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Tony Awards 2026 musicals (l-r): Ragtime, Schmigadoon!, The Lost Boys, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Tony Awards 2026 musicals (l-r): Ragtime, Schmigadoon!, The Lost Boys, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
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The Tony Awards reached America’s living room. Did Broadway make the sale?
Matthew Wexler Jun 8, 2026 0

We polled three people watching the Tony Awards from a couch in Cleveland. Their verdicts on every nominated musical are…

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A collage of "The Lost Boys" and Schmigadoon!"
A collage of "The Lost Boys" and Schmigadoon!"
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My Tony pick for Best Musical may blow up. And I’m weirdly OK with it
Matthew Wexler Jun 6, 2026 0

Tony Awards predictions 2026: I voted with my gut, now I'm second-guessing. Can 'The Lost Boys' beat 'Schmigadoon!' for Best…

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(l-r) LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Brian Flores, Dean Maupin, and Sean Grandillo in "The Lost Boys."
(l-r) LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Brian Flores, Dean Maupin, and Sean Grandillo in "The Lost Boys."
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‘The Lost Boys’: a bloody good blockbuster in a thirsty Broadway season
Bobby McGuire Apr 26, 2026 0

The Lost Boys delivers a gleefully propulsive blockbuster that breaks Broadway's vampire musical curse and gives a desperate season exactly…

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Tony Awards 2026 musicals (l-r): Ragtime, Schmigadoon!, The Lost Boys, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Take 5
The Tony Awards reached America’s living room. Did Broadway make the sale?
Matthew Wexler Jun 8, 2026
A collage of "The Lost Boys" and Schmigadoon!"
Hot Sec
My Tony pick for Best Musical may blow up. And I’m weirdly OK with it
Matthew Wexler Jun 6, 2026
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