‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ ‘Appropriate’ Among Tony Nominees Tackling Antisemitism, Racism and More Social Issues
Politics tamfitronics Live theater always reflects the moment in which it’s presented, but this season, Broadway charged head-on into the politics of today with unusual force: A play that directly addressed antisemitism, Israel and Gaza opened barely two months after the events of Oct. 7; climate protestors interrupted a 140-year-old drama about the threat of environmental calamity, and an onstage chronicle of Vladimir Putin’s rise to power opened even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine rolled into its third year.Yet amid all its contemporary resonance, the 2023-24 slate of Tony nominees is equally dominated by one of the oldest forms of modern drama — the family play, now held up to view through an array of contemporary lenses.And often this season, the most intimate family stories were also the most searingly political.Popular on Variety“Family has...
