Broadway's biggest night is nigh, but a number of Hollywood heavyweights weren't invited to the party.
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal were passed over for Tony Awards recognition for "Othello," their high-priced William Shakespeare revival that was completely shut out of Thursday's nominations.
Other big names including Robert Downey Jr. ("McNeal"), Julianna Margulies ("Left on Tenth"), Jim Parsons ("Our Town"), Kieran Culkin ("Glengarry Glen Ross"), Bill Burr ("Glengarry Glen Ross"), Bernadette Peters ("Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends"), and Idina Menzel ("Redwood") were similarly missing from this year's Tony nods, which honor some of the very best plays and musicals in New York.
It was an ultra-competitive and unusually star-studded theater season, which routinely made headlines for its astronomical ticket prices and outspoken political firebrands.
A-listers George Clooney ("Good Night, and Good Luck"), Sadie Sink ("John Proctor is the Villain"), Mia Farrow ("The Roommate"), and Bob Odenkirk ("Glengarry Glen Ross") all garnered their first Tony nods as well.
In addition, Audra McDonald looks to extend her record as the most Tony-winning performer in history. The Broadway legend, who has won six Tony Awards, is vying for her seventh trophy with a best actress nomination for the classic showbiz musical "Gypsy."
The 78th annual Tony Awards will air live on Sunday, June 8, from New York's Radio City Music Hall (8 ET/5 PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+). The ceremony will be hosted for the first time by Cynthia Erivo, the three-time Oscar-nominated star of "Wicked," who takes over emcee duties from Ariana DeBose.