When this year's nominees for the top honors in U.S. theater, the annual Tony Awards, were announced on April 28, the new musicals "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" led the field after each being listed in 12 categories.
In total and absurd contrast, another great new musical, "Finding Neverland," didn't figure for any award despite this story of author J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the woman who inspired his book "Peter Pan" continuing to delight Broadway audiences.
Directed by Diane Paulus, a 2013 Tony winner for the musical "Pippin," "Finding Neverland" stars Broadway veteran Matthew Morrison — who's also a favorite in Fox TV's musical comedy-drama series "Glee." However, the show was likely spurned as it was produced by Broadway debutant Harvey Weinstein, a founder of Miramax, which made the eponymous hit film — but of whom the New York Post declared, "This is Broadway telling Harvey to ... take his bulldozing tactics back to Hollywood and leave the business of theater to theater people."
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