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Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt during the opening night curtain call for
“Parade” at New York City Center on Nov. 1, 2022
Oscar Isaac plays the titular character in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s
“The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” at the BAM Harvey Theater in
Brooklyn, New York.

co-starred Tony Curtis and Jewish
convert Marilyn Monroe, and featured
recently deceased Jewish character
actor Nehemiah Persoff in a small role.

The new musical, by Amber Ruffin and
Matthew López, led the pack with 13
Tony nominations including best new
musical. Veteran Jewish songwriter
Marc Shaiman picked up a nomination
New York” received nine nominations,
including best new musical.

The prolific Jewish theater composer
Jeanine Tesori had another Broadway
hit this year with the musical “Kimberly
Akimbo,” which received eight nomina-
tions, including one for her music.

The nominations were co-announced
by Michele, who has been the talk of
for co-writing the show’s score.

Another new musical based on a
movie, “New York, New York,” also
built off of Jewish talent: the songwrit-
ing duo John Kander and Fred Ebb
wrote the music for the original 1977
film, and Kander is co-credited with
Lin-Manuel Miranda for additional
music on the new film. “New York,
Broadway since she replaced Beanie
Feldstein as the lead of the “Funny
Girl” revival. Feldstein was snubbed at
the Tonys last year amid tepid reviews
for her performance in the musical
about Jewish comedienne Fanny Brice.

The Tonys will air on CBS and various
Paramount-owned streaming services
on June 11. ■
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