Some observations, courtesy of Patrick Healy at the NY Times:
In the Department of Notable Switcheroos: Viola Davis was nominated for leading actress in a play for “Fences” and Jessica Hecht was nominated for featured actress in a play for “A View from the Bridge” – different categories than the nominations for predecessors in their roles. In 1987, Mary Alice was nominated and won in the featured actress category for “Fences,” and in 1998 Allison Janney was nominated in the best actress category for “A View from the Bridge.” ...and this note about musical scores:
The last year a play was nominated for best score? 1999, a revival of “Twelfth Night” with music by Jeanine Tesori (“Parade” won that year). What are the chances this year that a play will come away with the best score award?
2016 These Paper Bullets (1/02) Our Mother's Brief Affair (1/06), Dragon Boat Racing (1/08), Howard - reading (1/28), Shear Madness (2/10), Fun Home (2/17), Women Without Men (2/18), Trip Of Love (2/21), The First Gentleman -reading (2/22), Southern Comfort (2/23), The Robber Bridegroom (2/24), She Loves Me (3/11), Shuffle Along (4/12), Shear Madness (4/14), Dear Evan Hansen (4/16), American Psycho (4/23), Tuck Everlasting (5/10), Indian Summer (5/15), Peer Gynt (5/18), Broadway's Rising Stars (7/11), Trip of Love (7/27), CATS (7/31), The Layover (8/17), An Act Of God (8/31), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (8/24), Heisenberg (10/12), Fiddler On The Roof (11/02), Othello (11/23), Dear Evan Hansen (11/26), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (12/21) 2017 In Transit (2/01), Groundhog Day (4/04), Ring Twice For Miranda (4/07), Church And State (4/10), The Lucky One (4/19), Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (5/16), Building The Wall (5/19), Indecent (6/01), Six Degrees of Separation (6/09), Marvin's Room (6/28), A Doll's House Pt 2 (7/25) Curvy Widow (8/01)
