The Tony Awards Sparkled—But with One Serious Misstep

First of all, one thing went right: Nicole Scherzinger won Best Lead Actress in a Musical. Her performance was the best of the season, though Audra McDonald was still phenomenal in her own right in Gypsy.

The best part? Both women got to perform incredible numbers from their shows. Neither was better than the other. However, in the context of their full-show performances, Scherzinger clearly inched ahead of McDonald. Even though I think the Tonys got this one right, I was so happy I got to see both women perform.

But then...

Come on. I thought Maybe Happy Ending was cute. And I do think Darren Criss arguably should have won Best Actor as he did. But the best new musical? Get out. I know it was a slow year, but Death Becomes Her and the not-nominated BOOP! The Musical and Smash were better. Cute stagecraft, cute musical numbers and cute performances do not a "Best Musical" make. Sadly, I'm not a Tonys voter. But for those who are, I do think you made a mistake.

My money was on Death Becomes Her. And that's the one I'll be going to see a second time (not Maybe Happy Ending)...

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