The nominees for Best Musical include stage productions based on movies, as well as a legendary singing group.
– The nominees for Best Musical include stage productions based on movies, as well as a legendary singing group.
But the show with the most nominations is a modern day take on Greek mythology.
CBS2’s Dick Brennan takes a look at the creative process to get to Broadway.
It’s an old tale: In Hadestown, nominated for 14 Tonys, the cast brings the story of the underworld to life.
The musical’s journey was 13 years in the making, in what began as a concept album.
“I’m thrilled! I never expected it and I’m so grateful on behalf of myself and the many, many artists who have come together to make this show happen over many years,” said nominee Anais Mitchell.
Hadestown’s creative team is led by three women. Mitchell wrote the book, music and lyrics.
“Rachel Chavkin and Rachel Hauck are just so great. So intuitive about how to create a world that people want to be in for a couple of hours,” Mitchell said.
“I love doing new shows. It’s always been sort of my artistic turn on and my bread and butter in the last few years,” said Amber Gray, who is a featured actress nominee for “Hadestown.”
From the fateful to the familiar and the songs millions know and love.
“Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” is nominated for 12 Tonys. It takes a keen eye from the creative team to hit all the right notes when retelling the Temptations’ life stories.
“I just have to tell the kind of story that I know I want to tell, with the kind of music I know I’m inspired by,” said Dominque Morisseau, Best Book nominee for “Ain’t Too Proud.
