NEW YORK – Hollywood stole the show on Broadway’s biggest morning.
On May 5, the Tony Awards announced their nominations for the 2025-26 season, with a slew of film and TV adaptations in the mix: “The Lost Boys,” based on the 1987 vampire cult classic starring Kiefer Sutherland and Corey Haim, earned a nod for best musical.
“Titanique,” a parody of James Cameron’s “Titanic” using Celine Dion’s iconic hits, also nabbed a best musical nomination, as did “Schmigadoon!,” adapted from the Apple TV comedy series about a couple who gets trapped in a town where denizens only sing and dance.
In fact, the only wholly original musical nominated in the Tonys’ top category was “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” which follows a bright-eyed British man (Sam Tutty) and cynical Brooklyn woman (Christiani Pitts) who form an unlikely bond before a wedding.
Many Tinseltown stars were recognized across the acting categories: John Lithgow (“Giant”) and Nathan Lane (“Death of a Salesman”) will go head-to-head in best leading actor in a play, where they’re joined by boy wizard Daniel Radcliffe (“Every Brilliant Thing”).
