Well, the cat's out of the proverbial stage props bag — and overall, it proved to be an embarrassment of riches for a surprisingly robust Broadway season, with escalating grosses (not to mention prices) reflecting as much.

Well, big weekly grosses and even bigger stars can’t guarantee a Tony Award nomination. Broadway does what Broadway wants, so no Best Play nominations (or anything else) for huge moneymaker Othello, and no Best Play noms for Good Night,