The Tony Awards and its most ardent followers tend to view a great Broadway season as one in which there’s a runaway hit that consumes allย the media attention and takes mostย of the awards.
In recent years, think “The Book of Mormon,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” and, of course, last year’s blockbuster “Hamilton.”
The 2016-17 Broadway season is not that kind of season. This year won’t see any clear winners, because the competition is too strong, the pool of talent too deep.
Best Play
That wonderful predicament is most obvious in the best play category — where J.T.