A Strange Loop topped the 2022 Tony Awards nominations with 11 nods.
The production, which won the Pulitzer Prize for best drama in 2020 after it was seen off-Broadway in 2019, is up for best musical
best direction, best lead actor (Jaquel Spivey), best-featured actor (John-Andrew Morrison), best-featured actress (L Morgan Lee)
best original score, best orchestrations and best book, best scenic design, best lighting design and best sound design of a musical
The musical — from Michael R. Jackson, who wrote the music, story, and lyrics — follows a Black queer man trying to write a musical as he grapples with desires, identity, and instincts.