<p>Speaking of Tonys, this season has been a very weak one for musicals. The fact that Passing Strange and Cry-Baby were even nominated, let alone Xanadu (which is fun but hardly ‘best musical’ quality), is pretty amazing. In the Heights is a good, but not great, show and it has 13 nominations!</p>
<p>Conversely, it was an excellent season for plays, probably the best in over ten years, for both new and revivals. So many wonderful candidates and simply not enough room to go around, unlike the category for musicals where they were near to a virtual scrape of the barrel. The fact that Kevin Kline didn’t receive a nomination for his amazing performance in Cyrano is a crime. The best revival of a musical category is also, save for Grease, full of very good productions.</p>