NEW YORK ¨C 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 ¡ª 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 ¡ª 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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