated in 2020 for “The Inheritance.””
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“Squibb's Broadway resume reaches back to a stint in the original production of “Gypsy” in 1960 with Ethel Merman”
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“It is her first Tony nomination.”
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“In Jordan Harrison’s play “Marjorie Prime,” a widow played by Squibb is brought an artificial companion”
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“Burstein becomes the most-nominated male actor in Tony history with nine nods after his work in “Marjorie Prime,” beating the record set by Jason Robards.”
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“Kelli O’Hara got her ninth career nomination for a revival of the comedy “Fallen Angels,” tying her with Rosemary Harris for third on the all-time acting nominations list.”
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“Ayo Edebiri in a revival of “Proof” and Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach who both appeared in “Dog Day Afternoon,”... struck out in their Broadway debuts this season”
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“Bobby Cannavale... starred in a revival of “Art” with Neil Patrick Harris and James Corden that was snubbed by the nominators.”
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“Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters reuniting for a revival of “Waiting for Godot,” were also left off, although Brandon J. Dirden was nominated for a featured role.”
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“Laurie Metcalf... will have to settle with a featured role nod for “Death of a Salesman.””
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“The best play revival category is stacked with... “Every Brilliant Thing”; “Death of a Salesman”; “Oedipus,”... “Becky Shaw,”... and “Fallen Angels,””
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“Daniel Radcliffe secured a nomination for “Every Brilliant Thing,””
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“Rose Byrne... secured a nomination for best actress in a play, becoming the 22nd actor in history to be Oscar- and Tony-nominated in the same year.”
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“Lesley Manville secured a nod for “Oedipus,” Susannah Flood for “Liberation” and Carrie Coon for her work in... “Bug.””
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“O’Hara — winner for the 2015 “The King and I” revival”
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“Lithgow... has two Tonys already”
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“leading actor in a play nominees Lane, Radcliffe, Mark Strong in “Oedipus” and Will Harrison from “Punch,””
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“Best actor in a musical nominees include Joshua Henry and Brandon Uranowitz, both from “Ragtime,” Sam Tutty in “Two Strangers,” Nicholas Christopher in “Chess” and Luke Evans from “The Rocky Horror Show.””
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“On the women’s side, the nominees are: Caissie Levy from “Ragtime,” Marla Mindelle for “Titanique,” Christiani Pitts from “Two Strangers,” Sara Chase from “Schmigadoon!” and Stephanie Hsu in “The Rocky Horror Show.””
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“producer Scott Rudin... scored nods for “Death of a Salesman” and “Little Bear Ridge Road.””
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“In 2021, Rudin said he was stepping back after allegations of bullying.”
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“The Tony Awards will be handed out June 7 at Radio City Music Hall during a telecast hosted by Pink.”
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“The awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.”
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“Last year’s show — hosted by “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo — drew 4.85 million viewers to CBS... according to Nielsen.”
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