‘A Strange Loop’ Cast Members Hope Their Tony Nominations Will Make Space for Everyone

A Strange Loop,” R. Jackson’s meta-musical about a young, gay, black musical theater writer who creates the very show audiences are watching, has been in the lead for weeks — buoyed by strong reviews in late April. But sources said the race is now neck and neck between “Loop” and “MJ,” the musical about the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

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the 2022 Tony Awards were announced, and as always, the roundup includes many predicted possible winners, a few snubs, and some surprises.Most people only look at a simple roster of the shows and actors and move on, but for those who want to dig in and do the research, there are some interesting tidbits to be uncovered, hidden within the nominations.Here are five tidbits and facts you may have missed in the roundup of nominees for the 2022 Tony Awards.Already one of the most successful people in the television industry, RuPaul Charles has now started what could be his takeover of the theater world as well.The Drag Race host earned his first Tony nomination as a credited producer on the musical A Strange Loop, which ended up as the most-nominated show of the season.RuPaul is already the winningest Black talent in Emmy history, with 11 trophies (out of 16 nods), and he surely has more coming his way.L Morgan Lee made history when her name was called out as one of the six potential winners in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical field, as she’s up for her work in A Strange Loop.Lee became the first openly trans performer to be nominated in an acting category, and it appears she is just the second trans or non-binary talent to be up for any Tony. In 2019, Taylor Mac earned a chance to win for writing the play Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.After the nominations were unveiled, Lee took to Twitter to share a very short and powerful message: “I can’t stop crying.”Alongside RuPaul, singer and actor Jennifer Hudson is also nominated for Best Musical for her part in producing A Strange Loop.

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Reactions are coming in to this morning’s Tony Award nominations, an event that feels like a reassuringly familiar sign of springtime after two-plus years of Covid upheaval on Broadway.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“A Strange Loop,” an extremely meta musical, dominated the nominations for the 75th Tony Awards on Monday. The show, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for its Off-Broadway run, scored a leading 11 nominations.“A Strange Loop” was followed closely behind by “MJ,” a jukebox musical featuring the music of Michael Jackson, and “Paradise Square,” a look at the Five Points area of Manhattan and the tensions that erupted in the violent Draft Riots of 1863, which both nabbed 10 nominations.