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TV favorite and Tony winner made his Broadway directorial debut with , a new musical featuring some solid stage stars (, ) and breakout star . But the committee decided no nominations shoulda gone to the new musical.
The musical was showing up in headlines before it even opened on Broadway. But producer 's passion project, featuring "Glee" star in his first return to the Broadway stage since 2008's , didn't find any love from the nominating committee. Despite its lack of nominations, the musical is proving to be an audience favorite, taking in over $1 million at the box office.
Another musical pushed to the side was was , the revised and re-envisioned musical about conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. After a short run on Broadway in 1997, the cult favorite musical returned with a revised book and new songs. But its return run was still cut short 鈥� too short to be remembered after the spring rush of musicals. Even its stars, Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, who earned critical raves, were left off the nominees list.
Fans of "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" have flocked to the Cort Theatre to see in action onstage in , David's playwriting and Broadway debut about a family coping with an unexpected death. But the record-breaking production was left in the dark when it came to Tony nominations. The comedy can also be counted among box office blockbusters (consistently taking in over $1 million) overlooked at Tony time. 聽
Also on the list of ignored box office hits is 's behind-the-scenes comedy . The comedy featured big-name Broadway stars , , , and , but none of the comedic team took home a nomination; instead the show's only acting nomination went to newcomer , who made his Broadway debut in the production. Hollywood siblings Maggie and both made their Broadway debuts in and , respectively. But neither of the two were nominated, nor was Broadway Golden Boy, previous Tony winner and frequent Tony host , who starred in the somber drama . "High School Musical" star brought back to Broadway in a revised production of the musical, but her spirited performance did not earn a Leading Actress nomination, and Hollywood heavyweights and Larry David were also overlooked.
, 's comedy featuring renowned opera star , did not receive any nominations, nor did Fleming herself in her Broadway debut as an over-the-top opera diva.
Two more film-to-stage adaptations were overlooked by the nominations: , 's critically-praised musical adaptation of the comedic film, and , the epic musical about tragic love during the Russian Revolution.
Several plays that opened in the fall were not remembered by the spring, including a revival of 's The Real Thing, 's , 's The River, a revival of 's and 's , as well as the short-lived summer production of .
had a busy year, designing the sets for It's Only a Play, Finding Neverland, , and , but none of his work was recognized with a nomination.
