Tony Awards 2026: High-Profile Snubs and Surprises Reshape Broadway
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The 2026 Tony Awards nominations sparked a wave of snubs and surprises: the big revival Proof, led by Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri, was shut out of nominations, Lea Michele missed a Best Actress nod for Chess, Beaches and The Musical and Queen of Versailles also received no nominations, while Layton Williams earned a surprise nomination; two plays earned Best Score nominations (Death of a Salesman and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone), underscoring a lean year for musicals.
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