The 2023 Tony nominations aren’t just a portrait of theatrical excellence. They’re also a snapshot of Broadway in progress. After the events of 2020 prompted a wave of public pledges and new…
The 2023 Tony nominations aren’t just a portrait of theatrical excellence. They’re also a snapshot of Broadway in progress.
“You look at the nominees across the board and it’s such a beautiful, diverse group of humans in every way possible,” she says. “That’s thrilling to me, that the season that I get to be here is a really important one.” “The fact of my work being honored, and the human that I am and the journey of my character being honored, that’s so important right now,” Ghee continues. “It’s necessary in this time to show the humanity of queer existence, and the love and the purity.”
Such shifts are enabled not only by inclusive casting but also by an evolution in the kinds of stories playwrights are telling, and about whom. James Ijames, the writer of “Fat Ham,” views the whole category as indicative of progress. “All of the plays in this category are highlighting stories and lived experiences that we don’t see a lot of onstage, Broadway or otherwise,” he notes.
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