I don't know if I would say "lack of interest," but I would say that there is less PASSION this year than usual for a lot of different reasons:
- a big debate happens when there are two different candidates whom people feel passionate about
- the main show that people seem passionate about is Pippin, but it's a foregone conclusion that it will win Best Revival, so nothing to debate or argue about
- the main performer people seem passionate about is Kristine Nielsen, but it seemed obvious that she would win Featured Actress and now seems obvious that she will lose for Leading Actress, so again nothing to argue about; there is also no other Leading Actress in her category whom people are passionate for, so there is no back-and-forth battle
- many of the usual actors with passionate fanbases, like Raul Esparza, Sutton Foster, Bernadette Peters, etc, are not eligible this year
- the main battle appears to be Matilda vs Kinky Boots, but I think people find them enjoyable (or not), but they don't seem to be lighting a fire in people in the same way that some other shows do
- the season was so back-loaded that many people have not seen many of the shows (and the crazy ticket prices don't help)
Just my two cents...
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