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he 77th Tony Awards, to be held 
Sunday, June 16, on CBS at 8 p.m., 
will air live from a new venue 
this year — the David H. Koch Theatre 
in Lincoln Center. Ariana DeBose will 
be back for the third consecutive year 
as host. Recognizing achievement in 
Broadway productions for the 2023-
2024 season, everything from new 
lavish musicals to classic revivals to 
heartwarming dramas will be honored. 
A few of the nominated shows have 
already closed. Joshua Harmon’s Prayer 
for the French Republic, a gripping tale 
about antisemitism in France, garnered 
three nominations including Best Play. 
Betsy Aidem, who played the matriarch 
in French Republic, is nominated for best 
lead actor. Liev Schreiber is nominated 
for playing Father Flynn in Doubt: A 
Parable, and David Korins is recognized 
for scenic design for Here Lies Love. 
Lempicka, the story of Jewish Polish art 

deco artist Tamara de Lempicka, closed 
early after a short run, but still managed 
to nab three Tony nominations. Natasha 
Katz is up for lighting design for Grey 
House and Adam Guettel for original 
score in Days of Wine and Roses.
Jewish comedian and actor Alex 
Edelman, whose solo comedy show Just 
For Us ran on Broadway until recently, 
will receive a special 2024 Tony Award. 
In the show, Edelman talks about how 
a tweet led him to infiltrate a white 
supremacist meeting in Queens. 
Here is a rundown of new shows on 
the New York stage that have a Jewish 
connection. 
Appropriate, with eight nominations, 
is a dark comedy drama centered around 
a patriarch’s death. The Lafayette family 
has returned to their Arkansas home 
to deal with their late father’s estate. 
Instead of a weekend of reconnecting, 
the family reunion leads to buried secrets 

and longtime resentments. Ultimately, 
the siblings are forced to face their past. 
Tony nominations include best revival of 
a play, as well as Sarah Paulson for lead 
actress, Corey Stoll for featured actor and 
Lila Neugebauer for best direction. The 
show runs through June 23. 
At the Helen Hayes Theater, 240 W. 
44th St., (212) 541-4516.
Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club, a 
reimagined revival of the groundbreaking 
musical, nabbed nine Tony nominations. 
Inside the lively decadent Kit Kat Club 
in 1931 Berlin, British singer Sally 
Bowles keeps the club’s spirited party 
going. But even with all the fun and 
music, it doesn’t change that Germany 
will be heading for war. The show stars 
Eddie Redmayne as the emcee, who was 
nominated for best leading actor in a 
musical. Bebe Neuwirth, as the non-
Jewish boardinghouse owner, and Steven 
Skybell, as a Jewish fruit vendor, play 

Jewish connections to the awards and to current shows on Broadway

ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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MARC BRENNER