The 75th Tony nominations were announced Monday, nearly a week behind schedule, in a Broadway year still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, things are markedly better. But for a season that began with a delta wave and finished with an omicron onslaught, timetables have had to be fudged.
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker (headlining a new revival of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite”) and Daniel Craig (starring in a new production of “Macbeth”) were among some of the biggest names who tested positive for the virus. Openings were postponed and performances canceled, but still the shows mostly managed to miraculously go on.
The picture has certainly improved since the last round of Tony nominations in October 2020. Back then our political fate had yet to be decided, vaccines were still in the offing and we were still singing “Happy Birthday to You” twice while washing our hands.
