thank you for talking about this, it’s so important! minor nitpick: the prior version of Jagged Little Pill that pretty much explicitly stated that Jo is non-binary was not in the West End but at the American Repertory Theater (ART) in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2018.
It was so awful that they didn't nominate Chris McCarrell or THE LIGHTNING THIEF at all, especially that score! It felt really elitist and snobby to not nominate them at all.
I'm so glad your talking about these things! I feel like sometimes people get so swept up in the Broadway magic that it's easy to forget that there can be some harmful things mixed in with it.
This was the first year in like a decade that I didn't watch the Tonys because I couldn't watch people applaud and praise a show that is causing so much harm to my community. I am happy that people are started to leave the show, but the fact that Lauren won is very heartbreaking to me as a young nonbinary theater adult. I also am 100% with you that The Lightning Thief should have gotten some recognition it truly was an amazing show when I got to see it in Tampa. Thank you for speaking about these topics and it is always nice to hear other people's takes on these discussions.
I'm so sorry that the world is still like this but I have hope that it won't stay this way. Always appreciate your support, Taylor, and can't wait to see all of the awesome things you're going to do in the theatre world!! 💕